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Coal Drift Construction by Tunnel Boring MachineBy D Sibthorpe
The employment of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) is the default delivery method for the realisation of traffic, utility and primary resource underground space worldwide, with hundreds of kilometres com
Sep 17, 2014
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Assessing and monitoring food and feed safety – a 15 year quest for proper samplingBy C Paoletti
About 15 years ago the debate on the reliability of sampling procedures for agricultural food and feed commodities was initiated by a few brave scientists who questioned the representativeness of what
May 9, 2017
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The benefits of automated metallurgical accounting for plant samplingBy D W. Wall, J P. Vagenas
Questions of sampling precision and accuracy affect every process plant in differing ways and to differing extents. To address these perceived issues, chemists, metallurgists and engineers are often a
May 9, 2017
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Monitoring of M10000 IsaMill™ Process Performance by Passive Acoustic EmissionsBy A McEwan, J Masters, C A. Jackson, A Catanzano, V Sharp, M Millen, S Rainey, S J. Spencer, G Roberts
A passive acoustic emission (AE) monitoring system has been developed and trialled on two M10000 IsaMillsTM. The analyser detects AE stress waves generated by grinding media impacts with the mill line
Sep 1, 2014
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Mining Safety - The Lessons Learned but not AppliedBy J M TORLACH
Learning is an iterative process, and we might reasonably expect that after more than a century of mining during an era of sustained technological development, (following a millenium or two of unrel
Jan 1, 1992
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A Framework for Presenting and Benchmarking Resource ProjectsBy M A. Noppé
"Investors and other stakeholders assessing the risk, opportunity and relative value associated with a resource project need to appreciate the project in its correct context. Errors, omissions, biased
Mar 8, 2016
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The Paulsens Transformation – A Shining Light under a Northern StarBy C Jones
When the Paulsens operation was poised to be placed on care and maintenance, Bill Beament and the rest of the Northern Star Resources (NSR) team capitalised on the opportunity to send the Ashburton re
Mar 24, 2014
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Developments in Explosive SupplierûCustomer RelationshipsThe original and most basic relationship between mining company and explosive supplier was a simple one of consumer and product supplier. The divide between the two was quite clear-cut with neither ta
Jan 1, 2004
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Preparation of Mine Fill from Process Plant TailingsThis paper reports the advances made during the development of underground mine fill technology from circa 1960 to the present and, in particular, indicates where increased input from process plant me
Jan 1, 2006
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The Application of Geostatistics to Coal Quality ControlBy Just GD, Gillies ADS
The competitive coal market has required coal producers to put more effort into coal quality control. Successful quality control requires a good estimation of the in situ coal quality as well as a goo
Jan 1, 1990
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Process Mineralogy and Applications in Process Design and OptimisationProcess mineralogy is an inter-discipline in the fields of mineralogy and mineral processing. As a predicting and trouble-shooting tool, process mineralogy helps address all mineralogical issues and p
Jan 1, 2008
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Applications of Evolutionary Algorithms in Planning and Design of MinesBy C W. Lu, Y F. Chen, M J. Lian, W W. Guo
This paper proposes a set of new approaches for the optimisation of planning and designs in mines by means of evolutionary algorithms, which include the determination of ore grade, layout of developme
Jan 1, 2003
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Coal: Development of Nsw's Major Energy ResourceThe Energy Authority of NSW has wide powers and responsibilities conferred by its Act which are pertinent to the State's coal industry and its development into the next century. With respect
Jan 1, 1987
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Leading people to use their brain as PPEBy C Sylvestre
Leaders have invested heavily in traditional safety management to improve safety performance over the years. This primarily involved: • fixing the environment (eliminating the hazard) • improving the
May 5, 2022
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In Plant Sampling for Gravity Recoverable Gold - ABSTRACT ONLYThe implementation of robust, reliable and accurate sampling systems is the key to the successful management of any mineral processing plant. The representative sampling of a mineral processing plant
Aug 1, 2010
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The production of green steel using HismeltBy N J. Goodman
The HIsmelt technology was developed and proven in Western Australia (WA) after more than 30 years and several billion dollars of research and development. The HIsmelt technology was transferred to Ch
Nov 8, 2021
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Full Cycle Tailings Management at Fosterville Gold MineBy L P. Gray
"From paving the way in gaining approval for the first metalliferous in-pit tailings storage facility (TSF) in Victoria, to developing a deposition methodology to optimise the storage capacity and pro
Oct 10, 2016
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Responsible Tailings ManagementBy J Boshoff
The management and operation of tailings storage facilities (TSFs) are often neglected until the process plant has to shut down as a result of this negligence or as a result of a catastrophic failure
Jul 27, 2015
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Role of Oily Bubbles in Enhancing Bitumen FlotationBy J Masliyah, Z Xu
The largest oil sand deposit in the world is located in Alberta, Canada, with a total proven reserve of 2.5 trillion barrels of oil. The water based extraction process is currently being used in comme
Jan 1, 2005
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Organisational Factors in Fatalities and High Potential IncidentsBy 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