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  • AUSIMM
    Measuring ore quality using real-time on-belt elemental analysis – more than grade control

    By H Kurth

    Mining geologists utilise many technologies to map, sample, measure, model and plan before and during the mining process. Predicted ore quality rarely corresponds with feed quality determined by proce

    Sep 20, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Seismic Hazard Assessment at Junction Gold Mine

    By M Henderson, M Hudyma

    Mining-induced seismicity at Junction Gold Mine became a serious operational problem in the late-1990s. Assessing the local seismic hazard is an important step in assessing the risk associated with po

    Jan 1, 2002

  • AUSIMM
    Work Organisation for Attractive Mining – Lean Mining and the Working Environment

    By J Johansson, J Lööw

    Attractive mining workplaces are good, safe and healthy environments. They are also workplaces that the workforce of the future wants to work in. As skilled miners and engineers are already scarce, th

    Nov 4, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Investigations on Lead Roasting at the Sulphide Corporation's Works at Cockle Creek, N.S.W.

    THE paper is principally eoncerncd with experimental work carried out the author whilst a number of the metallurgical staff at the Cockle Creek works. The metallurgical has been discussed sufficiently

    Jan 1, 1924

  • AUSIMM
    Some Installation, Operational and Maintenance Aspects of Diesel Engine Power Plant, Gold Mines of Kalgoorlie LTD., W.A.

    This paper describes the oil engihe plant owned and operated by Gold Mines .of Kalgoorlie Limited, and gives some details of installation, operational, and maintenance experiences which have arisen du

    Jan 1, 1945

  • AUSIMM
    The Colorimetric Determination of Tungsten in Soils, Sediments, and Rocks by Zinc Dithiol

    Samples weighing O·25 g are fused with 1 g potassium hydrogen sulphate, leached with 5 ml. of hydrochloric acid, and then diluted with another 5 ml. of acid. After settling, an aliquot of the cle

    Jan 1, 1970

  • AUSIMM
    Mine Data Analytics – New Skills Required for Tomorrow’s Mines

    By P Knights

    This paper examines the process and specialised skills required to extract insight from data routinely collected by mine operations, maintenance, engineering and environmental departments. Typical ins

    Nov 22, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    State-of-the-Art in Tunnel Ventilation Systems Design – Applicable Options to Meet Fire-Life-Safety Code Requirements

    By P C. Miclea

    Transportation networks extend every day around the world, requiring safe and well-maintained structures for efficiency and for users’ safety. Due to specific features of the infrastructure, such as l

    Mar 8, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Using Independent System Simulation to Mitigate Risk in the Dalrymple Bay Coal Chain

    By B Olsson, B Reynolds, R Norman

    An unprecedented growth in demand for coal exports has placed pressure on multi-user coal chains to guarantee that their capacity expansion projects will meet the required demand. These projects, howe

    May 24, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    Characterisation of pore pressure in tailings dams and the implications for design

    By D Johns, L Murray

    This paper discusses pore pressures in the embankments of tailings dams by comparing real world data with common design assumptions. Assessment of pore pressures has implications on material behaviour

    Jul 23, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Determination of cyanide and potentially toxic elements in gold tailings at Barberton, Mpumalanga, South Africa

    By K E. Mudzanani, T A. M Msagati, D T. Maiga, T T. Phadi, M R. Letsoal, B M. Chabalala, S W. Limani

    This paper addresses critical environmental, health, regulatory and scientific concerns related to gold mining activities in the specific area of Barberton, Mpumalanga, South Africa. The paper thus ca

    Apr 16, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Back to basics: resourcing the mining industry

    By S Dunbar, S Harrison, J Cilliers

    ‘Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.’George Santayana (16 December 1863 in Madrid, Spain to 26 September 1952 in Rome, Italy). Philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist.The m

    Aug 29, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Development of a damage/failure mechanisms database for Kazakhstan underground mining industry

    By A Mortazavi, M Akhmedya

    Mining is recognised as being one of the most dangerous industries in the world due to the difficult working conditions. Working in such hazardous circumstances in an underground mine often results in

    Nov 29, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Solvent Extraction of Uranium – Towards Good Practice in Design, Operation and Management

    By P Bartsch

    Uranium solvent extraction, USX has been applied commercially for recovery and concentration for over 50 years. Uranium in acidic liquor, which is prepared following ore leaching, solid/liquid separat

    Aug 8, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Modern X-Ray Diffraction Techniques as a Fast Industrial Analysis Method for Iron Ores - From Exploration to Process Control

    By L Gobbo

    X-ray diffraction (XRD) provides useful information about the composition of an ore sample in terms of quantification of crystalline phases and amorphous content. The use of new, fast detection system

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    Space mining – managing astronomical complexity

    By D Brown, K Markovic, Z Tabor

    From ancient times to the modern world, the mining industry has played a pivotal role in shaping the society that we live in today. It remains an integral part of everyday life and is a catalyst for b

    Sep 1, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    The effect of iron oxide on sulfide capacities of CaO-based molten slags

    By K Saito, M Hasegawa

    Removing sulfur and phosphorus from molten iron can be expressed by the following reactions, respectively. [S]Fe + (O2-)slag = (S2-)slag + [O]Fe [P]Fe + (3/2) (O2-)slag + (5/2) (FeO)slag = (PO43-)slag

    Jun 19, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    A Geological Review of the Tampakan Copper-Gold Deposit, Southern Mindanao, Philippines

    By B Rohrlach, J Gonzalez, A Buenavista

    Located on the island of Mindanao in the Southern Philippines, the Tampakan copper-gold deposit represents a major high-sulfidation epithermal deposit superimposed on an underlying porphyry copper sys

    Jan 1, 2004

  • AUSIMM
    Modelling of Iron Ore in Materials Handling Applications with a Focus on Wear

    By T Krull, T J. Donohue, D Ilic

    "Problematic issues in materials handling applications are often amplified in the iron ore industry due to the relatively high density of the ore as well as the abrasive nature of the product. One of

    Aug 12, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Evaluation of sustainability of copper production value chain from ore to metal using advanced simulation

    By A Remes, A Dennis, M Talikka, T Kotiranta, S Horn

    A mine project combines vast amounts of information from various disciplines including but not limited to geology, mining, metallurgy, technology, environment and economics. In many cases, all relevan

    Jul 25, 2018