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Ballarat East-From Eureka to the 80's
This paper puts the view that, for one gold deposit in Victoria at least, the Australasian Code for the Reporting of Identified Mineral Resources is severely deficient. The author questions whether
Jan 1, 1990
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High Yield Bacterial Leaching of Copper Concentrates
By Madgwick J. C
A new strain of Thiobacil/us ferrooxidans (SPK I) has been isolated which has a higher copper to iron release ratio (2.04) than the standard T ferrooxidans (CPBI) (1.12). The diminished iron oxidizing
Jan 1, 1983
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Sampling, monitoring and source tracking of dioxins in the environment of an incinerator in the Netherlands
By K H. Esbensen, A Arkenbout
In the north of the Netherlands, in the environment of Harlingen, an industrial waste incinerator was installed in 2011. The population in the region is concerned about adverse health effects related
May 9, 2017
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What Does It Mean?
A clear understanding of the meanings of terms is important when discussing a project. Whether it is a submission, an investment study, a feasibility study, an environmental impact statement, an est
Jan 1, 1990
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Environmental Geochemistry of the Halls Peak Massive Sulphide Znpbcuag Deposits, New South Wales, Australia
By P M. Ashley, M Muller
Massive sulphide ZnPbCuAg deposits in the Halls Peak district of north-eastern NSW are of the submarine volcanogenic type. They occur as a number of small lenses enclosed in shale and epiclastic rocks
Jan 1, 1995
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Geometallurgical Challenges of Namakwa Sands û A South African Titanium-Zirconium Heavy Minerals Mine
By A Rozendaal
Namakwa Sands, a heavy minerals beneficiation business situated along the west coast of South Africa, is a major producer of titanium slag, pig iron, ceramics quality zircon and rutile concentrate to
Jan 1, 2008
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Sustainable Development and Tailings
By H Jones
The paper outlines the adoption and evolution of ‘sustainable development’ as a concept in tailings management practices in the mining industry over the last 30 years. Over 500 lives have been lost in
Nov 22, 2011
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Method Selection for Large-Scale Underground Mining
As has been the case since the early Phoenician traders, the minerals used by modern man come from deposits scattered around the globe. The price received is more and more being set by worldwide suppl
Jan 1, 2000
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Preparing for Uncertain Mineral Futures - A Survey of AusIMM Members on the Future Issues and Drivers for the Australian Minerals Industry
By C Mason, A Littleboy
This paper presents the results of a large scale survey of The Australasian Institute for Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) membership. This survey aimed to understand and define the key issues and drive
Jan 1, 2009
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The Status of Mine Water Pollution in South Africa
This paper presents an overview of the current status of mine water management in South Africa. The regulatory framework within which mine water management operates is set out, based on the principles
Jan 1, 2003
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Issues Confronting Major Expansions and New Developments
The mining industry has expanded significantly in the Pacific Region over the past two decades through a mix of new developments and brownfields expansions of existing operations. Despite this overall
Jan 1, 2004
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The Breakdown of Shales in Water
By Whitmore R. L
The action of water on a number of Queensland shales which are associated with particular coal measures and oil shales has been studied. The results suggest that the disintegration of some of the shal
Jan 1, 1982
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The Utilization of Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide in the Blast Furnace
The variation of carbon monoxide and hydrogen utilization with the amount of the reductant in the blast furnace bosh gas was investigated for the No. 4 blast furnace at The Broken Hill Proprietary Co.
Jan 1, 1975
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Some Analyses of Mount Lyell Ores, Rocks. ETC
These may be of interest to members examining the collection of ores, etc., from Mount Lyell, which is a feature of the Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition, and may have some value as geological records
Jan 1, 1902
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The Metallurgical Treatment of Complex Tin Sulphides
Were it simply a matter of extracting tin from the simple tin sulphide, the proposition would undoubtedly be simple enough. When, however, other valuable metallic sulphides are combined with the tin,
Jan 1, 1902
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Use of Large Twin-Power Scrapers in Prestrip Operations
The use of scrapers in mining and earthmoving operations is not new, in fact they are one of the earliest methods of bulk earthmoving. A single machine which can load, haul, and dump material with a m
Jan 1, 2003
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Water Quality Standards with Reference to the Mining Industry in New Zealand
Water quality standards for some of the substances likely to be discharged to natural waters by the mining industry are discussed. After briefly examining how uses of water can be affected by discharg
Jan 1, 1986
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An Investigation to Integrate Optimum Long-Term Planning with Short Planning in Underground Mine Production Scheduling
Generating short- and long-term mine production schedules in isolation and independently from each other means that only a local optimum can be achieved when each scheduling phase is carried out. The
Dec 6, 2010
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Characterisation of Ore Crushability Using Petrophysical Properties
By P Fullagar
Automated multi-sensor core loggers (MSCL) measure petrophysical properties of diamond drill cores, including gamma density, P-wave velocity, electrical conductivity and magnetic susceptibility. A Geo
Jan 1, 2009
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Grasberg Block Cave Haulage Project – Design and Construction Update
By B Mead, N D. Pascoe
The Grasberg block cave rail haulage system will be located in the Grasberg mining district on the island of Papua, Indonesia at an elevation of almost 3000 m above sea level. It will transport 160 00
May 9, 2016