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  • AUSIMM
    Fluid Pressure, Geomechanical Evolution and Predictive Targeting of the Sunrise Dam Gold Deposit, Western Australia

    By M J. Nugus, J G. McLellan, T G. Blenkinsop

    High fluid pressures and deformation have been instrumental in the formation of high-grade gold lodes at the Archaean granite greenstone 12 Moz Sunrise Dam gold deposit in Western Australia. Historica

    Sep 26, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Internalising Ecological Costs in Evaluating and Planning a Mining Project

    By Q Wang

    Net present value (NPV) has been the main criterion in mining project evaluation and production plan optimisation. It is a common practice in NPV calculations to take into account only the tangible co

    Sep 26, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    The Newcrest Telfer Hoisting System ù A Very Large Friction Hoist Installation

    The hoisting system at the Newcrest Telfer mine is designed for a final duty of 7.35 million tonnes per annum at a hoisting distance of 1450 m. In terms of hoisting capacity (t/h) times hoisting dista

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Staffing Mines in the Future – Learning from a Gender Study for an Ore Establishment in Northern Sweden

    By L Abrahamsson

    This paper describes results from a gender study for a new mine in Pajala, a small community in northern Sweden. Using a gender perspective, the study examines migration, education, local culture, the

    Nov 22, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Shell-supported Grinding Mill for the Ernest Henry Project

    Tumbling mills have been used in the minerals indusu) for occr WO years, with the design changing little, but the size of the individual pieces of equipment increasing significantly with the lowerin

    Jan 1, 1997

  • AUSIMM
    Olivine Reactions During Pelletising of Magnetite Ore at High Temperature Under Oxidising Conditions

    Magnesium-rich olivine is used as an additive in LKABÆs iron ore pellets in order to improve the high-temperature properties of the finished products. Olivine is only added to the pellets that are man

    Jan 1, 2008

  • AUSIMM
    Does process control sampling always have to be a compromise?

    By M Singh, R C. Steinhaus, J J. Rust

    Metallurgical process control systems in mineral plants often employ state-of-the-art monitoring analysers in an attempt to optimise plant operations and enhance mineral recoveries. These systems are

    May 9, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Weighing of Open Cut Machinery

    An improved technique for the quick and accurate measurement of the weight and centre of mass in the horizontal plane of large machines has been developed. On-site weighing of large plant such as bu

    Jan 1, 1989

  • AUSIMM
    Extension Strain ù A New Concept in Open Pit Slope Stability, and its Use in the Explanation of Two Slope Failures

    By G J. Keyter, P J. Terbrugge, Yu Xianb

    There has been disappointingly little development in the understanding of the behaviour of rock slopes in open pit mines over the past 30 years. The lack of development in general, and of robust, stan

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AUSIMM
    Using Borehole Radar to Refine Orebody Interpretations in a Narrow Vein Gold Deposit

    By G Morgan, C Kemp

    In December 2010, a trial of borehole radar technology was conducted to test the usefulness of the technique in better refining the position and geometry of narrow vein orebodies away from the primary

    Mar 26, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    Phanerozoic Ooidal Ironstone Deposits - Generation of Potential Exploration Targets

    By E R. Ramanaidou, M Wells

    The aim of this paper is to summarise all known Phanerozoic ooidal ironstone deposits worldwide, including Australian deposits such as the well-known channel iron deposits (CID). Nearly 400 occurrence

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    Isotope Geochemistry of the Black Ridge Gold Deposit, Clermont, Central Queensland

    By Dobos SK

    The Black Ridge Gold Deposit is located in the northern part of the Clermont Goldfield, which is situated at the boundary of the Bowen Basin and Anakie Inlier, Queensland. The goldfield comprises a se

    Jan 1, 1990

  • AUSIMM
    Charles Dickens on the (potentially) changing role of globalisation and sustainability in the long-term future of mining and exploration

    By J P. Sykes, T C. McCuaig, M Jessell, A Trench

    The election of Donald Trump and the Brexit referendum herald a shift towards a tighter definition of economic value, at the expense of the broader value concept of sustainable development; as well as

    Sep 20, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Tropicana - Unravelling the complexity of a +6 Million Ounce Gold Deposit Hosted in Granulite Facies Metamorphic Rocks

    By J Savage, A Crawford, M Doyle, N McNaughton, T G. Blenkinsop

    Area selection criteria for gold exploration have historically highlighted the low prospectivity of high-metamorphic grade terranes relative to regions with lower metamorphic grades. The Tropicana gol

    Sep 26, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Challenges of Developing Low-Grade Deposits in æNew WorldÆ Countries from a Mining ConsultantÆs Perspective

    By L Lorenzen, H Muller, L Bernard

    Australian companies and consultants are becoming ever more involved in projects in African, South American, East European and Middle Eastern countries. However, significant differences in culture and

    Sep 26, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Abra, A Middle Proterozoic Mineralized Body, Western Australia

    The Abra mineralized body is regarded as a significant new style of mineralization for its environment. It is a blind polymetallic deposit, located in the Bangemall Basin of Western Australia. It was

    Jan 1, 1987

  • AUSIMM
    Importance of the simple shear loading direction to the stability of tailings storage facilities

    By D Reid

    The engineering properties of soils and tailings often exhibit significant anisotropy. One area where this has been well documents is undrained shear strength. Materials sheared in directions close

    Jul 23, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    The Development of the Greta Coal Measures of New South Wales

    By Tonks E. E

    The earliest discovery and mining of coal in the northern area of the Greta Coal Measures at Anvil Creek in 1862 was by William Farthing, however, some official records attribute the discovery to Thom

    Jan 1, 1993

  • AUSIMM
    On the Influence of Fundamental Detonics on Blasting Practice

    By A Minchinton

    With blasting, all far-field phenomena including, but not limited to, stress wave propagation, fracture, vibration and muck pile formation are intrinsically and irrevocably dependent upon near-field p

    Aug 24, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    A Further Study on the Attenuation Laws of Blasting Vibration Frequency

    By M Chen, G H. Wang, J R. Zhou, P Yan, W B. Lu

    Blast vibration analysis is one of the important topics in the control technology of blast vibration damage. Nowadays, blasting vibration safety standards are based on both the particle velocity and t

    Aug 24, 2015