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An Overview of Surface Rock Support for Deformable Ground ConditionsBy M P. Sandy, V Louchnikov, V Eremenko, M Orunesu, O Watson
"Surface support is a key component of most ground support systems which are applied as a means of reducing the risk of rockfall occurrence and maintaining serviceability of mine development. Surface
Mar 24, 2014
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Application of Leading Practice Spontaneous Combustion Assessment to Exploration at the Doyles Creek ProjectBy J Edman, RáBeamish, G Cambourn, B Beamish
Moist Adiabatic Benchmark (MAB) and R70 testing have been applied to core samples of a multiple seam sequence from a borehole at the Doyles Creek Project. The coal samples range in rank from high vola
Jul 1, 2013
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Drinking Water Quality Management for Mining Operations in Western AustraliaBy 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
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Didipio - Learning the Lessons, Adapting and Getting Ready for ProductionBy R Redden
"The Didipio Gold-Copper project in the Philippines has been a well-defined reasonably high gold grade porphyry for almost two decades. OceanaGold are now bringing the project into production in late
May 24, 2012
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Zero Liquid Discharge in Coal Mining OperationsBy A Dal-Corobbo, R Zick
The coal mining industry is now faced with new regulatory requirements that limit the discharge of chlorides into receiving streams. To meet these new regulatory standards for treated mine water, a ze
Nov 26, 2013
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Adaptation of an Open Pit Optimiser for Underground Strategic PlanningBy M Bloss, B Roberts
BHP Billiton Olympic Dam required a well-tested software product suitable for strategic optimisation and scheduling of options for a potential underground mining project. The company has a standard so
Nov 24, 2014
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Iron Formation Related Base Metal Prospects, Broken Hill, New South WalesBy Larsen D. F
Minor iron formation related base metal sulphide mineralization occurs in granulite facies metamorphic rocks of the early Proterozoic Willyama Complex. Rock sequences hosting three iron formation r
Jan 1, 1983
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New Innovations in Field Portable X-Ray Fluorescence for the Iron Ore IndustryBy S Bailey
In-field sampling programs generally take time, equating to money, and unless you have an onsite laboratory, you have the issue of having to wait long periods for your data. Until recently, field port
Jul 11, 2011
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The Interaction Between Pulp Density and Frother Addition in Coal FlotationBy Roberts T, Firth B. A
A series of flotation experiments was carried out to study the interaction between the parameters of pulp density (mass per cent of solids in feed slurry) and frother addition (on the basis of solid m
Jan 1, 1984
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Dynamic Simulation in Iron Ore Pelletising PlantsBy P Navarra, R Kuhne
Dynamic simulation (discrete event simulation) is the preferred methodology to evaluate the impact of dynamic aspects of processing plants on the overall plant capacity. This tool can be used to: iden
Jan 1, 2009
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Realisation of Value through Identification of Various Oxidation Fronts and Mineralisation Styles at Trilogy Cu-Au-Ag-Pb-Zn DepositBy B Armstrong
The Proterozoic poly-metallic Trilogy deposit was discovered in 1997, and until recently, mining evaluation was stalled due to poor metallurgical performance. Unlocking the substantial economic value
Sep 5, 2011
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Telfer Processing Plant Upgrade - The Implementation of Additional Cleaning Capacity and the Regrinding of Copper and Pyrite ConcentratesBy D R. Seaman, B Adamson, F Burns, B A. Seaman, P Manton
The Telfer concentrator, located in the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia, consists of a dual train gold/copper operation processing ore from one underground and, currently, two open pit mines w
Oct 29, 2012
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Resue or Split Face Firing - Trial Results from Hillgrove MineResue or split face firing has the potential to separate ore and waste rock into separate muck piles within a stope. Thus split face firing has the potential to reduce dilution of the ore stream to be
Aug 1, 2010
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The impact of ventilation on demand on impeller fatigue lifeBy L Salvestro
Ventilation on demand (VOD) has been demonstrated to significantly reduce operating costs for ventilation fans, by reducing fan output to meet demand. The most effective method for reducing operating
Oct 12, 2022
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Gemstones in Australia - The State of PlayBy S R. Pecover
AustraliaÆs opal and sapphire mining industry has fallen from its peak in the 1980s and 1990s into a significant low today. This is not due to exhaustion of the resource, but instead an over-reliance
Jan 1, 2008
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Fusion of molten phase R&D into the metallurgical industry to drive circularityBy S L. Nicol, B J. Hogg, O J. Mendoza, S Nikolic, A Burrows
The top submerged lance (TSL) technology, developed in the 1970s, is now widely used for the processing of a range of materials. The key advantage the ISASMELT™ TSL technology provided was the ability
Aug 21, 2024
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The Influence of Impurities on the Properties of LeadFrom time to time failures occur in structures made of lead, and the failure may be due to corrosion involving a definite thinning of the lead sheet, or it may be of such a nature that cracks develop
Jan 1, 1932
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The Influence of Charge Distribution on the Grindability of the Blasted MaterialBy J Seccatore, G Sadao, M Cardu, G De Tomi, L Finoti, F Galvão, J Romero Huerta, A Rezende, J Bettencourt
In the mining industry, rock blasting can be considered as the first phase of comminution. The downstream phases of comminution are mechanical, and consist in consecutive stages of crushing and millin
Aug 24, 2015
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Pillar Recovery at Cracow Gold Mine using Grouted Consolidated MullockBy V Mutton, L Potts, D Joyce
This paper describes the method of extracting sill pillars within the underground operation from under unconsolidated mullock fill at the Cracow Gold Mine. This pillar recovery method was initially su
Mar 26, 2012
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Gold-Silver Vein Mineralisation at Cononish, ScotlandBy I M. Platten, C J. S Sangster, Y Xie, S C. Dominy
Cononish is a steep, narrow NE-SW trending vein system that was emplaced into late Proterozoic metasediments. It shows brittle style deformation and postdates metamorphism and associated Caledonian fo
Sep 26, 2013