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  • AUSIMM
    Evaluation of the impact of modifying froth launders in an industrial flotation bank using novel flotation models

    By A Yáñez, P Vallejos, R Grau, J Yianatos

    In flotation cells, especially in large flotation units, froth management is a crucial variable that should be considered during the design phase or optimised to improve the performance of existing fl

    Aug 24, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Considerations for the design and support of underground portals

    By M P. Sandy, R M. Stephenson

    Portals to access underground mines are important infrastructure and their design requires careful consideration. Portals are generally expected to last for the life of the mine. Typically, the exposu

    Mar 15, 2021

  • AUSIMM
    Development of a cold bonding technology to high-grade iron ore concentrate

    By J Caron, M Athayde, F Lavoie, R Joyce

    Decarbonisation has become a major challenge for the global steelmaking industry, turning towards new technologies aimed at carbon footprint reduction, which on its own accounts for approximately 9 pe

    Nov 8, 2021

  • AUSIMM
    State-of-the-art of electroslag refining and challenges in the control of ingot cleanness

    By G Stovpchenko, G Jianjun, L Medovar

    Electroslag remelting (ESR) today and into the future, will still be the main process for producing high-quality ingots by suppressing segregation, not just refining chemical composition from impuriti

    Jun 19, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Heterogeneity, Sampling Errors and the Nugget Effect in Gold Ores - Implications for Evaluation, Exploitation and Extraction

    Sampling errors result from heterogeneities within the lot under study. Within a rock mass in situ heterogeneity results in the geological nugget effect, which accounts for most of the natural variabi

    Aug 1, 2010

  • AUSIMM
    Geophysical Exploration and Space Age Technology

    The past decade hap seen revolutionary advances in com-munications and information-handling techniques which have been stiriulated by "cold war" military requirements and by, current programmes for pr

    Jan 1, 1963

  • AUSIMM
    Identification and Spectral Characteristics of Hydrothermal Alteration on Landsat TM Imagery of North Chile

    This study examines the application of Landsat TM data to the identification of hydro- thermal alteration in the arid terrain of the El Salvador region of north Chile. Numerical reflectance values

    Jan 1, 1987

  • AUSIMM
    Mine Haul Roads Quantification and Structural Reliability of Haul Trucks

    By Marshall GA, Dickerson AW

    The efficient operation of large haul trucks in large open pit mines requires an economic trade off between the haul route quality, the haul truck payloads and the level of haul truck reliability.

    Jan 1, 1982

  • AUSIMM
    Production Schedule Optimisation – Meeting Targets by Hedging against Geological Risk while Addressing Environmental and Equipment Concerns

    By M Spleit

    A long-term production schedule for the LabMag iron ore deposit in northern Quebec, Canada is derived using stochastic integer programming. The optimisation formulation maximises the schedule’s net pr

    Nov 24, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    HIT – a Portable Field Device for Rapid Testing at Site

    By T Kojovic

    "The index A*b, determined from the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) drop weight tester (DWT) results, has become well-known in the mining industry as a reliable measure of ore hard

    Oct 10, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Linking safety factor to probability of failure

    By S M. Gover

    Estimating the probability of failure for embankments is not intuitive. It requires not only an appreciation of the strength of the embankment, but an understanding of the variability and uncertainty

    Jul 23, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Bentonite and Fuller's Earth Deposits of New South Wales: I. Occurrence, Mineralogy and Physical Properties

    By See G. T

    Bentonites and fuller's earths from seven localities in N.S.W. have been analysed with respect to occurrence, mineralogy and physical properties and areas for future prospecting have been indicat

    Jan 1, 1959

  • AUSIMM
    Acid Mine Drainage Treatment at Herbert Stream, Stockton

    By M Watts, P Lindsay

    Herbert Stream, a tributary of the Waimangaroa River on the Stockton Plateau, has elevated metal concentrations and low pH characteristic of acid mine drainage (AMD). Dissolved aluminium concentration

    Jan 1, 2007

  • AUSIMM
    The Bradford Sulphur Dioxide Process. Application at North Broken Hill Limited to Weathered Dump Slime

    The Bradford Process, Australian Patent No. 11253, has had considerable application in the treatment plants of Broken Hill mining companies, and is at present being used by the North Broken Hill Limit

    Jan 1, 1929

  • AUSIMM
    Influence of Shot Design Parameters on Fragmetation

    By Smith N. S, Rholl S. A, Otterness R. E

    The Bureau of Mines is conducting research to develop blast designs for the control of fragmentation and rock displacement and the reduction of overall mining costs. This Bureau experiment, a progra

    Jan 1, 1990

  • AUSIMM
    An Accountant's Overview of Mineral Valuation Methodologies

    Valuers of mineral properties should be aware that accountants are a major user of their opinions of value. Reliance by accountants can range from obtaining comfort that book values in balance shee

    Jan 1, 1994

  • AUSIMM
    Is Measuring pH Enough?

    By J Kinal, I Mitchell

    Many flotation plants use pH to adjust the pulp chemistry of their system to achieve optimum separation. For example, in a sequential lead/zinc circuit the pH during sphalerite flotation is increased

    Jan 1, 2006

  • AUSIMM
    Development of the Zafranal Geometallurgical Model

    By G Harbort

    The use of geological data for optimisation of operating plants has become a significant part of the modern process mindset. The underlying principle is to convert spatial geological data into metallu

    Sep 5, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Experiments on Rock Burst and its Control

    By L R. Sousa, M He

    Rock burst is common in deep underground excavations and is characterised by a violent ejection of block rocks from excavation walls. It is critical to understand the phenomenon of rock burst and part

    Nov 5, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Characterisation of Long-Term Scaling Effects of Ceramic Filter Media Used in the Dewatering of Iron Ore

    By R Salmimies

    Choosing a ceramic capillary action filter is often favoured in processes where low energy consumption is important, such as the dewatering of iron ore. In addition, the performance of the filter medi

    Jul 11, 2011