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Design and Construction of Large Caverns in Granite – Ulu Jelai Hydroelectric Project, MalaysiaBy B Chapman, B Gaida, L Drowley
The 372 MW Ulu Jelai Hydroelectric Project is a peaking power scheme located in the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. The main features of the project include an 84 m high roller compacted concrete dam; tw
Sep 17, 2014
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Rational Sampling and Standard Deviations for Random Variables in Phase I Application of Statistical Process ControlBy W P. Breytenbach
"The phased application of statistical process control (SPC) infers that processes are classifiable as pre-SPC (or phase zero), phase I and phase II processes, with different objectives being pursued
Jul 29, 2014
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Insights from evidence-based safety analysesBy M Hassall
There is a plethora of activities that have been, and continue to be, performed to improve the health, safety and well-being of workers involved in resource industry activities. These activities inclu
Apr 16, 2024
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Goafstream Sampling and the BarometerBy M Brady
"It has long been recognised that the barometer infl uences areas of underground coal mines that havebeen sealed off from the current, or active, mine workings but it appears litt le formal research h
Jun 1, 2012
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Guidelines for Selecting Pellet Plant TechnologyBy J Bolen, I Cameron, M Huerta, M Okrutny, K O’Leary
As greater amounts of fine iron ore concentrates enter the marketplace, new investments in iron ore pelletising capacity are inevitable to deliver these concentrates to steel industry consumers. When
Jul 13, 2015
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Secondary Ventilation as a Value Proposition – A Case StudyBy A Golsby
Both primary and secondary ventilation is important in underground mining. Secondary ventilation refers to the provision of ventilation to development ends, stopes and services facilities, which const
Aug 31, 2015
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How innovation trumps isolation, one mine at a timeBy J Pearce, R Ramanathan
hortly after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, the words ‘social distancing’ entered the global lexicon. The effects on the public of social distancing, lockdowns and travel
Jun 22, 2022
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No assumptions, no surprisesBy G Deans, M Longbottom
OZ Minerals’ Carrapateena mine is one of Australia’s newest ‘greenfield’ mining deposits. It will be a 4.25 Mtpa sub level cave underground operation, with an estimated mine life of 20 years. The inte
Jul 1, 2021
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Case study of a practicable, risk-based solution in response to new regulatory approaches to Mining Health and Safety using Queensland Recognised Standard 22 (Management Structure for the development and implementation of the SHMS)By S Amor, A Beasley
This paper provides an example of how industry can respond to the implementation of new regulatory approaches to mining risk, health and safety by adopting a robust, practical, software-based approach
Apr 16, 2024
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Improving Safety and Production – The Transition to Electronic Detonators at George Fisher MineBy M Breen
In 2009, George Fisher mine began to seriously consider the transition from pyrotechnic detonators to electronic detonators. Initially, the electronic detonators were used for complex crown shots or a
Nov 8, 2011
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Large Diameter Core SamplingBy P J. Jacobs
FORACO is the third-largest global drilling services company, and recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. The company’s historical roots are in French-speaking West Africa, delivering hydrogeologica
Jul 29, 2014
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Ventilation Design for Xstrata Copper's Ernest Henry Underground Project Prefeasibility StudyThe Ernest Henry Mine is an open pit copper-gold mining operation located in north-west Queensland, Australia. It is owned and operated by Xstrata Copper with a current concentrator throughput of appr
Jan 1, 2008
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Application of Ground Magnetic Surveys over Heavy Mineral Sand Strands to Increase Confidence in the Interpreted Continuity of the Modelled ResourcesBy V O’Brien
The suitability of magnetic surveys flown at low altitudes to identify buried heavy mineral (HM) strands has long been accepted. This is despite the low intensity magnetic response often obtained from
Oct 5, 2011
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Conveying of Paste Backfill ù Focusing on Zero Harm on the Environment at CanningtonThe BHP Billiton Cannington Mine uses paste as the principal method of backfill. The paste consists of mine tailings and cement. The pastefill process at Cannington includes a surface plant where the
Jan 1, 2002
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Visual Computing and Mine DesignVisual computing opens the design process to a wider audience and allows rapid communication of mine plans to all stakeholders. The integration of software and hardware technologies that take advantag
Sep 26, 2011
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Technology of Dust Suppression by Foam for Fully Mechanised Heading FaceBy H Wang, D Wang
Mine dust is the most serious occupation hazard in coalmines. And many coal workers suffer from pneumoconiosis because of long-term inhalation of respirable dust. Reducing the dust concentration of wo
Aug 31, 2015
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A novel fluorescence sensor for the detection of fluorine bearing minerals in base metal oresBy J E. Moffatt, N A. Spooner, T J. de Prinse, D J. Ottaway, E Klantsataya, L d. S Teixeira, B W. Smith, T B. Payten, G Tsiminis
Single wavelength fluorescence sensing has been used in the preconcentration of ores for many years in situations where it is typically specific to the mineral of interest. Examples of fluorescence se
Nov 10, 2020
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From Blasthole to Reverse Circulation Sampling – Changing Grade Control Methods at Black Star Open Cut Zinc-Lead Mine, Mount Isa, QueenslandBy B Young
Variable bench heights, interaction with underground workings and a steeply dipping orebody are challenges faced daily by geologists at Xstrata Zinc’s Black Star Open Cut (BSOC) Zinc/Lead/Silver mine
Aug 22, 2011
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The significant role inattention plays in safety incidentsBy C Sylvestre
For the last 50 years, traditional safety management has improved safety performance by: • Fixing the environment (eliminating the hazard). • Improving the system (more/less rules, procedures etc). •
May 5, 2022
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New occurrence of banded iron formations in the Minvoul Region, Ntem Complex (Northern Gabon)By M Iglesias-Martínez
The potential for iron ore in the Central African Archean belts has received much less attention by comparison to their equivalents in other cratonic regions of West Africa, South Africa, Australia an
Sep 18, 2023