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  • AUSIMM
    Blast Engineering ù An Explosive Career

    This presentation is a 20 minute snippet of my professional career, and my progression in the mining industry, from a lazy uni student to an up-and-coming blast engineer in the middle of a mining boom

    Jan 1, 2006

  • AUSIMM
    Zircon Trace Elements and Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf Isotope Systematic of the Halasu Porphyry Cu Belt, North-east Xinjiang, China

    By C Wu, H Chen

    "An EXTENDED ABSTRACT is available for download. A full-length paper was not prepared for this presentation.The Halasu porphyry copper belt, located in the East Junggar basin bounded by Chinese Altay

    Mar 18, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Practical Considerations for Multimine Grade Reconciliation

    This paper discusses the implementation and potential limitations of the method for estimating sampling and analytical errors of multiple source mine output blended into a shipping product, described

    Mar 1, 2010

  • AUSIMM
    Opportunities in the Contract Mining Industry

    Thank you for the opportunity to speak at this important conference attended by aspiring mining professionals, some of whom will become the leaders of the mineral resources industry that forms the sol

    Jan 1, 2002

  • AUSIMM
    A Brief Resume of the Smelting Plant

    THE Company's smelting equipment consists of three blast furnaces, supplied with blast from two sets of vertical piston blowers, each capable of delivering 8000 cub. ft. of air per minute at a pr

    Jan 1, 1918

  • AUSIMM
    Selecting and Implementing the Right Technology

    The selection and implementation of the right technology for a project is critical to the future development of the resource industry. It is essential for companies to ensure ongoing competitive viabi

    Jan 1, 2006

  • AUSIMM
    A practical approach to improve investigations and identify systemic organisational issues

    By M Alston

    Many organisations struggle to yield meaningful outcomes from incident investigations. This paper will demonstrate that we can discover systemic issues by rethinking the ‘Why’ and ‘How’ of investigati

    Apr 16, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Radar guided blasthole drilling improves product recovery

    By I Mason, M van de Werken, B Zhou, J Hargreaves, W Stasinowsky

    A critical step in open cut coal mining is clean removal of the overburden. This is usually achieved by drilling, blasting and digging. A key part of this process being successful is to stop drilling

    Sep 1, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Exploration and Mining – The Need for Innovation

    By J F. H Thompson

    "An EXTENDED ABSTRACT is available for download. A full-length paper was not prepared for this presentation. Mineral exploration and mining are challenging businesses. Remote and at times harsh condit

    Mar 18, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Proactive Strata Control Management at Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Australian Open Cut Operations

    Anglo American Metallurgical Coal (AAMC) manages five open cut coal mines in Queensland and New South Wales, producing approximately 30 million tonnes per annum. The size and complexity of these mines

    Nov 25, 2010

  • AUSIMM
    Bentonite and Fuller's Earth Deposits of New South Wales: II. Bonding Properties

    By Giles C. N, Loughnan F. C

    Bentonites and active earths from N.S.W., previously analysed with respect to occurrence, mineralogy and physical properties have been evaluated for use as bonding agents in quartzose moulding sands i

    Jan 1, 1959

  • AUSIMM
    The University of Melbourne's Approach to Solving the Problems of Education and Research in the Extractive Metallurgy Area

    Australia as a leading producer of mineral sands has also occupied a leading position in many areas of research'in the processing and applications of these minerals. Research in upgrading ilm

    Jan 1, 1986

  • AUSIMM
    Polymer-amended tailings dewatering technology for desired closure outcomes

    By T Baumgartl, A Costine, B Boshrouyeh, M Edraki

    In mineral processing, the management of tailings may become increasingly more challenging with a change of ore type and the quality of water used in the plant. This, in turn, may affect the overall c

    Aug 2, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    "The Biogeometallurgical Approach – the Information We Need to Increase the Sustainability of Mining"

    By B Dold

    "Mining has still today high potential for improvement in the exploitation efficiency. Especially low-grade ores have very low recoveries. In Cu bioleaching operations from porphyry copper deposits ex

    Jun 15, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    First Mexican Coal Mine Recovery After Mine Fire, Esmeralda Mine

    The fire started in the development section from methane released into the mine through a roof-bolt hole. The date was 8 May 1998. The flames spread quickly as the coal was ignited. After eight hours

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Equipment Set-Up of Kumera Steam Dryer Plants in Non-Ferrous Metal Smelters

    By I KylmSkorpi, H Mansikkaviita

    The traditional direct-heated drying process has been replaced by the steam drying process in non-ferrous metal smelters, where steam is available from waste heat boilers. Many recent projects have se

    Jan 1, 2008

  • AUSIMM
    Theory of Sampling and geostatistics – the ultimate link

    By D François-Bongarçon

    The link between geostatistics and Theory of Sampling (TOS) is examined again in view of new findings made while trying to compare predicted sampling variances and estimated grades (using geostatistic

    May 9, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Anglo Coal Australia ù Graduates and the Future

    Anglo Coal Australia (ACA) takes a proactive position with regards to attracting and retaining employees at a graduate level. Currently, ACA has graduates in its program across all disciplines: Mining

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Organisational Factors in Fatalities and High Potential Incidents

    By 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

  • AUSIMM
    Listening to Local Voices – a systematic approach for understanding what a social licence to operate means for Rio Tinto in the Pilbara

    By 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