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  • AUSIMM
    Excess pore water pressure induced during tailings run-out

    By M A. Llano-Serna, D J. Williams, L Bu

    Tailings dam failures continue to occur worldwide at an unacceptable rate, averaging two events annually over the last 100 years. Furthermore, tailings dams continue to grow in size, increasing the po

    Jul 23, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Assessing the volume change behaviour of red mud through laboratory and field testing

    By D J. Williams, A Shokouhi, A Naderian

    Extracting alumina from bauxite involves the production of fine-grained waste known as red mud. The highly alkaline red mud is usually neutralised by applying sea water, thickened to between 25% and 3

    Jul 23, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Recent advances in tailings testing methods

    By D J. Williams

    The majority of surface tailings storage facilities continue to employ sub-aerial tailings slurry deposition. Surface TSFs are typically sized and operated in a way to minimise the initial capital cos

    Jul 23, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Lessons learnt in geotechnical investigation and stability analysis for upstream tailings storage facility raise design

    By C Armstrong, B Wentzinger

    Upstream embankment raises often represent the lowest cost option for increasing the capacity of tailings storage facilities (TSF), but also pose the highest stability risk due to constructing on top

    Jul 23, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Tailings governance

    By T Alexieva

    Since the early 1900s the geotechnical community has investigated every significant failure of a tailings dam, improved our knowledge of the behaviour of the tailings storage facilities, developed ana

    Jul 23, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Risk-based approach for minimising tailings dam failures

    By M Barker, H Li

    The total number of tailings accidents has reduced from over 50/decade in the 1960s-1980s to less than 30/decade in the 2000s to 2010s. However, the rate of significant tailings dam failures has not

    Jul 23, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Liquefaction behaviour of tailings under cyclic simple shear testing

    By A Li, H Jinto, M Laxman

    The behaviour of tailings under cyclic loading has an impact on the stability and deformation of tailings dams and a good understanding of the cyclic behaviour of the tailings under earthquakes is imp

    Jul 23, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Spontaneous combustion hazard assessment of McArthur River Mine waste rock

    By P Marianelli, J Theiler, B Beamish, A Spillman

    The presence of reactive pyrite in waste rock contributes to the hazard of spontaneous combustion in emplacement facilities as it acts as an initiator of self-heating at low ambient temperatures. Orga

    Jul 23, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    The importance of rate of rise in life-of-mine planning of an upstream raised tailings storage facility – a case study

    By D A. Williams, P J. Chapman

    The acceptable rate of rise of the tailings beaches on upstream-raised tailings storage facilities (TSFs) is critical to life of mine planning. This is illustrated through a case study in Western Aus

    Jul 23, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Improving the dewatering efficiency of clay-rich tailings in saline water

    By D Liu, M Edraki, L Berry

    The presence of clay minerals slows down the settling rate and mitigates compact consolidation efficiency in tailings dewatering. The increasing use of saline water in many plants, affects the dewater

    Jul 23, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Shear strength of compacted clay liner at McArthur River Mine

    By Y Xu, J Hacker, D J. Williams

    Shear strength parameters of compacted clay liners are needed to analyse the stability of mine waste dumps containing compacted clay liners as sealing layers for potentially acid forming waste rock. A

    Jul 23, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Linking safety factor to probability of failure

    By S M. Gover

    Estimating the probability of failure for embankments is not intuitive. It requires not only an appreciation of the strength of the embankment, but an understanding of the variability and uncertainty

    Jul 23, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Experience with Capping of Tailings Storage Facilities for Decommissioning Projects in Australia

    By W Ludlow, C Harrington

    This paper presents an overview of the design and construction challenges to implement capping systems on Tailings Storage Facility’s (TSF) based on recent projects in Australia. Key aspects discussed

    Jul 23, 2018

  • IIMP
    Lixiviación de minerales refractarios de oro con tiosulfato de amonio: poderosa tecnología de reemplazo del cianuro en operaciones mineras a gran escala

    By Julio Cesar Tremolada

    La lixiviación con tiosulfato de amonio (ATS) puede ser considerada como una alternativa ecológica viable para lixiviar metales preciosos, por comparación con la alta toxicidad del proceso convenciona

    May 30, 2018

  • IIMP
    Neuroprevención: una solución sostenible a la cultura de seguridad

    By Jorge Cangahuala

    La neurociencia ha cobrado un papel muy importante en las organizaciones en las últimas décadas. En ese contexto, la neuroprevención busca determinar las potencialidades y limitaciones del cerebro al

    Apr 30, 2018

  • IIMP
    Excelencia operacional en planta concentradora – Cerro Lindo (1b02ce80-0bc4-4d55-bc65-9f97e5139cef)

    By Gustavo De la Torre

    Más allá de contar con las certificaciones ISO 9001, ISO 14001, Y OHSAS 18001, la planta concentradora de Cerro Lindo busca ser catalogada como un desempeño de categoría mundial, lo que implica usar l

    Apr 30, 2018

  • IIMP
    Evaluación de la composición química, estructura y propiedades de aceros de puntas para equipos de movimiento de tierra

    By Francisco Rumiche, Rolando Nuñez

    El artículo presenta la metodología y resultados de una evaluación de la composición química, microestructura y propiedades mecánicas de tres aceros de puntas de excavación, comercialmente disponibles

    Feb 28, 2018

  • ABM
    Análise Da Microestrutura E Das Propriedades Mecânicas Do Vergalhão Ca-50 Em Diferentes Estados De Tratamento Térmico

    By Ana Larissa Melo Feitosa

    Devido ao crescimento acelerado da construção civil e ao alto consumo de produtos metálicos nessa área, cada vez mais procuram-se, nesses materiais, propriedades que se ade

    Feb 6, 2018

  • ABM
  • ABM
    Balanço Energético Global 2016 - Vallourec Soluções Tubulares Do Brasil - Site Barreiro

    By Fábio Lerbach

    Balanço Energético Global da Vallourec Sumitomo Soluções Tubulares do Brasil site Barreiro em 2016, com os principais indicadores de consumo energético das áreas consumidoras. Além dos indicacores ene

    Jan 26, 2018