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  • AUSIMM
    Multiple Indicator Kriging - Is it Suited to My Deposit?

    By D Guibal, J Vann, M Harley

    Many sample value distributions are highly skewed and present variograms with high relative nugget effects and/or short-range structures. In consequence, significant deskewing of the histogram and var

    Jan 1, 2000

  • AUSIMM
    An Occupational Health and Safety Perspective on the Water Systems in Mining

    By J Field

    Many aspects of water use in mining are driven by the technical requirements for water. There has been little consideration given to both the safety and the health requirements. Workers in the mining

    Jan 1, 2006

  • AUSIMM
    Dynamic Interpolation – Estimation in a Folded Environment at the Cosmo Deposit, Northern Territory, Australia

    By A Finch, C Pridmore

    The Cosmo Project falls within the Archaean to Palaeo-Proterozoic Pine Creek Orogen, one of the major mineral provinces of Australia.The Cosmo Deposit is interpreted to be a series of steep north-west

    Aug 18, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Development and Implementation of the CaveCAD Ground Support Module for Cost and Safety Improvements in Block Cave Mines

    By 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

  • AUSIMM
    Application of Lateral Crater Test in Open Pit Blasting Parameters Optimisation

    By Y M. Wang, W Z. Liu, L F. Li, X L. Zhang

    Based on the blasting crater theory, the equation between k under typical cases and burden line, charge height was obtained by open pit bench blasting analysis model. The model was calculated with min

    Aug 24, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Influence of Saline Water on Electrostatic/High Tension Separation

    By P Ramsaywok

    The use of saline water for mineral beneficiation in arid regions is general practice and also the case with Exxaro Namakwa Sands, situated on the west coast of South Africa. Although it is ‘cost effe

    Oct 5, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Underground Information Technology Infrastructure - A Sound Basis for Efficient Future Mining Operations

    By M Schmid

    German hard coal mining operations have decreased for more than 40 years. Current political decisions are leading to a discontinuation of subsidised black coal mining by the year 2018. This decision w

    Jan 1, 2008

  • AUSIMM
    Liability of Technical Professionals in the Mining Industry - The Lawyers' Perspective

    By Low Russell

    Mark Westfield, writing in The Australian on 16 May 1994 stated: The role of the independent expert is crucial to Australia's investment system. When it falls down, there can be very dramatic

    Jan 1, 1995

  • AUSIMM
    Productive Partnership – Controlling Vibration and Maintaining Critical Electricity Supply

    By M Nagarajan

    Orica Mining Services (Orica) in partnership with Coal and Allied’s Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) has developed a risk management process to maximise mining efficiency whilst controlling vibration an

    Nov 8, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    The design and implementation of the Kibali gold mine off-shaft development

    By T Peters

    The Kibali Gold Mine is currently comprised of several open pits, a 3.5 Mtpa underground mine and a 7.5 Mtpa processing plant. Development of the underground operation commenced in December 2012, with

    Mar 29, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    R&D roadmaps in mining and water management – a design-led approach to driving sustainability and innovation

    By M Yadav, K Clode, S Daykin

    The mining industry faces numerous challenges related to sustainability and circular economy principles, necessitating strategic approaches to innovation and resource management. As demands for minera

    Sep 1, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    An Analysis of the Geological Factors Leading to Outburst-Prone Conditions at Collinsville, Queensland

    By Rogis J

    The basic parameters causing outbursts are rock pressure, gas characteristics and the physico-mechanical properties of the coal. The three sets of factors are to some degree interdependent. At Colli

    Jan 1, 1980

  • AUSIMM
    Effective Domain Selection for Grade Control in Narrow Vein Gold Deposits

    By G D. Matthews, M E. Haylett, S Khosrowshahi, A Weeks

    Effective domaining is fundamental to geostatistical modelling for grade control. Through analysis of lithological, structural and alteration logging data, effective groupings (domains) can be identif

    Aug 18, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Vertical and inclined raise bore performance at Dugald River mine

    By M Lee, J F. Carswell, G Reitsema

    "The increased costs of underground mining have continually challenged engineers to identify opportunities for alternatives to common approaches to underground development. Considerations to the desig

    Oct 16, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Opportunities for rare earth element recovery from waste streams

    By K Clode, J Al-Shdifat, S Daykin

    Planning for a circular economy allows for previously untapped market opportunities to be explored, resulting in new, innovative revenue generating opportunities, while also reducing environmental imp

    Sep 1, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Ore Block Design in Narrow Vein Gold Deposits – Estimate or Simulate?

    By G D. Matthews, M E. Haylett, S Khosrowshahi, A Weeks

    In narrow orebodies the use of ordinary kriging (OK) may pose certain limitations when used for grade control modelling. The smoothing effect of kriging, by its very nature, cannot retain or accuratel

    Aug 18, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    ‘It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time ...’ Common Mistakes in Geometallurgy

    By P Kittler

    In the spectrum of mining-related disciplines, geometallurgy sits between resource geology and metallurgical engineering. Unlike its neighbours, it is a relatively young discipline and its concepts, p

    Sep 5, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Designing Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar Surveys for Mine Monitoring with Accuracy Assessment

    By R Ahola, M D. Henschel, M A. McParland

    With the introduction in recent years of third-generation interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) techniques, monitoring of mine slopes, benches and surrounding areas has benefitted from incr

    Nov 5, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Plate Tectonics and the Precambrian-Phanerozoic Evolution of Australia

    Australian continental crust has accreted and consolidated by thirds: 1/3 during Archean time, 1/3 during Early to mid-Proterozoic time, and 1/3 during latest Precambrian to mostly Paleozoic time. The

    Jan 1, 1995

  • AUSIMM
    Material handling testing and control system requirements for dry stack tailings

    By R Stefansen, T Wisdom, A Nicholson, K Rahal

    The challenges of increasingly scarce water resources and the risk of dam failures has seen the mining industry turn to sustainable tailings management solutions such as dewatering and dry stacking. F

    Jul 23, 2018