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  • AUSIMM
    Limestone Development at Dunback

    Lime and cement manufacturing has a proud history in Otago, with the earliest lime kilns appearing around 1849 at Caversham and Kaikorai in

    Jan 1, 1992

  • AUSIMM
    Gold Deposits in the Xiong’ershan District, Southern North China Craton – Products of Triassic Deformation and Cretaceous Craton Destruction

    By K F. Tang, J-W Li

    "An EXTENDED ABSTRACT is available for download. A full-length paper was not prepared for this presentation. The Xiong’ershan district in the southern margin of the North China Craton (NCC) contains m

    Mar 18, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    The RockDataAcademy – a new open-access knowledge base covering the ins and outs of using sensors to scan ores

    By M Dalm

    More and more mining companies are becoming aware of the potential benefits of sensor-based ore sorting and process optimisation. This is reflected by a growing number of analysers that are available

    Sep 1, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    A New Source of Gallium - Geothermal Muds

    The demand for gallium has increased significantly over the last few decades due to the expanding use of Ga compounds in the electronics industry. Because it is widely dispersed and rarely found natur

    Jan 1, 1994

  • AUSIMM
    The Use and Abuse of Feasibility Studies – Has Anything Changed?

    By N Cusworth, W R. Mackenzie

    "In 2007, the authors presented a framework for the conduct of resource project feasibility studies and provided guidance on minimum standards and best practice (Mackenzie and Cusworth, 2007).This pap

    Mar 8, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Resource Efficient Mining Processes of Tomorrow

    By P Holtham, K Duffy, W Valery, A Jankovic

    In the face of increasing energy costs, limited water resources, more stringent legislation, and lower feed grades, the mining industry is searching for more sustainable technologies and practices. Me

    Nov 4, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Benchmarking Comminution Energy Consumption for Improved Efficiency

    By G R. Ballantyne, M S. Powell

    A comprehensive Australia-wide survey of comminution energy consumption at copper and gold mines was presented by the authors at the 11th AusIMM Mill Operators’ Conference 2012. The database has been

    Sep 1, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Economic Evaluation of Alluvial Gold Mining Operations

    By W J. Cowie

    Several years of operating experience of over 100 gold recovery operations on the West Coast has provided a database from which the basic operating costs of these types of operations can be characteri

    Jan 1, 1987

  • AUSIMM
    Podiform Chromitites Do Form beneath Mid-ocean Ridges

    By S Arai

    "An EXTENDED ABSTRACT is available for download. A full-length paper was not prepared for this presentation. Podiform chromitites are commonly found in the Moho transition zone to the mantle section o

    Mar 18, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    System Optimisation of Design and Scheduling of Open Mining Operations

    The paper presents the development of an integrated computer aided design and planning of open cast mining, with the use of object-oriented modelling and geoinformation technologies, on the example of

    Dec 6, 2010

  • AUSIMM
    Temporary Support Design for the Largest Road Caverns Ever Built in Australia – The Lutwyche Caverns

    By N McKenzie, E Taylor, S V. L Barrett, H Lagger, A Purwodihardjo

    This paper discusses the temporary support design methodology for the largest road caverns ever built in Australia—the Lutwyche Caverns—part of the Airport Link project in Brisbane, Australia. The Lut

    Sep 17, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Use of Helicopters in Mineral Exploration to Minimise Environmental Impact, Mount Painter Area South Australia

    During a mineral exploration program in an environmentally sensitive area nearMount Painter in South Australia, a helicopter was used to position, construct and service drilling rigs in order to avoid

    Jan 1, 1995

  • AUSIMM
    Engaging Generation Y with the Minerals Industry

    Following a decline in direct and indirect employment in the minerals industry between 2000 and 2003, the situation reversed in 2004 and employment rose by 12 per cent. Furthermore, there are forecast

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Education and the Role of Geotechnical Professionals in the Mining Industry

    The Australian mining industry faces skills shortages across a broad spectrum of disciplines and levels, as it enters another major growth phase. Critical amongst the areas of most significant shortag

    Nov 25, 2010

  • AUSIMM
    Diesel Particulate Matter in Underground Mines ù Controlling the Risk

    By F Djukic, T Fisher, G Irving

    Questionnaires were sent to 12 underground metalliferous mines in Queensland to enquire how these mines control diesel emissions from mobile diesel engines used underground. Where responses or control

    Jan 1, 2007

  • AUSIMM
    Multiple Land Use

    During the middle of this century, exploration and mining reached a low ebb in New Zealand. Tas McKee did his utmost to rejuvenate the mining industry, using the latest technology and an understanding

    Jan 1, 1987

  • AUSIMM
    Findings from preliminary testing to determine alternative sources of ethylene within sealed areas of underground coalmines

    By E Westthorp, J Phillips

    The detection of ethylene in mined-out ‘goaf’ areas of underground coalmines is an industry standard indicator of accelerated oxidation where the coal temperature has exceeded 100°C. If uncontrol

    Aug 28, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    The Methodology Behind the Development of the Vera/Nancy Mine

    Within ten months of the first significant intersection on the Vera deposit, approval was given to proceed with a $28.3 M underground development of the Vera-Nancy gold mine. Contrary to what the time

    Jan 1, 1998

  • AUSIMM
    Metallothermic Reduction of Magnese-Bearing Slags

    By W J. Rankin, D R. Swinbourne

    There are large tonnages of low-grade manganese ores in India fromwhich it is uneconomic to produce ferroalloys by conventionalsubmerged arc furnace smelting. A possible way to utilise these ores is t

    Jan 1, 1998

  • AUSIMM
    Maghemite - A Source of Heavy Medium for Coal Washeries

    Maghemite - A Source of Heavy Medium for Coal Washeries Use of magnetite as heavy medium in coal preparation plants has been increasing steadily in recent years. It might be in short supply in some a

    Sep 13, 2010