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Australian Innovation in African Heavy-Haul RailBy K Devencorn
The development of robust, economical transport infrastructure has been identified as a key driver to sovereign economic growth. Notwithstanding the value of undeveloped mineral resources, unless they
Nov 22, 2011
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Meta incident analysis – an analysis of incident and near miss reporting within a major Australian commodity portBy A Fern, A Hawkes, o, W Smith, K Mee
Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) prevention remains a priority focus within high-risk industries sector. A major mining operation sought to strengthen their approach to the management of high-risk ac
Apr 16, 2024
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Caterpillar 3500 Series Engines for Off Highway TrucksA new engine family has been developed by Caterpillar Tractor Co. for application in off-highway trucks. This family, the 3500 Series is available in three configurations, covering a 600-1200 kilow
Jan 1, 1982
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Development and Implementation of the CaveCAD Ground Support Module for Cost and Safety Improvements in Block Cave MinesBy S Talu, E Savage, P Sturm, A van As
It is estimated that substandard ground support installations and elements cost the Rio Tinto Copper Group millions of dollars between 2000 and 2014. These issues have also created significant safety
May 9, 2016
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Ensuring an Effective Principal Hazard Management PlanBy A J. Clough
There has been an unprecedented rise in the fatality rate in the Australian mining industry over the last few years. The factors behind this rise are not clear; however, it is noted that the increase
Aug 31, 2015
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The Impact of Flocculant Addition on a Tailings Storage FacilityWater retention, water loss and delay in tailings storage rehabilitation are major challenges for many Coal Mines. Work by Stewart, Backer and Busch in the early 1980s suggested that there were improv
Jan 1, 2008
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Identify, Convert and Sustain – Resource Development in the Pilbara – The Rio Tinto WayBy G Danckert
The key technical theme of ‘orebody knowledge’ has been applied by Rio Tinto in the Pilbara iron ore precinct from 1966, when operations first started there. It forms the basis of present day applicat
Jul 11, 2011
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Aerodynamic Aspects of Auxiliary Fuel Injection Procedures to Blast FurnacesBy Storey AG
Following initial plant scale work on the development and performance of 'spray' oil lances, a full scale room temperature model of the blowpipe-tuyere region of a blast furnace was built t
Jan 1, 1975
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Design and calibration of a climate resilient Type B (adapted) sediment basin at the Dugald River Mine in the north-west Queensland minerals provinceBy A Harburg, A Dendys, G Green
Dugald River Mine (DRM) is located approximately 85 km north-east of Mount Isa, and 65 km northwest of Cloncurry, in the north-west Queensland Minerals Province of Australia. DRM is an underground ope
Aug 2, 2023
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A Review of the Kapit Orebody, Lihir Island Group, Papua New GuineaBy J R. Robinson
Prior to mine development, exploration drilling within the Luise Caldera on Niolam Island encountered gold mineralisation to the northwest of the main Minifie and Lienetz orebodies. This mineralisatio
Jan 1, 2004
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Sampling Quality Assurance and Quality Control Requirements for Mining ProjectsThe creation of an accurate and precise enough database requires the collection of many representative samples, subsampling and assaying them without destroying their integrity. The selection and impl
Mar 1, 2010
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Implications of the Carbon Price and Developing a Carbon StrategyBy P Holt, M Allen
On the first of July, 2012, the Australian GovernmentÆs Clean Energy Act commenced. From this point, a price of $23/t of CO2-e will apply to facilities that trip the liability threshold. This first pa
Nov 20, 2012
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Non-Linear Geostatistics for Geometallurgical OptimisationBy K G. van den Boogaart, S Konsulke, R Tolosana Delgado
Adaptive mineral processing has to rely on spatially predicted information on primary geometallurgical parameters, like phase composition, size and shape distributions of grains from various phases, p
Sep 29, 2013
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Full Cycle Tailings Management at Fosterville Gold MineBy L P. Gray
"From paving the way in gaining approval for the first metalliferous in-pit tailings storage facility (TSF) in Victoria, to developing a deposition methodology to optimise the storage capacity and pro
Oct 10, 2016
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Quantifying the effect of climate and surface materials on post-mining landscape erosion – a risk approach using landscape evolution modelsBy D C. Verdon-Kidd, G R. Hancock, M J. Saynor, J B. C Lowry, T J. Coulthard
Designing post-mining landscapes requires quantifying the short and long-term risks. In recent years, computer based landscape evolution models (LEMs) have been used to provide insight into both erosi
Jul 25, 2018
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Automated Multi-Drills in Rio TintoBy C McHugh, F Oppolzer, B Rogers, A Stokes
Rio Tinto has embarked on a journey to use automation to improve the performance of its surface mines. The driver for automation has more to do with improving the accuracy and consistency of mining pr
Sep 18, 2012
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MEMS – The Mine Event Management System: a process to assist with incident managementBy B Stewart
It has long been recognised that knowledge of the conditions existing in a mine after an incident is essential in deciding whether to deploy responders as part of the incident recovery process. Applyi
Apr 16, 2024
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Preventing unwanted events critical controls – success and failure in implementing the ICMM guidanceBy A P. Wilkinson
This paper reports on the implementation of the critical control concept to manage material risks in the mining and metals industries. The critical control management (CCM) approach assumes it is bett
Apr 16, 2024
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Putting the ‘GEO’ back in front of GEOmetallurgy: importance of early implementation of quantitative mineral system characterisation, classification and modellingBy W Potma, C Brauhart, S Halley, S Urbisinov, A Scogings
Truly integrated, quantitative, 3D GEOmetallurgical (or mineral system) characterisation, classification and 3D modelling should provide a cradle to grave unifying link across the exploration and mini
Nov 21, 2018
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Envisioning the rehabilitation of assets through co-design and gamificationBy S Grant, S Emeric, P Baker, E Jones, D Clark
As we strive for a sustainable and resilient future, repurposing assets has become a top priority. In Australia alone, we have a significant number of mineral projects in the pipeline, extensive exist
Aug 2, 2023