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  • AUSIMM
    Measuring circular economy through life cycle assessment – challenges and recommendations based on a study on recycling of Al dross, bottom ash and shavings

    By G Tranell, E Pastor-Vallés, A Vallejo-Olivares, J B. Pettersen

    Metals are essential for the sustainability transition and decarbonisation of society. Yet, it will be paramount to produce them sustainably and minimise the affiliated resource and energy use and the

    Aug 21, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Particle Density Meter

    By R Nicholson, N D. Cox, N W. A Lambert

    "This paper reports on the long-term operation of a particle density meter (PDM) at the Bloomfield coal handling and preparation plant (CHPP). This unit has been operating continuously for over three

    Oct 10, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Selecting and Implementing the Right Technology

    The selection and implementation of the right technology for a project is critical to the future development of the resource industry. It is essential for companies to ensure ongoing competitive viabi

    Jan 1, 2006

  • AUSIMM
    The Kerimenge-Lemenge Gold Prospect, Morobe Goldfield, Papua New Guinea

    Gold mineralisation at the Kerimenge-Lemenge prospects is a classical example of myltiple, overprinting events, associated with intrusive-related hydrothermal systems. Repeated emplacement of high

    Jan 1, 1997

  • AUSIMM
    Grade engineering at Gramalote gold deposit, Colombia: an example of industry – research collaboration, Part 2

    By N Clarke, J Hunt, A Barros, N Guerrero, L Keeney

    Grade Engineering® (GE) involves a range of integrated technologies and operating protocols for improving effective feed grade through early rejection of low value material prior to costly processing

    Nov 10, 2020

  • AUSIMM
    The Application of AS 61508 to Road Tunnel Fire and Life Safety Systems

    By M Taylor

    The Project Specification and Technical Requirements documents associated with several recent large road tunnel projects within Australia have specified the application of AS/IEC 61508 – FunctionalSaf

    Mar 8, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Economies of Scale in Surface Mining Equipment ù Dimensions and Impact Analysis

    By M Scoble, R A. Hall

    The mining industry has aggressively sought competitiveness through increased productivity and return on investment. A primary strategy has been the pursuit of economies of scale. This has also been d

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AUSIMM
    Incorporating Sustainability into Mining Plant and Infrastructure Design

    By A Murphy

    Mining plants and infrastructure, and the decisions made by their designers, can have large impacts on their environmental and social context, commonly referred to as the site or plant footprint. They

    Jul 16, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Dynamic Simulation as a Test Bed for Emerging Technologies

    The adoption of new technologies is accompanied by risks that the stakeholders will wish to understand and minimise. The process of developing a dynamic simulation and the plant it will be used in pro

    Sep 26, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    An Investigation of Waste Oxides Reduction

    By Fermino R

    Reduction of waste oxides from steel plant operations was investigated in a laboratory tube furnace at different temperatures and furnace atmospheres. The results have shown that the waste oxide p

    Jan 1, 1984

  • AUSIMM
    Development of an Integrated Platform for the Analysis, Modelling and Design in Panel Caving Mines

    By G Pizarro, O Miranda, D Rosales

    In panel/block caving mines, large amounts of information are collected at the operations. This information includes grades and extracted tonnage, fragmentation, lithology, design of stopes and main i

    May 9, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Design and operation of large drum scrubbers

    By G S. Beros, K M. Edwards

    Over the past 20 years drum scrubbers have become a widely adopted technology within iron ore beneficiation plants. Generally, the drum scrubbers in use are considered high-capacity machines capable o

    Sep 18, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Now to the Future – A Path Toward the Future Mine

    By I Gipps

    Each of us has a vision of what the future mine will be and, generally, these visions have many similarities and some differences. One of the major discrepancies in visions of the future mine is not t

    Nov 22, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    New Technologies for Measurement of Operator Fatigue Helping to Deliver Improved Operator Health, Safety and Performance at the Mt Keith Operations

    The Mt Keith Mining Alliance operates a fleet of large capacity hydraulic face shovels and more than 40 X 240 t capacity haul trucks to deliver annual production in excess of 40 Mbcm per annum. The Mt

    Jan 1, 2007

  • AUSIMM
    Benchmarking – Does it have a Role in Improving the Performance of Mining Geology?

    By M Berry

    Many mining companies routinely use benchmarking to review their operational activities and associated costs. The aim is to measure operational performance against industry norms, and identify areas w

    Aug 18, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Geology and Tectonic History of the Palaeozoic Hodgkinson and Broken River Provinces, North Queensland

    By Donchak PJ, Lang SC, Hammond RL, Bultitude RJ

    The Hodgkinson and Broken River Provinces form the northern part of the Tasman Orogen. They are separated by a broad belt of Late Palaeozoic igneous rocks, but were probably originally continuous.

    Jan 1, 1987

  • AUSIMM
    Advancing sustainability in pumping systems – a comprehensive methodology for calculating, monitoring and minimising power and water consumption

    By A Karrech, G M. Hassan, A Varghese, E Lessing, S Martins

    Pumps play a critical role in mining operations, and their energy consumption and environmental impact are significant. This paper addresses the need for a holistic approach to sustainable pump deploy

    Sep 1, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Nature and Distribution of Gibbsite in Some Western Australian Iron Ores

    By M Paine

    Work to date has shown that the use of Al2O3:SiO2 ratios is suitable for identifying potential gibbsite bearing samples. Subsequent confirmatory XRD analysis helps to refi ne this initial identificati

    Jul 11, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Evaluation of the environmental benefits of using a conveyor belt mining system in an open pit mine

    By G P. S Resende, D E. G Oliveira, E A. S Baeta, T F. Bravin

    There is currently in the mining industry, as well as in other industries, a movement seeking to increase investments in decarbonisation processes to help combat global warming. Among some initiatives

    Sep 18, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Design of Equipment for Dynamic Burden Measurements

    By D Johansson, A Nordqvist, D Mihaylov, N Petropoulos, M Wimmer

    The flowability of the caved rock masses in the sublevel caving (SLC) mining method is of great importance. During the blasting process of a SLC-ring, the caved rock mass in front of the ring is compa

    Aug 24, 2015