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Making Hard Rock In Situ Recovery a RealityBy P Breuer, D J. Robinson, A McFarlane, L L. Kuhar
Increasing global demand for commodity metals and capital and the greater operating costs of mining and metal production present significant challenges for the metals mining industry. Current conventi
Nov 4, 2015
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A New Technique to Combat Methane Gas HazardsBy Forrester P. I, Richardson W
Methane in coal mines is an ever present hazard resulting in loss of lives and serious economic consequences. For effective control of methane, ventilation alone may not be totally adequate in som
Jan 1, 1988
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Decoupling the pulp and froth effect of ultrafine particles on Itabirite iron ore flotationBy B McFadzean, N P. Lima, D A. Deglon
The reverse flotation of Itabirite iron ore is typically performed after a desliming step in which most of the sub-10 µm particles are removed. This is done to limit processing problems such as poor f
Aug 24, 2022
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Translating the Challenges of Sustainability and Eco-Efficiency into Improved Business Performance at Newmont OperationsBy A J. Minns
This paper addresses the question: how can the minerals industry remain viable; viable in the sense that we are able to access land for exploration and discovery, we are able to develop and operate mi
Jan 1, 2004
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The irrefutable value of introducing a dynamic transport term into mill modellingBy D K. Weatherley, A N. Mainza, I Govender, L M. Tavares, M S. Powell
It is understood that rocks do not instantaneously transport along a grinding mill and are consequently not perfectly mixed, but this is conveniently overlooked in mill modelling. A lack of understand
Aug 24, 2022
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Big Bell Coming Back for Seconds, Thirds and FourthsIn October 1993 it was decided to undertake the fourth phase of mining at Big Bell. This decision followed the exhaustion of open pit reserves in January 1993. Two stages of mining were proposed for t
Jan 1, 1998
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The K Deeps Magnetite Mineralisation at Koolyanobbing, Western AustraliaBy T Angerer, N H. Maund, S Hagemann, D R. Cowan
Cliffs Natural Resources Pty Ltd - Asia Pacific Iron Ore's (formerly Portman Iron Ore Limited) K deposit (Dowd's Hill), at its Koolyanobbing operation in Western Australia, hosts enriched ma
Jan 1, 2009
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The Electronic Delay Detonator Trial at KCGM Mount Charlotte OperationBy D Caffrey
To demonstrate the advantages of using electronic delay detonators over pyrotechnic detonators, a trial using the DNES Dynatronic System was conducted at the KCGM Mount Charlotte operation in 1998. Th
Jan 1, 1999
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Assessment of Mill-Feed Sampling Strategies Based on a Variographic ExperimentBy K L. Olzard
At the WMC Resources Phosphate Hill operation, monitoring the quality of the ore delivered by the mine to the beneficiation plant is of prime importance to ensure the fertilizer is produced cost-effec
Jan 1, 2005
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Final Pit Wall Stability ù Understanding Crest Loss Mechanisms and Possible Solutions to Block MovementBy K McSweeney, A Marton
This paper discusses the development of a strategy for ensuring long-term geotechnical stability of final pit walls at AngloGold AustraliaÆs Sunrise Dam Gold Mine. The strategy makes use of improved b
Jan 1, 2004
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Understanding What Constitutes the Mining Industry's 'Social Licence to Operate' in AustraliaSocietal expectations about how the industry operates and treats its people will be a key driver in the development of the Australian mining industry over the next 20 - 30 years (Moffat, Mason and Lit
Jun 1, 2010
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Automated Open-Cast Scheduling Systems ù the Namakwa Sands SolutionBrand se Baai, on the North-Western Cape Coastline of Southern Africa, is the site of the Namakwa Sands Limited Heavy Mineral Sands Mining Operation. The mine is a 14 000 000 tonnes per annum open-cas
Jan 1, 2003
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Development of a Laboratory Flotation Method to Test Plant Mineral AggregationBy D Morgan, D Sato, B Lumsden, S Senanayake
Laboratory flotation tests on fresh cyclone overflow samples are a useful tool to troubleshoot and indeed to improve plant performance; however, reproducibility between laboratory flotation test and p
Sep 1, 2014
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Planning for an Integrated Dump Leach and CIP Operation at Mt Gibson Gold MineBy Moylan T, Stewart D
A case study examining the procedures and financial benefits of introducing dump leaching to augment the Mt Gibson Gold Project CIP operations is discussed. Metallurgical testwork, followed by pilot
Jan 1, 1992
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The Kermadec Arc, New Zealand - A Ten-Year Odyssey of Discovery Along the World's Most Hydrothermally Active Intraoceanic ArcResearch cruises dedicated to seafloor hydrothermal activity along the Kermadec arc first began with the Sonne-135 expedition in 1998. This was followed by the worldÆs first systematic survey for vent
Jan 1, 2008
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Is Truck Queuing Productive?By P Malkin, S Thomas, P M. Stone, D Kostyuk
In open pit mining, it is common that the bottleneck to productivity and profit lies in the truck-shovel mining operation, especially as strip ratios and mining intensity have increased with resource
Nov 24, 2014
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Road Trains Underground ù The Alternative Trucking SystemBy K Guilfoyle, A Robertson
In the mid-1970s, trucking ore from 400 m depth to the surface was perceived to be the practical and economic limit for metalliferous underground mines. Improvements in truck design and decline develo
Jan 1, 2002
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Tunnel Construction by TBM Sand Bar Hydroelectric ProjectThis paper discusses the recently com- pleted TBM-driven pressure tunnel at the Sand Bar Hydroelectric Power Project. The Sand Bar Project is a diversion scheme situated on the middle fork of the S
Jan 1, 1987
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Setting and Origin of Miocene Giant Ore Deposits in the Central AndesBy C Mpodozis
Central Andean (22¦S to 34¦S latitude) Miocene giant ore deposits share common features that reveal their origin. Tectonic and magmatic features include a relation to a shallow subduction zone, an ass
Jan 1, 1999
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Extractive Companies, Development and Environmental AgendasBy B Harvey
Achieving community and stakeholder endorsement during life-of-mine planning and implementation requires a business-connected approach, as opposed to charitable giving, disconnected offsets and enviro
Jul 16, 2014