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Discovery, Geology and Metal Zoning of the Nickel Rim Depth Deposit, Sudbury, Canada
The Nickel Rim Depth Cu-Ni-PGE deposit, discovered by Falconbridge Limited in 1993, illustrates several trends in exploration in the Sudbury area. Recent discoveries tend to be deep, high grade, foo
Jan 1, 1996
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The benefits of automated metallurgical accounting for plant sampling
By D W. Wall, J P. Vagenas
Questions of sampling precision and accuracy affect every process plant in differing ways and to differing extents. To address these perceived issues, chemists, metallurgists and engineers are often a
May 9, 2017
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Implementing and Managing New Technologies in Mining
A very wide range of technologies are utilised in the mining and processing of ores and a great deal of effort is expended in the development of ænew technologiesÆ to improve mining performance and ec
Jan 1, 1998
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Risk Assessment of Historical Mine Waste Using Chemical Analysis and Ocular Mineral/Rock Classification û A Comparison
By S SSdbom
A comparison was made between chemical analysis and ocular mineral/rock classification in health-based risk assessment of historical mine waste produced between 1625 and 1975. Large parts of the mine
Jan 1, 2008
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Laboratory Calibration and Initial Results of a Soil Moisture Monitoring System at the Mt Leyshon Tailings Dam and Waste Rock Cover System
By R Neivandt, Kane, M O&apos, D Browne
Newmont Australia is the operator of the Mt Leyshon mine near Charters Towers, Queensland. Mt Leyshon is an open cut gold mine, which processed on average 5.0 Mt of ore and produced up to 250 000 ounc
Jan 1, 2003
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Thiosulfate Processing - From Lab Curiosity to Commercial Application
By J Langhans, Y Choi, Q Wang, J Y. Baron, P Kondos
Barrick has successfully developed the thiosulfate leaching process to treat sulfidic high preg-robbing ores. The process was developed through rigorous bench test programs and proved in pilot campaig
Sep 26, 2013
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Catchment-Scale Water Modelling and its Role in Risk Management during Mining Exploration
By H He, S Tillotson, S Gibbons, J Shaw
"Water evaluation and management during mining exploration and operational activities is crucial to minimise direct and indirect operational costs and also in delivering mining companies the less tang
Nov 26, 2013
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Comparison of Semi-autogenous Mills Operations in Andean Countries
By J Rayo
Andean countries (Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina) have 42 semi-autogenous mills (SAG) in operation and there are more than 30 projects in the pipeline that consider SAG mills. At the end of the ne
Sep 1, 2014
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Surfactants for Gold Recovery Improvement with Preg-Robbing Gold Ores
By Q Zhou, G Barrett, Y Choi, J Jiang
As part of a general review of processing double refractory ores through Barrick GoldÆs autoclaves /carbon-in-leach (CIL) facility at Goldstrike, a study was made to evaluate the use of surfactants fo
Sep 26, 2013
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Possible Impact of New Safety Technology Developments on the Future of the United States Mining Industry
The future of the United States (US) mining industry will be affected greatly by recent coal mining disasters. These have resulted in new legislation which will have an impact on mining economic costs
Jan 1, 2008
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Perimeter Blast Design at Mt Whaleback Mine, Newman, Western Australia
The Mt Whaleback open cut mine South Wall is, in part, developed as an unbenched dip slope. The remainder of the rock slope consists of asymetrical overturned folds which have been locally truncated
Jan 1, 1989
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The Effects of Increased Salinity on Microbially Mediated Ecosystem Processes in Ephemeral Streams
By J L. Kerr, J Beyer-Robson, S Vink
Driven by an increasing need for water conservation, coal mine operators in the upper Isaac River catchment have placed significant emphasis upon the reuse of water. This initiative led to an overall
Nov 26, 2013
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Applications of Fluid Dynamics to Petrology and Ore Genesis
Laboratory experiments have been used tostudy a wide range of convective processes which are significant for the formation of rocks and the ores that form in them. Metal-rich solutions flowing through
Jan 1, 1990
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Comparison of heat, noise and ore handling capacity of battery-electric versus diesel LHD
By C McGuire
As mobile equipment electrification in underground mining continues to gain popularity, control ofheat and humidity in the workplace is becoming a key driver in sizing of ventilation and mine aircooli
Oct 12, 2022
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Evaluation of the Ernest Henry Cu-Au Deposit Mineral Resources
By A J. Ryan
The Ernest Henry copper-gold Mineral Resource is the major asset heldby Ernest Henry Mining Pty Ltd, comprising A$6.4 billion of containedmetal. The case history presented below describing the evoluti
Jan 1, 1998
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Keeping Projects on the Rails
By J Canterford
Although we have access to a wide range of sophisticated process design and improvement tools in combination with a significant range of case studies, the mineral resource industry still manages to be
Aug 8, 2011
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The Development of the Greta Coal Measures of New South Wales
By Tonks E. E
The earliest discovery and mining of coal in the northern area of the Greta Coal Measures at Anvil Creek in 1862 was by William Farthing, however, some official records attribute the discovery to Thom
Jan 1, 1993
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Beyond CIP/CIL - A Combination of Existing Technologies Utilising Gravity, Flotation and Intensive Leach May Herald the Future for Gold Ore Processing
With the burgeoning opportunities for new gold mines to be developed the opportunity now exists for a reassessment of the optimal processing path for these gold ores. Projects have traditionally follo
Jan 1, 2004
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Resource Estimation and Grade Assignment - A Comparison Between Historical Production and Current Maxwell Mining Validation Case Study at Morning Star Gold Mine, Woods Point
By P Jackson, J Rea, M D. Goodz
The Morning Star Gold Mine has operated over a 101-year period, producing gold from narrow quartz veins and sulfide stockworks hosted mainly within a dioritic-gabbroic dyke. The deposit has been devel
Jan 1, 2008