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Characteristics of seismicity in the vicinity of a major dyke in a longwall coalmineBy I Canbulat, G Si, Y Duan, X Luo
The presence of unfavourable geological structures such as faults and dykes often can contribute to coal burst risk. Seismic events associated with rock fractures tend to cluster around these structur
Nov 29, 2022
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Operations of a Small Heap LeachThe Fosterville goldfield, situated 25 km east of Bendigo, Victoria was at its peak between 1894-1910 with some 47 600 ounces produced (Figure 1). Since that time intermittent mining and tailings r
Jan 1, 1994
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Investigations on the Influence of Particle Size in FlotationBy Hoberg H, Schneider FU
Flotation tests were conducted with galena, quartz and with synthetic mixtures of the two, in different ranges of grain size, and with different process parameter variants. Physico-chemical analyses
Jan 1, 1993
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Iron Ore Washing – Achieve More with Fewer ResourcesBy M Zlatev, S Silge
Producers of primary resources such as iron ore face the challenge of processing crude materials with increasing levels of impurities, which may result in the requirement for wet processing. This resu
Jul 13, 2015
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A Zinc-Lead Ore Mine Water Contamination by a Paper Factory Fluid WasteBy Motyka J, Adamczyk AF, Witczak S
A case study of migration of a paper factory fluid wastes, on the distance of 5 km from an underground disposal site to an ore mine is presented. The ore mine in question, situated in SW Poland is
Jan 1, 1988
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Optimisation of Mines and Smelters by the Application of Improves Computing SystemsBy Quayle J. E
This paper covers period from 1973 through to 1988 and the mines of West Coast Mines, Elur Mine, North Mine and Risdon Zinc Smelter, now all part of the Pasminco Group. During this period, optimisat
Jan 1, 1991
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Fimiston Open PitBy Neill A, O&apos
The City of Kalgoorlie/Boulder is situated approximately 600 kilometres to the east of Perth (Fig. 1), and is the major regional centre of the Eastern Goldfields, supporting a population of approxim
Jan 1, 1991
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Values and Value Management Combine for a Better Project Outcome - A Case StudyBy R Polmear, G Mauger
You wouldnÆt start excavating before testing core samples, so why would you approve a project plan before all factors have been identified, reviewed and addressed? Even a champion sports team made up
Jan 1, 2007
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Regional Mineral Potential Assessments for Land Use Planning ù GIS-Based Examples from Eastern AustraliaBy D Suppel, Y Miezitis, S Jaireth
The competition between various options for the use of land is ever increasing. Commonly in Australia large tracts of land were un-encumbered by sweeping land use option limitations, but this situatio
Jan 1, 1999
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Mine Geology of the MacPhersons Reward Gold Mine, Coolgardie, Western AustraliaBy M D. Goodz
MacPhersons Reward gold deposit is in a post-kinematic tonalite intrusion which is a setting different from many other deposits of the Coolgardie goldfield that are hosted in early Archaean tholeiitic
Aug 22, 2011
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Understanding Ore Characteristics and Equipment SelectionBy K T. Broekman, R L. Koenig
"The Braemar Iron Formation is atypical ore when compared to the current magnetite ores being processed. In attempting to process and economically recover the vast quantities of iron ore stored within
Aug 12, 2013
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Classification and Nomenclature of Ore Reserves (31da2e97-8dcb-4cab-93dd-f39850c74b44)In 1953, Dr N Fisher of the Bureau of Mineral Resources, acting on behalf of the Society of Economic Geologists, which is considering the sponsoring of a uniform system of nomenclature for ore reserve
Jan 1, 1994
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Blast Fragmentation Impacts on Downstream Processing at Goldfields Cerro CoronaBy D La Rosa, K Caron, H Mamani, W Valery, R Diaz
The Gold Fields Cerro Corona copper-gold deposit in Peru has heterogeneous rock characteristics in terms of its mineralogical, geological and geotechnical properties. Blast design variations in these
Aug 24, 2015
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Low Intensity Rotating Magnetic Field SeparationMagnetic separation using particle rotation in a continuously rotating magnetic field offers very low to insignificant non-magnetic particle entrapment, and precise magnetic fractions. The precision o
Jan 1, 2000
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Metallurgical Performance of Outotec’s e500 TankCell® at the Kevitsa Cu-Ni-PGE ConcentratorBy B Murphy, T Mattsson, R Crosbie, T Maksimainen
"An Outotec e500 TankCell, with 500 m³ of actual flotation volume, was commissioned at the Kevitsa Cu-Ni-PGE concentrator in northern Finland during 2014. This flotation cell was implemented at t
Oct 10, 2016
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Determination of the Sampling Liberation Diameter in a High-Grade Coarse Gold Ore by High-Resolution X-ray Computed TomographyBy I M. Platten, Y Xie, R-M F. Bell, S C. Dominy, L E. Howard, R C. A Minnitt
For any resource evaluation program, the collection and processing of representative samples for assaying is critical. Sampling, sample preparation and assay protocols must be designed to suit the sty
Aug 21, 2012
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The Lateritic Regolith in Arid Terrains: Description, Formation, Evolution: Consequences for Geochemical ExplorationThe weathering profile, in arid terrains, is commonly capped by different kinds of hardened crust, whose formation is related to recent or former climates. One may distinguish silcretes, calcretes
Jan 1, 1988
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In Situ Stress Measurements Using Oriented CoreBy G Baird, M Seto
A low-cost methodology that allows the determination of in situ stresses using oriented core specimens has been investigated. The technique can be used to determine the stresses during the early stage
Jan 1, 2000
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Environmental Management of Sulphidic Waste Rock at Mt Lyell, TasmaniaBy Stanley I. M, Brett D, Dickson R
The Mt Lyell Mine, situated in Queenstown on the west coast of Tasmania, has a production history of more than 100 years. Previous mining activities have resulted in substantial modifications to en
Jan 1, 1997
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Rock Mechanics Design and Practice for Squeezing Ground and High Stress Conditions at Perseverance MineBy K McNabb, M H. Turner, P A. Jenkin
Mining of the Agnew nickel deposit commenced in 1970 using a variety of underground mining methods, though with mixed success due to the difficult ground conditions. WMC Resources Ltd acquired the ope
Jan 1, 2000