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Advances in Optical Image Analysis of Iron Ore SinterBy S Hapugoda, M Peterson, A Haileslassie, A Poliakov, E Donskoi, L Lu
Most metallic iron in the world is produced in blast furnaces from different feed stocks – sinter, lump ore and pellets. Sinter is the main iron-containing feed to the blast furnace and can constitute
Jul 13, 2015
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Electrical conductivity measurement of CaO-Al2O3-CaF2 slags by van der Pauw-Ohta MethodBy K Nakashima, K Aya, T Sumita, N Saito
Electro slag remelting (ESR) is one of the methods used to produce high-cleanliness steel. In the ESR method, the product steel electrode is immersed in flux, and the electrode is melted by the Joule
Jun 19, 2024
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CFD modelling of slag fuming, with focus on freeze-lining formationBy N Voller, A Ishmurzin, G Hackl, M Wu, A Kharicha, M Chintinne, C M. G Rodrigues, A Ludwig
Slag fuming (SF) is a critical process for recycling zinc-containing slags, but the corrosive nature of molten slag poses challenges to the reactor durability. The freeze-lining (FL) technique offers
Aug 21, 2024
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Refurbishment of Brisbane's Rail Tunnels for ElectrificationBy Fejes G
An integral part of the Brisbane Suburban Railway Electrification involved the relining, refurbishment and track lowering in the Roma Street, Brunswick Street and Gloucester Street double track tu
Jan 1, 1981
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Measuring the Redistribution of Stresses Resulting from New Excavations with Ambient Seismic Noise CorrelationsBy F Brenguier, R A. Lynch, G Olivier
The seismic velocities of intact rock are dependent on the applied stress. Unfortunately, the low susceptibility of seismic velocity to stress changes mean that changes in seismic velocity have to be
May 9, 2016
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Extraction of 5 Orebody Crown Pillar at the Isa Lead Mine, Mount Isa Mines Limited, Mount Isa, Queensland, AustraliaBy G Varley
This paper describes the mining methods and strategy used to extract the 5 Orebody crown pillar at the Isa Lead Mine over the past five years. The bulk of the crown pillar was extracted by the use of
Jan 1, 2002
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Structural Control of Mineralisation at the Karangahake Epithermal Au-Ag Deposit, Coromandel Peninsula, New ZealandBy J Mauk, J Rowland
The Karangahake epithermal Au-Ag mine consists of two main lodes, the Maria and the Welcome/Crown hosted in Miocene andesites. Mineralisation is strongly constrained to major structures and is genetic
Jan 1, 2003
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Reactivity of Pyritic Shales From Mt Whaleback Mine Towards Ammonium Nitrate Based ExplosivesBy D K, S Freij, A Rossiter, X Han, B Feng
In mining operations, the removal of overburden to expose the ores is achieved by rock blasting using ammonium nitrate based explosives, eg ammonium nitrate-fuel oil mixtures, commonly known as ANFO.
Jan 1, 2005
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The Relationship between Blasting Parameters and Muck Pile ConfigurationBy D Van Doorselaere
The purpose of blasting during mining is to produce a muck pile that can be efficiently loaded and transported. There is an increasing awareness of the variation in muck pile characteristics and its e
Aug 24, 2015
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The Re-opening of CSA Mine, Cobar NSWBy M Scamardella
The CSA Mine is located at Cobar, New South Wales, where it was in continuous operation from 1966 to the time it went into receivership on 29 January 1998. When it closed it was under the ownership of
Jan 1, 2000
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LaModel – A Program for Coalmine ModellingBy K A. Heasley
The LaModel program was initially developed in 1993, and it is used to model the stresses and displacements in thin tabular deposits such as coal seams. It uses the displacement-discontinuity variatio
Nov 5, 2014
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The Geology of the Eastern Distributor TunnelBy T R. Justice
The Eastern Distributor tunnel is located approximately 24 m beneath the suburbs of Woolloomooloo and Darlinghurst to the east of the central business district of Sydney. The 1.7 km long tunnel will c
Jan 1, 1999
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Bulk sensing of trucks, in-pit equipment and the mine bench for preconcentrationBy R Yong, A McEwan, D G. Miljak, D Milinkovic, A Curtain, P J. Coghill, R Stefulj, B Lovric, G Roberts
The CSIRO has pioneered the development and use of certain classes of magnetic resonance (MR) for mining applications. The MR technique is a radio frequency-based spectroscopy that provides highly qua
Nov 10, 2020
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The Direct Outokumpu Nickel Smelting (DON) Process and the Harjavalta ExpansionBy MattelmSki M
Outokumpu Harjavalta Metals Oy has been producing nickel since 1962, based on conventional flash smelting technology followed by electrowinning of nickel. In the 1980s, a research project was initia
Jan 1, 1996
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Ten Decades of Progress in Mineral Exploration GeophysicsBy S N SHEARD
The use of geophysics in mineral exploration in Australia, and overseas, has increased dramatically over this century. This paper shows that using simple equipment with clever interpretation that th
Jan 1, 1992
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Contrasting Styles of Mineralisation from the Western Arm and Bridge Creek Deposits and their Relevance to Regional Exploration in the Pine Creek Geosyncline, Northern TerritoryBy Cooper W. C, Stokes M. A
Proterozoic gold deposits in the Pine Creek Geosyncline are at present receiving renewed attention with the opening of old mines and several new discoveries. This important polymetallic province co
Jan 1, 1994
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Resource Recovery in SpaceBy M Manefield, G Bournival, S Ata
Asteroids contain an abundance of valuable resources such as: nickel, cobalt, gold, platinum and rhodium. Whilst the consumption of mineral resources on Earth continues to deplete, meteoroids have the
Nov 4, 2015
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Spaceborne Radar Interferometry for Mine Subsidence Monitoring in AustraliaBy C Rizos, A Ng
Land surface deformation can be caused by underground mining activities. The maximum subsidence normally occurs directly above the location of the excavation of the coal seam. In the case where the lo
Jan 1, 2008
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Flux smelting behaviour of pre-reduced Mn ore by hydrogen at elevated temperaturesBy P Kumar, J Safarian
Understanding how ore interacts with flux particles at elevated temperatures to create molten slag is crucial since it governs the dynamics of a chemical reaction. This study explores the smelting beh
Jun 19, 2024
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Comparative study of oxide dissolution modelling in secondary steelmaking slagsBy S K. Michelic, N Preisser
For certain applications, steels have to feature a very distinct and well-defined level of cleanness in terms of the number and composition of non-metallic inclusions. Therefore, one crucial aspect of
Aug 21, 2024