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Mineral Project Management - A Perspective from Four Decades in the Industry
By J S. Dunlop
At its most basic level, minerals project management may be broken down into a series of logical chronological phases, described in this paper as: exploration, discovery; scoping and pre-feasibility;
Jul 15, 2013
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Australian Iron and Steel Ltd.
This modern plant consists of a battery of 72 Otto Wilputte Compound Under-jet Ovens with extensive plant for the recovery by-products. The ovens produce 9000 tons of furnace coke per week together wi
Jan 1, 1938
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Features of the New Lead Refinery at Port Pirie
A new lead refinery with a capacity of 230,000 tons per year commenced operation at Port Pirie in October, 1959. This plant superseded the refinery which had operated from 1933 with the advent of the
Jan 1, 1963
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Slime Settlement
Of late there have been various papers published on this subject by various authorities, in which certain definite factors influencing slime settlement have been brought forward. As the principles set
Jan 1, 1912
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The Oxidation of Aqueous Ferrous Sulphate Solutions by Molecular Oxygen
The oxidation of ferrous sulphate to ferric sulphate with air and oxygen in a gas lift percolator was investigated with initial Fe2+ concentrations in the range 0·01 M to 1·0 M,temperatures
Jan 1, 1972
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What is Required for a Low-Cost Project Outcome?
By M Dickie
During the 1980s and early 1990s low cost gold treatment plants were at the forefront of the Australian engineering and mineral processing business. This opportunity was the result of a high gold pric
Jan 1, 2009
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Applications of Exhaust Steam Turbines to the Power Plants of Mines
The cost of power is an important matter to mining companies generally and this thought that the members of the Australasian Institute of Engineers, as well as the engineering and mining professions g
Jan 1, 1912
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Isotopic Dating of the Leucocratic Granite, Rum Jungle, Australia
By Ruxton B. P, Rhodes J. M
Two Rb-Sr ages are discernible in data concerning the leucocratic granite which is the youngest pre-sedimentation phase of the crystalline basement complex at Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia
Jan 1, 1977
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Proposals to Reopen the Sylvia Mine
This paper describes a proposal to reopen the Sylvia gold mine for underground exploration and development for an initial production of 10 000 tpa. A combination of trackless mining equipment and rail
Jan 1, 1987
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From Metaphor to Management Tool - How the Social License to Operate can Stabilise the Socio-Political Environment for Business
By I Thomson, L D. Black, R G. Boutilier
The social license to operate (SLO) began as a metaphor for the ability of communities to stop mining projects. Soon people began to speak of levels of social license and the ability of communities to
Nov 20, 2012
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Waihi Basin Structure in Light of Recent Geophysical Surveys
By R L. Brathwaite
As part of an investigation of the deep structure of the Waihi Basin, an extensive set of resistivity measurements was recently collected by DSIR Geology & Geophysics. The objective of this work i
Jan 1, 1991
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Acid leaching of chromite-bearing nickeliferous laterite from Rockhampton, Queensland
Mineralogical analysis of a nickeliferous laterite from the Rockhampton region shows that the nickel is largely associated with the manganese wad and opaline silica. The laterite also contains an appr
Jan 1, 1986
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A Standard of Adequate Ventilation at Metal Mines
GOOD ventilation is recognized as an essential for the preservation of health, and laws have accordingly been framed in many countries for the provision of adequate ventilation in factories and places
Jan 1, 1912
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The Metallurgical Treatment of the Sulpho-Telluride Ores of Kalgoorlie, with Special Reference to Experiments Conducted and Sulphide Mill Erected on the Associated Gold Mines of Western Australia Limited
The sulphide ores of the principal lodes of the Boulder Mines are mainly composed of a schistose guess with a varying proportion of silica and lime, containing tellurides of gold, silver and mercury,
Jan 1, 1901
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Hydrologic and Environmental Changes in the Gippsland Basin
The Gippsland Basin, southeastern Australia, has an Upper Cainozoic history of episodic change of hydrology and the related environment, reflected in the geomorphology and surficial deposits of the
Jan 1, 1992
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Presidential Address. Some Applications of Geology to Mining and Metallurgy
Professor Skeats said: I wish at the ,outset to express my appreciation of the h0!-l0ur conferred on me by my election as President of this Institute for the ensuing year. The selection of a geologist
Jan 1, 1924
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Mineral Composition of Sulphide Ores from the Peelwood, Cordillera and Mt. Costigan Mines, Peelwood District, N.S.W.
The Peelwood district of New South Wales is located some 65 miles south of Bathutst on the Tuena-Crookwell road. A number of occurrences of lead-zinc-copper ore are known from this district but only t
Jan 1, 1961
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Metallurgical Control ù Case Studies
By Y Yang
This paper discusses various issues surrounding the metallurgical control for furnaces, especially focusing on processes with long time-constants and æmetallurgical memoriesÆ. Examples will focus on f
Jan 1, 2000
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Adding Value Through Health and Safety Planning
Solid Energy New Zealand Limited has grown significantly since becoming a State Owned Enterprise in 1987. Exports, profit, turnover, output per employee are all trending upwards. The company has iden
Jan 1, 1997
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Subsidence from Deep Longwall Mining of Coal Overlain by Massive Sandstone Strata
Mining is taking place at increasing depths of cover on the Southern Coalfield beneath predominantly massive sandstone strata. Within the next twenty years, there will be longwall mining at depths gre
Jan 1, 1982