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Balancing the benefits and impacts of future copper demand – climate change and arsenicBy P J. Bangerter, G D. Corder
With the societal desire and drive towards low carbon energy sources, there is a growing awareness of the important role that minerals and metals will play with renewable energy technologies. Copper
Jul 25, 2018
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Extending mine life through application of an in situ recovery approachBy D J. Robinson, L L. Kuhar
In-situ recovery (ISR) is accepted and applied across many geographies, and approximately 50% of the world’s uranium is currently extracted by using an ISR method (World Nuclear Association, 2014). T
Jul 25, 2018
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The Structural/Stratigraphic Development of the Sishen South (Welgevonden) Iron Ore Deposit, South Africa, as Deduced From Ground Gravity Data ModellingBy W J. Botha
The Palaeoproterozoic Transvaal Supergroup in the northern Cape Province of South Africa hosts high grade (>60 per cent Fe) hematitic and specularitic iron and manganese mineralisation. The mineralisa
Jan 1, 2005
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Mill Modelling Using an Extensible Station-Based FrameworkBy E A. Gunn, J Zhou
In this paper a project to develop a joint optimisation/simulation model for production planning in a mine-mill complex is presented. The system involves a mill receiving ore from a number of differen
Sep 26, 2011
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Muck Pile Shaping for Draglines and Dozers at Surface CoalminesBy M Nagarajan, S Esen
This paper presents three case studies from three surface coalmines. The first case study is from a coalmine where a dragline operates in 60 m wide and 1 km long strips. Typical overburden height rang
Aug 24, 2015
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Integrated Landforms for the Storage of Tailings and Waste Rock at Magnetite Mines in Western AustraliaBy D R. Anstey
The mining of magnetite iron ore in Western Australia will generate large volumes of waste rock and tailings over many decades. The need to dispose of these materials will result in massive waste land
Jan 1, 2009
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Project Management for All Seasons ù Financial Risk Mitigation in a Challenging WorldBy O C. Aitken
Mining project developers are committed to taking on all the challenges and obligations of financial risk management. It is interesting that our current models of project finance have not changed mark
Jan 1, 2004
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Subordinate Structures – Considerations and BenefitsBy M J. Nugus
The structural models developed by exploration and mining geologists are most commonly concerned with the ‘main structures’ or key constituents that pertain to the associated mineralisation. To this e
Aug 22, 2011
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Fundamentally Transforming the Economic and Sustainability Signature of Mining AssetsBy M Jones
The past 100 years the mining industry can be characterised by a focus on increasing financial returns often to the detriment of social, human, manufactured and environmental capitals. Despite the sus
Nov 4, 2015
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Ramp-up and long-term performance of the Albion Process™ plant at GeoProMining Gold ArmeniaBy D Walker, A Tsvetkov, P Voigt, O Kloiber-Deane
The GPM Gold Operation has been employing an Albion Process™ plant at its Sotk (Zod) gold mine in Armenia since 2014. Long term data from the operation is now being published for the first time. The
Aug 29, 2018
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Inclined Troughed Belt Conveyor Systems for Underground Mass Mining OperationsBy A G. L Pratt
Inclined troughed belt conveyors are more frequently being selected from a range of alternatives, which include shafts and trucks for ore haulage in underground mass mining projects. Belt conveyor hau
Jan 1, 2008
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Case study of a practicable, risk-based solution in response to new regulatory approaches to Mining Health and Safety using Queensland Recognised Standard 22 (Management Structure for the development and implementation of the SHMS)By S Amor, A Beasley
This paper provides an example of how industry can respond to the implementation of new regulatory approaches to mining risk, health and safety by adopting a robust, practical, software-based approach
Apr 16, 2024
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Discrete vein modelling – implications of a novel geology driven resource estimation methodology for vein hosted mineral depositsBy J P. van Dijk, M Munro
Discrete vein modelling presents an innovative geology driven 3D modelling method for quantification of vein hosted mineral deposits, with far reaching potential for critical mineral supply and low im
Sep 1, 2024
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Assessing the volume change behaviour of red mud through laboratory and field testingBy D J. Williams, A Shokouhi, A Naderian
Extracting alumina from bauxite involves the production of fine-grained waste known as red mud. The highly alkaline red mud is usually neutralised by applying sea water, thickened to between 25% and 3
Jul 23, 2018
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An analysis of productivity in sublevel caving minesBy G R. Power
A useful way to assess potential productivity of SLC mines is by quantifying tonnes/drawpoint/day to be extracted from the mine. However limited industry information has been published to help mines b
Mar 15, 2021
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Understanding ore heterogeneity and effective bulk ore sorting using PGNAA/PFTNABy S Ferguson, G Noble
The mining industry is facing economic pressures to treat more challenging and lower grade ore types, as well as pressure relating to environmental impact and social license to operate. Preconcentrati
Nov 10, 2020
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Accurately defining failure geometries and their variabilityBy E J. Hancock, K H. B Chu
Failures within hard rock underground excavations have historically been defined by a depth of failure, estimated in the field or through individual measurements, with a simplified failure geometry; s
Nov 29, 2022
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A Large-Scale Unconfined Compressive Strength Test for Determination of Rock Mass Parameters in Tunnel DesignBy A Smith
Rock masses usually exhibit scale dependent mechanical properties primarily due to presence of discontinuities and their inhomogeneous nature. One of the essential preconditions for selection of appro
Mar 8, 2011
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Optimised drill targeting using dynamic 3D modelling, Martabe Gold Mine, IndonesiaBy H Indirawati, R Ayres, A Nur Kasnanto, S Konopa
As a project moves through the mine life cycle, the quantity of data available increases and the understanding of the orebody matures. Incorporating new information quickly and efficiently in current
Nov 21, 2018
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Martabe Gold Mine, Indonesia: a positive solution for positive reconciliationBy M Angus, S Konopa, A Virisheff, S Crispin
A positive mill reconciliation at a mine is a double-edged-sword. Much back slapping happens. The bank and the board can’t get enough until the downside becomes apparent. Over a prolonged period, ther
Nov 21, 2018