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  • AUSIMM
    Pulp rheology of fine mineral flotation – a review

    By A Liu, X Wang, W Peng, Q Zhang

    Pulp rheology plays a critical role in fine mineral flotation. Yield stress and apparent viscosity are two important rheological parameters affecting mineral flotation recovery. In this paper, the con

    Aug 24, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Exploring Optimised Delay Timing for Fragmentation

    By C K. McKenzie

    As more and more mining operations around the world either switch to, or trial, electronic initiation systems, the breadth of knowledge and experience regarding their effective application has widened

    Nov 8, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Natural Capital Accounting – a Sea Floor Mining Application

    By R Grogan

    Nautilus Minerals Inc is a sea floor resource exploration and development company focused on developing the Solwara 1 Project, a copper-gold sea floor massive sulfide deposit in the territorial waters

    Jun 28, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    A Multiple Blasthole Fragmentation Model – Its Concept, Formulation, Capability and Field Comparison Examples

    By R Yang

    This paper presents a fragmentation model for large production blasts in an open pit or underground environment. The paper shows that the particle velocity is directly related to pressure, strain, and

    Aug 24, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Ilmenite Beneficiation by Roasting and Magnetic Separation

    By J P. van Dyk

    A new crude ilmenite beneficiation process was recently proposed that allowed for the preparation of a smelter grade ilmenite from ilmenite with elevated chromium content. Magnetising roasting was not

    Jan 1, 2001

  • AUSIMM
    Dingo – an optimisation tool to solve complex short interval control at Telfer underground mine

    By S Graskoski

    The allocation of boggers and trucks at Telfer’s sublevel cave mine is currently assigned by manual techniques, with decision-making primarily dependant on the judgement of the operators and mine cont

    Oct 16, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Sintering and Metallurgical Performance of Blends Comprising Fortescue Metals Group Rocket Fines

    By J Pan, T Chun, D Zhu, Z Guo, J M. Young, T C. Ooi

    With the rapid development of the Chinese steel industry, the strong demand for iron ores has led to huge imports of various iron ores from all over the world. As a relatively new force in the iron or

    Aug 12, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Legacy tailings dams – asset or liability? A case study on sub-aqueous tailings reclamation

    By M Jones

    Legacy tailings storage facilities exist within operating mine sites across Australia. These tailings storage facilities are often viewed as rehabilitation liabilities but with considered assessment m

    Sep 1, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    QAQC – proactive Quality Management (QM) supporting reconciliation results

    By O Dominguez

    Significant value can be added to ore supplied from the mine to the mill by measuring its quality in real time and performing grade control additional to that within the mine. Responsibility for ore q

    Mar 22, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Will Your Mine Require Cooling?

    By A S. Derrington

    In some parts of Australia, mine air cooling may not be needed until a depth of 1300 m below surface is reached. In other locations, it may be essential at a depth of only 300 m below surface. The rea

    Mar 24, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Removal of phosphorus and gangue minerals from iron ore by a combined approach of alkaline drying and reverse flotation

    By A Batnasan, K Haga, A Shibayama, K Higuchi, H Takeuchi

    High silica (SiO2), alumina (Al2O3), and phosphorus (P) contents in iron ore adversely affect the quality of iron products. The removal of those impurities from iron ore is an essential point in furth

    Sep 18, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Incorporation of ore sorting into a proposed greenfields tin mining and processing project in Morocco

    By A N. Parry

    In May 2018 Kasbah Resources Limited (“Kasbah”) completed an ore sorting test work program which was a precursor to releasing in July 2018 an updated Definitive Feasibility Study (“DFS”) for the Achmm

    Nov 10, 2020

  • AUSIMM
    Exploding the Myths ù A Case Study on Land Use Planning and Quarry Buffers

    By M Freeman

    In a visionary move, the Planning Commission and the Ministry for Planning in Western Australia decided to invite three extractive industry quarry operators, local government councils and State Govern

    Jan 1, 2001

  • AUSIMM
    An estimation error

    By D A. Sims

    This paper outlines the contributing factors to a series of erroneous Mineral Resource estimates which led to considerable loss, including significant reduction of mine life and consequently a large w

    May 24, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Geomorphic design and landscape evolution modelling for best practice mine rehabilitation

    By G R. Hancock, J F. Martín Duque

    Post-mining landscapes are required to geomorphologically and ecologically integrate with their surrounds (Martín Duque et al., 2015). Designing and constructing an erosionally stable landform is

    Jul 25, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Geological Controls on Drilling and Blasting Operations

    By T N. Little

    This review paper presents an integrated and practical insight to blasting geology and its importance. This approach involves developing blasting objective up front and implementing geology specific b

    Nov 8, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    The Kinetics of Ilmenite Leaching in Hydrochloric Acid

    The production of synthetic rutile from ilmenite using hydrochloric acid leaching is investigated. Previously published data is used to comment on the optimum process conditions. It is shown that the

    Jan 1, 2001

  • AUSIMM
    Elevating geotechnical considerations in the Australian underground coal industry and mine planning process

    By T Stambolie

    Mine planning processes are continuously evolving, increasing in complexity, and are required to be developed in shorter timeframes, often missing important steps in the process. Underground coal mine

    Nov 30, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Design and Development of Energy-efficient Secondary Axial Flow Fans

    By J J. L du Plessis, S Viviers, G Ratner

    Escalating electricity costs are one of the biggest operational cost drivers in mining. The trend to use high-powered auxiliary fans delivering increased airflow to meet the dilution requirements of d

    Aug 31, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Mining Operations of the Electrolytic Zinc Company of Australasia Limited at Rosebery, Tasmania

    By L. R. MURPHY

    This paper gives a general description of mining operations at the Rosebery Mine and a brief account of the older Hercules Mine. The more unusual aspects of the operations, such as the sinking of the

    Jan 1, 1949