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  • AUSIMM
    Optimising a Mineral Supply Chain under Uncertainty with Long-term Sales Contracts

    By J Zhang, R Dimitrakopoulos

    A two-stage stochastic mixed integer non-linear program is formulated for a mining complex to optimise strategic and tactical plans. The objective is to find the near optimal decisions for a mineral s

    Nov 24, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Optimising a Reflux Classifier circuit, P. Ramsaywok, G. Legodi, and S. Ndanduleni

    By P. Ramsaywok, S Ndanduleni, G. Legodi

    The objective of this paper is to share the optimisation journey of a pilot Reflux classifier (RC) circuit in the Exxaro GG1 plant, at Grootegeluk beneficiation complex in Lephalale, South Africa. The

    Jan 1, 2020

  • AUSIMM
    Optimising Assessment and Selection with Indigenous People in Remote Communities

    By P Davidson

    For many years, in numerous settings, the need for a language-fair and culture-fair assessment test has been identified as a significant issue for employment and selection for training of remote indig

    Jan 1, 2006

  • AUSIMM
    Optimising Blasting Operations through Rock Characterisation and Computer Modelling-Progress in Australia

    By Favreau RF

    Over the last 20 years the blasting industry has progressed from the stage of being artform to a science as it is today. The use of computers to simulate blasting results has allowed blasting engi

    Jan 1, 1986

  • SAIMM
    Optimising blend ratios, grinds, and reagent schemes to recover platinum group metals from lower group reef spiral tailings

    By J. Sehata, J. Tshilongo, I. Govender, S. Pikinini, T. L. Moodley, M. Raedani

    In the face of dwindling Merensky ore reserves in the early 1990s, Mintek developed the MF2 flotation circuit to economically recover platinum group metals from the shallow upper group-2 chromitite re

    Mar 6, 2026

  • AUSIMM
    Optimising Carbon Management – Increasing Gold Recovery and Decreasing Costs with the Carbon Scout

    By T D. H McGrath, O Baker, W P. Staunton, C Ypelaan

    "The carbon-in-pulp process has been used extensively in the gold industry since the late 1970s to recovery leached gold from solution. Despite more than 30 years of experience in operating carbon cir

    Oct 10, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Optimising carbon reactivation kiln operation

    By R Bezuidenhout, J K. Claflin, S R. La Brooy, G M. Wardell-Johnson, A M. Claflin

    Best practice gold (Au) recovery is not an accident. It is the result of proper operation of the adsorption circuit using good quality activated carbon. A conventional carbon ‘regeneration’ kiln canno

    Sep 11, 2017

  • CIM
    Optimising Chemical Cost in Fine Coal Flotation at Bhelatand Coal Preparation Plant

    By Atul Bhatnagar, M. P. Sinha, Md Zahid Ahmad, Pallav Garg, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Shashi Ranjan, An Ecolab Company Nalco Water

    "Froth Flotation is undoubtedly one of the most critical processes in coking coal washing plants. This work was carried out at Bhelatand Coal Preparation Plant of Tata Steel was with an objective of c

    Jan 1, 2016

  • CIM
    Optimising Circuit Design for Gravity Gold Recovery

    To determine the optimal circuit configuration for gravity gold recovery consideration should be given to a range of factors in addition to the efficiency of the gravity circuit, including capital cos

    Jan 1, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Optimising Coal Dust Suppression Factors in a Laboratory Using a Three-Level Factorial Approach

    By Tien J. C

    Many factors (type of coal mined, water pump pressure, wetting agent concentration, etc) will affect the performance of a dust suppression system using a water spray in an underground coal mine. Whi

    Jan 1, 1994

  • AUSIMM
    Optimising Coal Seam Preparation Operations with Dozers - an Important Phase in the Mine to Mill Chain

    By Scott A

    This paper summarises some of the results of the ACARP-JKMRC project 'Optimisation of Dozer Operations in Open Cut Mines'. The work has involved an industry review, design and conduct of f

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SME
    Optimising Collector Performance In The Production Of High Grade PGM Concentrates - Preprint 09-115

    By J. Wiese

    Recently the operating philosophy at concentrators processing platinum bearing ores has started to move from a recovery dominated system to one in which the production of high grade concentrates at th

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    Optimising Concentrator Returns: In-Stream Analysis and Process Control at Zawar Mines, India

    Hindustan Zinc Limited has successfully installed an In-Stream Analysis and Process Control System in the flotation section of the Balaria Lead-Zinc concentrator at Zawar Mines. The system comprises

    Jan 1, 1991

  • IMPC
    Optimising Control of Sag Mills at Anglogold’s Mponeng Mine

    By Wayne van Drunnick, Mervyn Ruthnasamy, Olvier Guyot, Christophe Bouché

    "Anglogold’s Mponeng Mine is situated in South Africa’s North West Province approximately 80km from Johannesburg. The reefs being mined in this area are among the deepest deep level mining operations

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AUSIMM
    Optimising Cut-Offs Over Time

    By Wharton C. L

    This paper describes a new computer program which can significantly increase the Net Present Value of either an open cut or underground mine by optimising the cut-offs used during the operating lif

    Jan 1, 1995

  • IMPC
    Optimising Flotation Innovations and the Role of Plant Testwork

    Optimising flotation designs and innovations is a complex process involving many parameters, one of which is ensuring sufficient testwork is carried out at plant level before these innovations are lau

    Jan 1, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Optimising flotation plant operation by using a digital twin in the control room

    By R Tooher, S J. Oliver

    The operation of copper flotation circuit is a challenging task for the site metallurgists and plant operators. To optimise the performance requires meeting both grade and recovery objectives. These p

    Aug 29, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Optimising Flow in the Mining Value Chain

    By A Dunne, R Kruger, H Coleman, P G. Laurens

    External and internal challenges in mining are increasing the difficulty and complexity of operating mines. The external mining environment has a big impact on mining operations and is driving the foc

    Jul 13, 2015

  • IMPC
    Optimising Froth Stability of Copper Flotation Tailings

    By A. R. Videla, P. R. Brito-Parada, I. Mackay

    "Linking results from laboratory scale experiments to industrial flotation behaviour is challenging. Typically, such experiments involve batch tests in which the system does not operate at steady-stat

    Jan 1, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Optimising Geotechnical Logging to Accurately Represent the Geotechnical Environment

    Typically, large volumes of data are collected during geotechnical investigations for mining projects but rarely is this done in a comprehensive manner that enables all aspects of the geotechnical env

    Nov 25, 2010