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  • AUSIMM
    Optimal ore blending given geological uncertainty

    By M Forbes, R Jeuken

    Brownfields geoscience measurement such as drilling and surface geophysics can be costly and it is often difficult to weigh the cost of data collection and processing against the value it unlocks at t

    Mar 22, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    The Education of the Extractive Metallurgist-A Personal View

    In the last several years we have seen the demise of the Department of Mining and Metallurgy at the University of Melbourne, the removal of extraction metallurgy from the Department of Metallurgy

    Jan 1, 1987

  • AUSIMM
    Empowering tailings operators through education

    By D Brett

    The Paper presents the authors thoughts on how the mining industry should be improving the education of site personnel so they can provide a greater level of effective control of tailings dam safety i

    Jul 1, 2021

  • AUSIMM
    Coals to Newcastle the PWCS Ship Unloading System

    The design and construction of a 2.5 million tonne per annum ship unloading system at the PWCS export coal terminal in Newcastle, NSW, has further increased the flexibility and sophistication of A

    Jan 1, 1987

  • AUSIMM
    A Preliminary Crustal Model of Bougainville Papua New Guinea

    Models of the genesis of existing ore oodles and targetting of exploration for new mines are greatly enhanced by an-understanding of the plate tectonic environment existing at the time of mineral

    Jan 1, 1987

  • AUSIMM
    In Situ Remediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil or Rock Formations by Directed and Controlled Crystallisation of Natural Occurring Minerals

    Based on the idea to copy crystallisation and precipitation phenomena occurring in nature, a new technology was developed allowing the preparation of metastable, mineral forming solutions. If these so

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AUSIMM
    Mobile Equipment - Choice and Operation

    Those developing or planning a new mining operation base their financial projections on amounts of gold produced as soon as practically possible. The choice and ongoing operation of mobile plant figur

    Jan 1, 1986

  • AUSIMM
    Current and Future Developments in Truck Haulage Systems for Underground Mines

    The introduction of rubber tyred diesel equipment underground in the early 1960's and subsequent design improvements to diesel haulage systems over the past 2 decades has meant that diesel truck

    Jan 1, 1985

  • AUSIMM
    A Critique of the Push-Pull Hybrid Ventilation System

    By A S. Derrington

    This paper describes a hybrid ventilation system, which uses secondary fans that also act as de-facto primary fans to extract fresh airflow from the mine intake raise system. Also discussed are the as

    Jul 1, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Unravelling the Factors Impacting on Concentrate Quality by Geometallurgical Data Analysis at Fortescue Metals Group’s Iron Bridge Magnetite Mine

    By A Manfrino

    The Iron Bridge magnetite mine and infrastructure project is currently in development as a joint venture between Fortescue Metals Group, Formosa and Baosteel. It is supported by an extensive database

    Jul 13, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Concentrate Thickeners Feedwell Replacement

    By M Thompson

    "The Jaguar concentrator, 60 km north of Leonora, Western Australia (WA), consists of a standard closed circuit semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) and ball mill producing a float feed of approximately 60

    Oct 10, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Thin Spray-on Liners Potential in Reducing Dilution of In Situ Gas in Underground Coalmines

    By Z Li, D Chalmers, J M. Tenney

    This paper presents the findings and analysis of the investigation of effectiveness of thin spray-on liners (TSLs) as a gas management tool in underground coalmines. The project involves spraying TSL

    Aug 31, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Evaluation and operationalization of bulk sensing technologies: insights from real world case studies

    By J Rutter, D La Rosa, P Walters, M Scott, L Keeney

    Bulk ore sorting technologies, whether surfaced based or penetrative, have seen an increased uptake by the mining industry for preconcentration application. As with all technologies, going through the

    Nov 10, 2020

  • AUSIMM
    Performance Enhancing Blends – Concentrator Feed Blending at Iron Magnet

    By M Darvall

    Magnetite ore blending has yielded signifi cant performance improvements in OneSteel’s magnetite concentrator. The magnetite concentrator beneficiates magnetite ore from the Iron Magnet Deposit and pr

    Jul 11, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Variographic case study for designing, monitoring and optimising industrial measurement systems – the missing link in Lean and Six Sigma

    By O Bøckman, E Thisted, K H. Esbensen, U Thisted

    Process industry measurement systems, once installed, are often interpreted as static black boxes delivering correct values as long as not proven otherwise. After first implementation and set-up with

    May 9, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Effects of Open Fire on Ventilation in Coal Mines

    By S K. Ray

    Open fire in a mine gallery causes large-scale damage to property and sometimes precious lives. Such fires produce two distinct effects, the throttle effect and the buoyancy effect. These effects dist

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    The Lead-Zinc Mineralization at Box Hole Bore, Georgina Basin, Northern Territory

    The common notion that the Box Hole Bore mineralization represents a variant of the Mississippi Valley type, has not been supported by the present investigation. Most of the common characteristics

    Jan 1, 1984

  • AUSIMM
    The Application of Automated Samplers in Copper/Nickel Processing

    By J E. Powalisz

    "The application of automated sampling techniques can help to provide a representative sample of process fluids and slurries that provide data for controlling process, custody transfer and quality ass

    Jul 29, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Large Diameter Core Sampling

    By P J. Jacobs

    FORACO is the third-largest global drilling services company, and recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. The company’s historical roots are in French-speaking West Africa, delivering hydrogeologica

    Jul 29, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Adjusting Initiation Direction to Domains of Rock Mass Discontinuities in Aitik Open Pit Mine

    By N Johansson, D Johansson, A Beyglou, H Schunnesson

    As demand for optimisation of mining processes increases, more attention is drawn to blast performance and fragmentation improvement. Fractures and discontinuities are among the most influential facto

    Aug 24, 2015