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  • AUSIMM
    Comparative Studies of Stress Measurements Devices in Different Rock Conditions

    Many stress measuring instruments use overcoring stress-relief principles but adopt different sensing techniques. Every technique is subject to certain limitations of rock types and conditions. To inv

    Jan 1, 1990

  • AUSIMM
    Spatial distribution of geohazards in Western Australia and Imposed risks to tailings storage facility inventory

    By J Penman, N Turner, H Liu

    This paper aims to present a snapshot of the risk profile for tailings storage facilities within Western Australia by comparing the spatial distribution of known facilities against common geohazards s

    Jul 1, 2021

  • AUSIMM
    The Imperial Smelting Furnace-Hearth and Raceway Considerations

    Consideration is given to the factors affecting raceway activity and the hearth design of a zinc-lead blast furnace. Results of measurements made on operating furnaces are given and comparisons ar

    Jan 1, 1981

  • AUSIMM
    Automated, online measurement of bulk material size distribution on conveyor using 3D profile imaging at Boliden Mines

    By M J. Thurley, L Lindqvist, D Degerfeldt, J Nyström, R Nordenskjöld

    Rock breakage is a major component of all mining and mineral processing operations with the particle size distribution linked to productivity through the comminution chain. Optimisation and automatic

    Aug 29, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Adding value with reverse circulation drilling at Pueblo Viejo

    By L Ventura, M Almond

    The Pueblo Viejo project in the Dominican Republic installed an innovative sample system on its reverse circulation (RC) drilling rig during commissioning and subsequent commencement of operations. As

    Sep 20, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    A Geometallurgical Approach at Anglo American PlatinumÆs Mogalakwena Operation

    By T Muzondo, C Prins, D De Vaux, R Schouwstra

    The Mogalakwena Platinum Mine in the northern limb of the Bushveld Complex is Anglo American PlatinumÆs only open cast operation exploiting the Platreef. The Platreef, which extends along the basal co

    Sep 29, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Some Notes on Diamond Drilling Practice at Mount Isa

    The Black Star lead and zinc ore-bodies, situated in the western zone of mineralisation at Mount Isa occupy an area 2000 ft. long with varying widths from 100 ft. to 300 ft. The strike is N5°W, a

    Jan 1, 1932

  • AUSIMM
    The Geology Of The fitzpatrick Area North Broken Hill Limited, Broken Hill, NSW

    In August, 1975, North Broken Hill Limited announced that an intersection of 37.3 m of high grade lead-silver-zinc mineralisation, assaying 26.2 per cent Pb, 495 g/tonne Ag and 21.2 per cent Zn ha

    Jan 1, 1983

  • AUSIMM
    The risk management and cost benefits of using a total monitoring approach to managing slope instability hazards in open pit mines

    By C Jacobsen, N Harries

    Assessing and managing instability hazards is an essential activity when working with unstable natural slopes and excavated open pit mining slopes. Slope monitoring has become the standard technique f

    Nov 29, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Use of On-Belt Analysers for Improved Process Control of Conveyed Materials

    By M Edwards

    The paper outlines the successful application of some of the on-belt technologies available from Scantech International Pty Ltd and how these have provided benefits in a number of mining and mineral p

    Jan 1, 2008

  • AUSIMM
    Effect of Flotation Feed Density on the Operation of a Flotation Cell

    By R Crosbie, K C. Runge, E Tabosa, J K. McMaster

    Flotation feed density is an operating parameter which is currently not well understood. Most models of flotation only incorporate its effect on particle residence time, but it is likely to have addit

    Oct 29, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    Improving the performance of blind uphole rises at Ernest Henry Mine – a case study

    By T Purvis, Z Liu

    Ernest Henry mine (EHM) is an underground sublevel caving mine located in north-west Queensland with a production rate of 6.4 Mt/a. The mine has sublevels spaced with a 25 m vertical interval. The pro

    Oct 16, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Improving Extraction Efficiency from Witwatersrand Gold Tailings using Flotation and Ultra-Fine Grinding of Concentrates

    By D Capstick, M B. Ebell

    This paper describes the test work, process design, commissioning and operation of a processing system at the Ergo gold operation that improves the extraction efficiency from gold tailings material. T

    Sep 26, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    A geometallurgical approach towards the correlation between rock type mineralogy and grindability – a case study in the Aitik mine, Sweden

    By R Schmitt, Y Ghorbani, I McElroy, N J. Bolin, M Parian

    Aitik is a large copper porphyry type deposit located in northern Sweden, currently exploited at an annual rate of approximately 45 Mt. The ore’s exceptionally low head grade of 0.25 per cent Cu and v

    Aug 24, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Gas Discharge Modelling of a Bottom Blown Slag Melt

    By Das A. K

    Investigations were carried out to understand the effect of liquid viscosity (u = 1 x 10-3 - 5 x 10-' Ns/m2) on the size of primary bubbles formed at high gas injection rates (Q = 100 - 1000 c

    Jan 1, 1987

  • AUSIMM
    Magnesium Sulfate Production ù First Value Added Salt From Saline Waters of the Murray Basin (Australia)

    By T Barto, D Thomson, T Norgate, C Doblin

    Collaboration between CSIRO Minerals and SunSalt Pty Ltd, a salt producing company located in rural Victoria, has resulted in a commercial process to recover magnesium sulfate (commonly called Epsom s

    Jan 1, 2004

  • AUSIMM
    Thirty years since Moura No.2 – so what has changed?

    By D I. Cliff

    The loss of 11 miners in the 7 August 1994 Moura No.2 Underground Mine Disaster was the catalyst for major change in the way safety was managed in the Australian Mining Industry. The impact was felt a

    Apr 16, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Optimising the Long Term Profit base for Consolidated Rutile Limited

    Consolidated Rutile Limited (CRL) was one of the best performing mining stocks of the turbulent 1980s, having a very high payout of franked dividends. In contrast to some other mining groups, it was

    Jan 1, 1991

  • AUSIMM
    The4 Change in Performance of Disc Cutters when Stalled

    By Phillips H. R

    The action of free rolling disc cutters is well understood, relationships between disc geometry and performance having been established both in the laboratory and under field conditions. However, u

    Jan 1, 1981

  • AUSIMM
    Waste Not, Want Not – Delving Deeper into the Simbili Iron Ore Deposit using HyLogging™ Scanning Technology

    By E R. Ramanaidou, M A. Wells

    Reflectance spectroscopy is now an established technique for mineral exploration and ore characterisation. The efficacy of the technique as a tool to characterise the main iron ore and gangue mineralo

    Jul 13, 2015