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Former metal mining areas in England and Wales – local residents’ preferences for the management of wastesBy A M. Sardo, D E. Sinnett
This study uses the Q Method to examine how those living in former metal mining landscapes value this heritage and their preferences for the long-term management of mine waste. Such sites are often pe
Jul 23, 2018
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Wall Control Blasting Practices at BHP Billiton Iron Ore Mt WhalebackBy C T. Dunbar, P A. Walker, G E. LeJuge
A programme of blast improvement was initiated at the Mt Whaleback iron ore mine by BHPIO management in early-1998. One component of that work was the need to improve wall control blasting practices t
Jan 1, 2001
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Characterising the In Situ Conditions Within Rehabilitated Spoils at South African Opencast CollieriesBy F D. I Hodgson
Twenty-seven observation test pits were excavated at four different spoils dumps at three collieries in the Witbank Coalfield. The holes were dug into the upper three metres of the spoils to ascertain
Jan 1, 2003
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Stable Isotopes and Ore Fluid Chemistry of Gold Mineralisation at Waitangi Deposit, Thames District, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New ZealandBy C G. Ryan, D R. Cooke
The Thames gold-silver deposits are part of the Hauraki goldfield, situated within the Miocene to Pliocene calc-alkaline Coromandel Volcanic Zone (CVZ). The Waitangi vein system is one of the minerali
Jan 1, 1999
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Power Resources on the Vatukoula Mining FieldThe Tavua Power Proprietary Ltd. was created in 1936 for the purpose of supplying electric power, compressed air and water to the mining field.The original share capital was subscribed on a two-third:
Jan 1, 1953
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Initiating-Systems for Underground Mass Firings Using Large Diameter BlastholesBy Rashleigh C
The selection and application of an effect- ive firing system first require a clear under- standing of the initiating abilities of the com- ponents in such systems. The conditions under which charges
Jan 1, 1978
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Cost-Benefit Comparisons of Ecological Risk Against Water Management Options in the Finniss River System, AustraliaQuantitative probabilistic ecological risk assessment has been used to evaluate the likely effect on fish diversity and abundance of filtered and bioavailable metals in streamwater affected by acid dr
Jan 1, 2003
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Investigation and Construction of Tunnels in Tamalia Limestone, Perth, Western AustraliaBy Klenowski G, Gilmour G. A
The Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Board, Perth, has recently con- structed two major sewerage tunnels in the metropolitan area and a further one is under construction. These tunne
Jan 1, 1981
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A higher standard of ‘safety’By A Turns
In a survey conducted by symplexi with underground miners in Australia; 78 per cent of participants believed that ‘safety’ is all about people. If ‘safety’ is about people, then is the mining industry
May 5, 2022
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Settling Velocities of Particles in a Hindered Settling DeviceHindered settling devices (teeter bed, up-current) are widely used in the mining industry to classify mineral streams into various size fractions and to separate minerals. In the coal industry these d
Jan 1, 2008
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Understanding zinc-containing species in basic oxygen steelmaking dustBy B J. Monaghan, R J. Longbottom, D J. Pinson, S J. Chew
Recycling steel plant by-products is a critical issue for achieving both environmental and economic sustainability of integrated steel plants. A key steel plant by-product stream is dust from basic ox
Jun 19, 2024
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Efficient material descriptions for modelling high-temperature processesBy J H. Zietsman
The transition to more sustainable metal production is receiving much attention at present, and the iron and steel industry is at the centre of the conversation. New, more environmentally friendly pro
Aug 21, 2024
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Learnings from review of drawpoint management across New South Wales minesBy X Hill
Throughout the 2016/2017 financial year, the NSW Resources Regulator conducted an assessment of each underground metalliferous operation across the state to assess how each operation managed the princ
Oct 16, 2017
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Mine to Tunnel Scale Discontinuum Simulation of Repeated Dynamic Loading of Mine ExcavationsUnderground excavations are subjected to complex stress changes caused by nearby mining, but may also be affected by repeated dynamic loading from blasting and seismic events. In some cases, the combi
Nov 25, 2010
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The Use of Risk Analysis in the Selection of a Mining MethodIt is very rare in the underground hard rock environment to find a deposit that is ideally suited to a specific mining method. Usually the irregular shape of the orebody will allow the deposit to be e
Jan 1, 1998
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Low Density Explosives - A Product that Requires Some Rule ChangesThe basic make-up of the majority of currently produced bulk explosives has changed little in the last 20 years. These explosives would be described as mature in a life cycle analysis. Therefore these
Jan 1, 2007
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The Structural/Stratigraphic Development of the Sishen South (Welgevonden) Iron Ore Deposit, South Africa, as Deduced From Ground Gravity Data ModellingBy W J. Botha
The Palaeoproterozoic Transvaal Supergroup in the northern Cape Province of South Africa hosts high grade (>60 per cent Fe) hematitic and specularitic iron and manganese mineralisation. The mineralisa
Jan 1, 2005
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Achieving Sustainable Community Development - Helping Build Appropriate and Resilient Community Governance StructuresThis paper talks about the experiences of groups we have worked with over the last few years in the Asia-Pacific region (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea) and the ways that they hav
Jan 1, 2009
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Methods and Apparatus for the Determination of Dust Suspended in AirBy Read T. A
PART 1The quantity of dust present and the methods used for suppression of dust in metalliferous mines has, in recent years, received considerable attention from mining engmeers in various parts of th
Jan 1, 1922
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Predictive Site-Wide Water Quality Modelling as a Tool for Mine Planning and Permitting - A Recent Canadian ExampleBy A Fitzpatrick
An integrated and dynamic water balance and water quality model for a proposed base metal mine has been created using the GoldSimÖ software package. The model was initially developed to address the wa
Jul 10, 2012