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Optimising Underground Mining StrategiesBy A M. Ebbels
"Underground mine scheduling decision-making has been based on production requirements, equipment productivities and the mine planner’s instincts on the best scheduling strategy for the mine to optimi
Mar 8, 2016
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The Integration of Remote and Ground Sensing Studies Towards the Development of a Typical Water Groundwater Monitoring ProgramBy J O. Okonkwo
AngloGold operates various gold mines in South Africa, the largest of which are situated in the North West province. The impact of AngloGold Vaal River mining operations on the environment and, specif
Jan 1, 2003
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Lithospheric Thickening and Orogenic Collapse Within the Canadian CordilleraBy Carr SD
The Omineca Belt of the Canadian Cordillera straddles the western boundary of the North American paleocontinental margin and accreted oceanic and island arc terranes. Crustal thickening of the orogeni
Jan 1, 1990
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Surface and Near Surface Gold at Vunda, FijiSurface and near surface particulate gold occurs sporadically over an area of some60 km2 between Vunda and Navilawa on the west coast of Viti Levu, Fiji.Background grades of 0.01 ppm can be found in t
Jan 1, 1984
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Technology Advances in Mine Water Treatment in Southern Africa Over 20 YearsBy D Cohen, A Wurster
Many Southern African mining operations produce mine water which is beneficially and productively utilised on the mine sites and to support other water uses. Mine water treatment typically takes place
Jan 1, 2006
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Geothermal Systems in New Zealand and the Philippines - Why are they so different? (f9f07ead-ff1f-4853-9019-27f3e7931bb6)The Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand and the Philippine Mobile Belt in the Philippines are characterized by active subduction, active volcanism and high seismicity. The main factors affecting chara
Jan 1, 1995
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Assessment of ground support requirements in coal burst-prone minesBy J Watson, C Zhang, I Canbulat, C Wei
Coal burst is defined as a dynamic release of energy within the rock or coal mass in underground coalmines that causes violent rock or coal ejection in the vicinity of mine excavations. It poses one o
Nov 29, 2022
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Fuzzy Model of a Multigrade Structure for Support of Decision-Making and Management in Mineral ProcessingBy M J. Pejovic, I Miljanovic, A Milutinovic4, T Benovic, A Petrovski
The paper presents a model of a multigrade monitoring-management structure for support to decision making and management in real and extended time in mineral processing (MP). The model was created as
Sep 26, 2011
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South-west Ventilation Shaft Project at Newstan MineBy D Piason
Newstan Mine commenced mining operations in 1887 and has since undertaken extensive mining within the Young Wallsend, Great Northern, Fassifern, Borehole and West Borehole coal seams using a range of
Aug 31, 2015
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A Modern Mass Transit System for Hanoi - The Capital of VietnamBy N Van Buc, E Coroiu
The rapid socio-economic growth of Hanoi City coincides with a corresponding growth of the transport demand. Today, the transport in Hanoi is completely dependent on private modes of transport. Becaus
Jan 1, 1999
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The Grande Côte Mineral Sands ProjectBy M C. Ackland
The Grande Côte Mineral Sands Deposit (GCMSP) is located on a coastal mobile dune system in Senegal on the west coast of Africa. Senegal is a stable, democratic republic, having gained its independenc
Oct 5, 2011
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Housing Stress and Location Choices in Bowen Basin Mining Communities - A Case Study of MoranbahBy S Lockie, G Ivanova, J Rolfe
One of the consequences of mining expansion in the Bowen Basin region of Central Queensland in Australia has been a substantial increase in demand for housing, with subsequent impacts on housing and r
Jan 1, 2009
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Biological Processes for Gold RecoveryBy I R. F MacCulloch
Bacterial oxidation of sulfide minerals is a familiar and commercially available process to enhance gold recovery with problem ores. Pintail Systems, a Colorado, USA based company had developed bio-pr
Jan 1, 2004
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Beneficiation of Nickel Laterites for HPAL ProcessingNickel laterite HPAL circuits are known for their complexity and have presented a large number of challenges to process engineers worldwide. An attitude commonly encountered by the author is that the
Jan 1, 2008
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A Broker's Overview of Mineral Valuation MethodologiesA broker relies heavily on mineral valuations and independent experts' reports to provide the fundamental information, both technical and commercial, which provides the basis of estimating the
Jan 1, 1994
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Planning Effective Management of Gas Emissions in an Underground CoalmineBy D J. Black
The process of excavating and mining coal causes fractures in the overlying and underlying strata. The fractures provide pathways for gas released from coal seams and other gas-bearing strata to flow
Jun 28, 2016
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Trajectory Design and Economic Analysis of Asteroid Mining Missions to Asteroid 2014 EK24By S Dorrington, J Olsen, N Kinkaid
Several studies have been conducted on the economic analysis of mining near-Earth asteroids for resources for use in Earth orbit. While these studies use detailed economic figures of merit, they often
Nov 4, 2015
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The Cenozoic Detrital Iron Deposits of the Hamersley Province of Western Australia – A Tribute to Mal KneeshawBy R C. Morris
Two major types of economic secondary iron ores occur in the banded iron formation (BIF)-rich Hamersley Province of the Pilbara, Western Australia:dominant BIF-hosted bedded iron deposits (BID)detrita
Jul 13, 2015
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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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Listening to Local Voices – a systematic approach for understanding what a social licence to operate means for Rio Tinto in the PilbaraBy L Dawson, S Carr-Cornish, N Boughen, K Moffat, S Masterson
The risk and consequences of community rejection and loss of a social licence to operate is well articulated (Moffat et al 2018), however, the means for systematically managing this risk are less esta
Jul 25, 2018