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San Vicenter Zinc-Lead Rhythmite Deposit, Peru: A Mississippi Tejada Rospihloisi, Krouse H.B.By Rospigliosi RT, Krouse HR
The San Vicente stratabound zinc-lead rhythmite deposit, Peru, is hosted in carbonates of the Late Triassic - Early Jurassic Pucara Group. These strata were deposited in a large, shallow water, carbon
Jan 1, 1990
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Mineralogical Evaluation of PGE Behaviour in Fe-Ni-S and Cu-Ni-S Mattes and Fayalite Slag: Geological ImplicationsBy Selischop F, Tredoux M
The distribution of platinum-group elements (pGEs) has been investigated in matte and slag samples from Waterval Smelter (Rustenburg Platinum Mines). The study showed that a strong preference of PGEs
Jan 1, 1994
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Recovery of Metallic Zinc from Steelmaking Dusts by the Reduction-Vapour Depositions ProcessThe extinction of zinc from steelmaking dusts has been studied with a laboratory scale reduction-vapour deposition (RVD) process in the absolute pressure and temperature ranges of 13 - 1300 Pa and 1
Jan 1, 1993
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The Structure and Geodynamics of the Pacific Mobile Belt as to Geologo-Geophysical DataBy Romanovsky N. P
The Pacific Mobile Belt (PMB) is characterized by old origin and complex evolution both in time and space. As the global structure, the PMB is a narrow tectonic region dividing two plan-etary hemisphe
Jan 1, 1990
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Kelsey Centrifugal Jig Implementation at Namakwa Sands for Zircon Recovery from Quartz RejectsBy P V. A van der Westhuyzen
Namakwa Sands is a heavy minerals mining and beneficiation business in the Exxaro Sands Division, and operates along the West Coast of South Africa (see Figure 1). The business encompasses mining, min
Oct 5, 2011
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Coal - Paper No. 4 Rank And Type Variations In Coals From The Southern And South Western Coalfields, New South Wales, And Their Influence Upon CokingBy Wilson R. G
The Bulli and Wongawilli Seams, the two principal sources of coking coal for the Port KKembla steelworks of Australian Iron and Steel Pty. Ltd., vary in rank and in type over the Southern and -Sout
Jan 1, 1969
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Distribution, Character and Setting of Mineralised Palaeozoic Volcanic Sequiences, Burdekin Falls Region, Northeastern QueenslandBy Black LP, Law SR, Oversby BS, Mackenzie DE, Wyborn D
Three volcanic sequences of different ages occur close together in the Burdekin Falls area, southeast of Charters Towers in northeastern Queensland. The oldest is equated with the Cambro-Ordovician Mt
Jan 1, 1990
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Mechanical Sampling PlantsIn 1997, the Australian coal industry through Standards Australia committee MN-001 Coal and Coke recognised the need to produce a Standard giving some instruction on how to inspect and audit mechanica
Jan 1, 2005
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Managing Geotechnical Risk Through Non-Destructive Rock Reinforcement Testing Trialled at the George Fisher Mine, Mt IsaCorrosion affects the performance of rock support and reinforcement at various underground mines, including the George Fisher Mine, where recent studies showed that this risk to mining operations is g
Nov 25, 2010
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A review of risk management for tailings dams; learnings from other high hazard industriesBy M Erskine, R Mills
This paper approaches tailings dam risk management from the perspective of how other high hazard industries approach the management of their catastrophic event risks, with the aim to provide recommend
Jul 1, 2021
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Reducing Crest Loss at Barrick Cowal Gold MineBy R Battison, R Duggan, S Esen, K Henley, P Dare-Bryan
Increased catch bench crest loss has been observed in recent years at Barrick’s Cowal Gold Mine situated in central New South Wales, Australia. A project was initiated to diagnose the cause of the cre
Aug 24, 2015
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Multiphysics modelling and virtual motion simulation to optimise mining systems in extreme conditions – insights from Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity RoverBy S Padekar, C Tapia, D Likhachev, S Harlikar, D Sapkale
In the quest to access valuable critical minerals, humankind is expanding the frontier into extreme environments like space and deep-sea mining. These ambitious enterprises involve considerable costs
Sep 1, 2024
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Soil Air Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen Measurements as an Aid to Exploration for Concealed Sulphide Mineralisation in South Australia - a Practical AssessmentBy Morris B. J
Soil air samples taken from the top one metre of the soil profile, were measured for C02 and 02 using portable field analysers at a number of sites of known sulphide mineralisation in South Australia.
Jan 1, 1993
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The Practice of Engineering Geology in the Planning and Construction of the City of Canberra, A.C.T., AustraliaBy de Vries D, Wilson EG, Henderson GAM, Carter EK
Canberra is a planned city in which the natural environment, rather than existing development and land tenure, has until recent times at least, imposed the major constraints to development. Even r
Jan 1, 1986
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Stratigraphic Reconstruction of the Porgera Region, Papua New Guinea.By Stewart R, Manson RA, Haig DW, Perembo RCB, Kruman B
Since the advent of plate tectonic modelling, the Ramu-Markham valley has been thought the site of a classical island-arc/conti- nent collision zone. In this interpretation the units south of the Ma
Jan 1, 1997
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Heterogeneity and IngamellsÆs Tests of Some Chilean Porphyry OresBy P Carrasco, E Me, M Campos, J Tapia
Correct sampling practices are of vital importance to the mining industry; key decisions for the business are made on the basis of samples in all the value chain. Geology plays a relevant role in pre-
Jan 1, 2005
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Aligning Resource Estimates with Mine PlanningBy D Kentwell
A resource model serves two main purposes depending on the stage of a project. The first is to provide an early indication of likely tonnages and grades at certain cut-offs so that decisions can be ma
Nov 24, 2014
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Understanding your work health and safety obligations – risk-based psychosocial safety: a framework for leaders and supervisors to demonstrate that they are working to meet their obligationsBy S Harrison
Work health and safety duties around Australia include duties to manage psychosocial health and safety (mental health) of workers engaged by businesses or undertakings and of other persons impacted by
Apr 16, 2024
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The Superpit Schedule Model – A Time-efficient Data-driven Estimation for Short- and Medium-term PlanningBy T Berryman, C Adams, L Griesel, C Buxton
The Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) schedule model is used for short- to medium-term planning and scheduling at the Fimiston Open Pit Mine (the Superpit). The model bridges the gap between g
Aug 18, 2014
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Effects of pulp chemistry on plant and laboratory flotation modellingBy A L. Randriamanjatosoa, G Small, C Greet
In flotation simulation models, the effects of pulp chemistry other than pH are often ignored and reduced to particles hydrophobicity or contact angle, neither of which can be measured readily in real
Aug 29, 2018