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  • AUSIMM
    Challenges and Lessons Learnt Operating the Tiwest ‘North Mine’ (Cooljarloo Mine, Western Australia)

    By D Audeyev

    The Cooljarloo North Mine has been shaped not only by operational and processing challenges, but by climatic and economic factors. This paper outlines some of these challenges and discusses how the op

    Oct 5, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Organisational Factors in Fatalities and High Potential Incidents

    By N LaBranche, G Callinan

    There has been a reduction in overall workforce in the mining industry during the current downturn; a corresponding reduction in fatalities and high potential incidents (HPIs) has not been observed. T

    Jun 22, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Determining the Pressure Pulse for an Air Blast

    By M A. Tuck

    Air blasts or wind blasts as they are termed in underground coal mining, occur in a number of types of underground mining where a void develops and the overlying or adjacent rock fails rapidly to allo

    Jul 1, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    A Data Science Approach to Identifying and Quantifying Causes of Dilution at Cannington Mine

    By S Robotham, P C. Stewart, K Maher

    A data science based dilution study was conducted to identify the causes of dilution at South32’s Cannington Mine (Cannington), a large open stoping operation. In terms of industry benchmarks for unpl

    May 9, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    The Solid Foundation of a Career

    The following paper outlines the types of employment immediately available to graduates following their university degree, a discussion on mine manager requirements, mentions career advancement and ti

    Jan 1, 2006

  • AUSIMM
    How Mining is Catching Up

    In terms of tunnelling the mining industry is generally thought of as the crude cousin of the civil construction industry. Mining has tended to concentrate on speed and flexibility rather than the hig

    Jan 1, 1999

  • AUSIMM
    GIS as a Mine Rehabilitation Tool - Examples from Wangaloa Coal Mine

    By D Craw, P Whigham, C Rufaut

    Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are computerised management systems for spatial data, offering improved data management, extensive data manipulation techniques and greater understanding of data.

    Jan 1, 2004

  • AUSIMM
    Developing Process Control Standards for Optimal Plant Performance at PanAust Limited

    By D Baas, D Bennett

    This paper describes how Brisbane-based PanAust Limited develops process control strategies that are implemented at all operations and are used in functional descriptions for plant upgrades and new pr

    Sep 1, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Production Drill and Blast Practices at Ridgeway Gold Mine

    Newcrest Mining Limited (NML) owns and manages the Ridgeway Gold Mine (RGM) located outside Orange in the state of New South Wales. RGM is a new underground sublevel caving (SLC) operation that is ram

    Jan 1, 2002

  • AUSIMM
    Hydrogeological characteristics of co‐disposed tailings and coarse rejects from coal processing

    By S Fityus, K Koosmen, J Simmons

    The purpose of this paper is to therefore investigate the hydrogeological characteristics of tailings, coarse and mixed rejects from coal processing to enable better understanding of the potential for

    Jul 1, 2021

  • AUSIMM
    A Review of BHP - Utah Coal Limited's Dragline Stripping Operations

    BHP-Utah Coal Limited operates 33 draglines of varying sizes in the Bowen Basin of Central Queensland. The group's operations with draglines commenced in 1963 with the establishment of opencut

    Jan 1, 1989

  • AUSIMM
    Development of an Aquatic Habitat and Water Resource in Closing Out the Enterprise Pit

    By Fawcett M

    Pine Creek Goldfields Limited (PCG) is rehabilitating the Enterprise Pit to an aquatic habitat and potential water resource. This paper discusses the development and implementation of that plan. Pin

    Jan 1, 1994

  • AUSIMM
    Determination of the handleability index of adhesive bulk materials

    By M Carr, K Williams, W Chen, J Plinke

    The depletion of iron ore deposits at the face of the mine site dictates the necessity for the exploitation of formerly less attractive orebodies to meet the demand of the modern world. These orebodie

    Jul 24, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Quality Control Aspects of Shotcrete in Mining – The Round Determinate Panel Test

    By P M. Dight

    Shotcrete usage in declines and developments has become pervasive as operators strive to achieve production improvements. Issues of mix control, fibreload, thickness control, temperature and curing co

    Mar 21, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Mine Closure Guidelines for Western Australia and Consultation Process

    By X T. Nguyen

    Western AustraliaÆs Mining Act 1978 was amended in 2010 to provide for the requirement of a mine closure plan to be submitted to the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) for approval, as part of a

    Jul 10, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    The evolution of seismicity and ground control measures at Ernest Henry Mine

    By H Esterhuizen

    The Ernest Henry Mine (EHM) in Queensland, Australia is a Sub-level Caving operation that started production below the previously mined open pit at a depth of 535m. Current Production mining has progr

    Nov 30, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    A Capitals Based Approach – Leading Innovation in Planning for Life-of-Mine Sustainability

    By L Dyer, A Keith, G D. Corder

    As mining activity moves to remote and less developed locations globally, a holistic approach to mine development is fundamental for achieving a balance between strong financial returns and corporate

    Jul 16, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Calibrating Comminution Models Using Operating Data to Forecast and Optimise Plant Performance

    By A L. Zawadski, B G. Putland

    "This paper discusses a method to build a calibrated comminution circuit model, using historic operating data and blend information that is useful for forecasting and optimising plant performance, as

    Oct 10, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Introducing deep learning and interpreting the patterns – a mineral deposit perspective

    By I Sucholutsky, D M. First, D Mogilny, F Yusufali

    Machine learning is creating value in all facets of the mining industry, from exploration to production. The authors provide an accessible, high-level introduction to artificial intelligence (AI), mac

    May 24, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Clem Jones Tunnel – A Study of the use of Precast Concrete for Quick and Efficient Construction

    By M Hawkins

    The Clem Jones Tunnel (formally known as the North-South Bypass Tunnel), a A$2.88 billion road tunnel project in Brisbane, Queensland, was successfully completed almost seven months ahead of schedule.

    Mar 8, 2011