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Improvement of Blasting Productivity at Brunswick MineBy B Ellis
Brunswick Mine is one of the largest underground zinc/lead mines in Canada, producing 3.4 million tones of ore annually. As mining activities advance to deeper levels, ground pressure also becomes gre
Jan 1, 2001
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Analysis and Management of Loads on Paste Backfill BarricadesBy M Fahey, A B. Fourie
Over the past ten years, the mining industry has witnessed the introduction of a new and innovative mine filling technique known as paste fill, which consists of placing full stream tailings with smal
Jan 1, 2008
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Recent Developments in Shaft Sinking and Tunnelling in Melbourne's Sewerage SystemOne of the responsibilities of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works is to provide a sewerage system for the metropolis of Melbourne which now contains over 2.5 million people. In providing
Jan 1, 1976
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Life-of-Mine Planning in a Dynamic EnvironmentBy I Manege, S M. Bennett
The PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) operation is a large scale coalmine operating on the east coast of Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. Originally developed under a coal contract of work (CCOW) with the Ind
Jul 16, 2014
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Mercury Sorption on ClinoptiloliteBy K Friese, H P÷llmann
Clinoptilolites, modified with sodium, produced a material which has been tested for the ability to remove Hg (II) from aqueous nitric acid. The amount of adsorption depends on contact time, acid conc
Jan 1, 2008
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A Local Authority's View of Mining and the Resource Management ActMining is still a significant economic activity within the Hauraki District. The Martha project is particularly significant. Estimates are that in the order of 850 direct and indirect jobs are derived
Jan 1, 2000
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The History of Ore Reserve Classification and Reporting in AustraliaBy Glasson K. R
The history of Ore Reserve classification and reporting in Australia is largely a history of the Australian mining industry itself. In the late 1800s, when the industry was dominated by small scale,
Jan 1, 1992
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Microplaty Haematite of the High-Grade Iron Ores – Its Nature and GenesisBy R C. Morris
Secondary microplaty haematite in its variety of styles and generations is the defining component of the high-grade banded iron-formation (BIF)-hosted iron ores of the world that are dominated by mart
Jul 11, 2011
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The Importance of Evaluating Grinding PerformanceBy R L. Koenig
Previous papers at Metplant conferences have covered the options for crushing and grinding circuit selection. High Pressure Grinding Rolls (HPGR) may have considerable advantages over autogenous mill
Aug 8, 2011
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An Investigation of Air and Dust Flow Patterns Around the Longwall ShearerBy S Chaudari, T Ren, T Harvey
Management of respirable dust on longwall face remains a challenging issue for mine operators, particularly for the new generation of thick seam longwalls. A fundamental understanding of the airflow b
Jan 1, 2005
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Some considerations on the engineering performance of subaqueously‐deposited siltsBy D Reid
Many of the relevant engineering behaviours of tailings are controlled to a large degree by the density of the material. For example, loose tailings are prone to brittle strength loss, while dense tai
Jul 1, 2021
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The Development of Colloidal Mixer Base CRF SystemsBy A E Reschke
The high-shear colloidal mixer is generally recognised as the most efficient method of mixing cement based grouts. Only recently however has this technology been applied to the production of cemente
Jan 1, 1998
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A New Look at Multiple-Point Geostatistics for Geological ModellingBy B F. J Kelly
Multiple-point simulation is a family of methods used to generate conditional facies simulations that present the same spatial dependence as a user-defined training image. The main advantage of using
Sep 26, 2011
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Occupational Safety - A Government OverviewBy J G Bastias
It is sometimes necessary to resort to extremes in order to call attention to something that is pertinent to safety in mining. When some of the experts in occupational safety talk about this topic,
Jan 1, 1994
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Analysis of Geotechnical and Support Parameters on Coalmine Entry Stability Using the Strength Reduction MethodBy G S. Esterhuizen, M M. Murphy, T S. Bajpayee
The strength reduction method (SRM) has been implemented in the FLAC3D finite difference software and applied to coalmine entry support evaluations. The FLAC3D numerical models have been calibrated ag
Nov 5, 2014
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A Brief History of Pierre Gy's Sampling Theory and Current Trends in its Acceptance in the Mining WorldSixty years after its inception, after an alternation of periods of admiration and rejection by the industry, Sampling Theory can now be seen as going through its golden age. A brief history of its su
Jan 1, 2008
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Data mining in rock mining – predicting mechanical properties of carbonate rocks using hyperspectral remote sensingBy E Ben-Dor, D Bakun-Mazor, Y Ben-Ari
Determining the mechanical properties of rocks is important for various civil engineering fields, including the mining of raw materials for aggregates used in the construction and paving industries. T
Nov 29, 2022
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From Waste to Wealth – Mineral Extraction from Geothermal BrinesBy E Mroczek, M Climo, B Carey, M P. Simpson
"An EXTENDED ABSTRACT is available for download. A full-length paper was not prepared for this presentation. The composition and volume of geothermal fluids in New Zealand offers considerable potentia
Mar 18, 2015
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Creep Due to Chemical Alteration of Rocks – A Case Study in Brown CoalBy B J. Wight, R Mackay, S Kim
Improving the understanding of the processes governing ground movements in and around brown coal open cuts is of significant interest for both operating stability and rehabilitation. Brown coal, ligni
Nov 5, 2014
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The use of 3D laser scanning for deformation monitoring in underground minesBy D Beck, E Jones
The measurement and management of deformation in underground excavations is a key responsibility of geotechnical and mining engineers. A critical aspect of these roles is to ensure there is sufficient
Oct 16, 2017