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  • AUSIMM
    The Application of Measurement and Modelling of Sulfidic Coal Wastes at Pacific Coal's Kestrel Mine for Use in Development of a Closure Plan

    By T A. Short, P L. Brown

    Kestrel Mine co-disposes around 1.5 Mt of fine (2SO4/t and to date around 9 Mt has been deposited. The mine plans to co-dispose of approximately 39 Mt of material, creating a dump with a maximum heigh

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AUSIMM
    Channel Iron Deposits - A Major New District Around the Caliwingina Creek, Central Hamersley Ranges,Western Australia

    By T Gill, A Faragher, B Scott, V Kakebeeke

    In 2000, after six year intensive exploration for high-grade haematite deposits, Rio Tinto included the channel iron deposits (CID) as a specific iron ore target in the Hamersley Province iron ore exp

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    Quantifying the influence of weathering on erosion and degradation of post mining landforms

    By G R. Hancock, W D. D P Welivitiya

    is placed in a waste rock dump, which is usually later reshaped to be erosionally stable, initiate and sustain vegetation and ultimately integrate with the surrounding undisturbed landscape. However,

    Aug 2, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Drinking Water Quality Management for Mining Operations in Western Australia

    By J E. Wajon

    This paper discusses the background, requirements, need and content of plans for management of drinking water self-supplied to mining-related operations, including construction camps, especially in re

    Nov 26, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Evolution and technical considerations to manage tailings at the RPP- 140 mining title (Antioquia - Colombia)

    By García B., Wolff E.

    In Colombia, northeast of Antioquia, there is a gold deposit that has produced continuously since the middle of the XIX century, located within mining title RPP-140, property of Gran Colombia Gold Seg

    Jun 17, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Offshore Oil Production

    The coastline is. an incomparable stretch of sea coast known as Ninety Mile Beach. Two gas pipelines and two oil pipelines carrying hydrocarbons from thb'Bass Strait fields to the markets of Au

    Jan 1, 1971

  • AUSIMM
    Evaluation of sustainability of copper production value chain from ore to metal using advanced simulation

    By A Remes, A Dennis, M Talikka, T Kotiranta, S Horn

    A mine project combines vast amounts of information from various disciplines including but not limited to geology, mining, metallurgy, technology, environment and economics. In many cases, all relevan

    Jul 25, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Enhanced fine particle recovery with the Concorde Cell

    By P G. Bourke, A Yáñez, G J. Jameson, N M. L Kupka

    The kinetics of fine and ultrafine particles in conventional mechanical flotation cells are limited (Feng and Aldrich, 1999; Trahar, 1981; Wang et al, 2016). Accordingly, even limited recoveries with

    Aug 24, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    A process-based approach to mine rehabilitation decision making using Bayesian modelling and risk-based principles for dispersive spoil rehabilitation

    By E Thomas, L McCallum, G Dale, J Bennett, K Reardon-Smith, S Raine

    Sustainable closure of coal mines in Australia to a safe, stable, non-polluting condition remains one of the industry’s biggest environmental and social challenges. A significant proportion of mines i

    Jul 25, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    The R67 Refrigeration Plant at Enterprise Mine, Mount Isa ù The WorldÆs Largest Bulk Air Cooler

    The 3.5 million tones per annum Enterprise mine is the newest underground copper mine at Mount Isa in northern Australia. At a depth of up to 2000 metres, it is the hottest and deepest mine in Austral

    Jan 1, 2002

  • AUSIMM
    Updraught Sintering

    By Green A. D M

    The establishment of the Imperial Smelting Furnace at Sulphide Coporation Pty. Limited for the smelting of zinc and lead made it necessary to design and install sintering capacity to produce approxima

    Jan 1, 1964

  • AUSIMM
    Benchmarking versus Test Work - How Should You Manage Process Risk?

    By D Jeffery, R Whittering, G Lane

    Most aspects of process design are best addressed via bench scale or pilot plant scale test work. However, as experience is gained, fundamental or indicative data can provide more than adequate inform

    May 24, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    Prefeasibility Testing of Gold Ore Samples Prior to CIP Plant Design

    By K B. Quast

    During the prefeasibility stage of the mining cycle for a gold deposit, an evaluation of the ore leaching characteristics from various defined areas is essential prior to plant design. There are a num

    Jan 1, 1998

  • AUSIMM
    Geometallurgy applied to small-scale mining: a case study

    By D Lozada, A Salazar

    Geometallurgy is a tool that, for more than a century, has been present in the implicit operations of mineral beneficiation. There’s a need to understand the characteristics of the material to be proc

    Aug 29, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Mercury Control at Ez's Electrolytic Zinc/Sulphuric Acid Plant Complex

    By Palmer DJ

    Mercury is introduced into EZ's electroly tic zinc/sulphuric acid plant complex at Risdon, Tasmania, in zinc sulphide concentrate. Mercury is volatilised during the roasting operation and then

    Jan 1, 1980

  • AUSIMM
    Refining of Hot Metal with Na2CO3

    By Kajioka H, Nakamura Y

    Na2CO3 is a powerful flux for both dephosphorization and desulphurization in oxidizing atmospheres. In order to study refining with Na2CO3 and the nature of the Na2CO3 slag itself, hot metal (4Kg)

    Jan 1, 1980

  • AUSIMM
    Optimisation Improvements for Narrow Vein Open Pit Deposits Using Mineable Shape Optimiser

    By C Mann, S Swapp

    "The mining industry is often challenged with the task of evaluating narrow vein open pit deposits. A realistic mineable solution from optimisation needs to accurately represent mining dilution and th

    Nov 15, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Studying the smelting behaviour of bauxite residue pellets reduced by hydrogen using high temperature thermal analysis

    By J Safarian, D Hariswijaya

    Treating bauxite residue as an alternative source of metals for iron and aluminium industry is an approach to promote circular economy in metal industries. Reduction of metal oxides with H2-based proc

    Jun 19, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Transforming the Rope Haulage Concept into the 21st Century

    By B R. Castley

    Consumable materials used in mines are often transported to the working areas down shallow angle decline shafts, typically at anywhere between 10¦ and 30¦ to the horizontal. The winding equipment is u

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Underground Mine Project Development

    This paper reviews factors involved in the feasibility stage of underground mine project development. Emphasis is placed on the need to first select the best method of extraction and make the most

    Jan 1, 1983