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Planning, Development, and Extraction of the Cattle Grid Ore Deposit, Mt. GunsonBy Dudgeon RN, Houston ML
When the original Mount Gunson joint venture,between CSR Limited and United Uranium N.L. ceased operations in December 1971, an intensive exploration campaign was launched to prospect for more ore
Jan 1, 1975
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Economic FactorsA minimum target of economic growth in Australia has been set at 5% per annum growth in G.N.P. at constant prices (Vernon Committee). 2. The core of the problem of sustaining steady growth at this o
Jan 1, 1971
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On the sources of complexity in contemporary and future mining projectsBy J Sykes, W Treasure, A Saleem, A Trench, S Ulrich, R S. Davies
Below-ground technical complexity remains a traditional source of project challenge. Above-ground challenges then augment this complexity, including in the domain of commodity marketing. All challenge
Nov 21, 2018
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Liberated 0 - 10 ¦m Particles From Sulfide Ores, Their Production and Separation ù Recent Developments and Future NeedsThe general types of industrial behaviour of liberated valuable sulfide minerals in the 0 - 10 ¦m size fraction are described and tests to explore on site at a concentrator the general nature of any d
Jan 1, 2005
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Selectively targeting hydrophobic gangue minerals at the Mount Isa Mines Copper ConcentratorBy M L. Muller, A R. O’Donnell
The Mount Isa Mines (MIM) Copper Concentrator has an extensive history of reagent trials, with different reagents coming in and out of favour over the years. The research and use of carbon depressants
Aug 29, 2018
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Geometallurgy in Mineral Sands Deposits – Linking Geological Artifacts to Metallurgy and Mine PlanningBy G Williams
Somewhat to the surprise of many heavy mineral sands (TiO2 and zircon) producers, there are important geological structures within their typical placers and aeolian sands deposits that affect plant me
Oct 5, 2011
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Cadia East Open Pit Project Mining StudyThe Cadia Valley Operations currently hosts a large operational open pit, a large operational sublevel caving underground mine and two other underground projects at the study stage. This scenario crea
Jan 1, 2007
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A Formal Approach to Economic Analysis of Pit Slope DesignBy Coates D. F, Neil T. J, O&apos
A proper economic analysis of pit slope design must reflect the trade-off between the benefits and the increased risks of slope fail- ure inherent in steeper slope angles. However, no formal framewo
Jan 1, 1977
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R<sub>70</sub> Relationships and Their Interpretation at a Mine SiteBy I Jabou, D G. Blazak, L C. S Hogarth
The R70 test is a good indicator of coal reactivity to oxygen and is commonly used to provide a rating of propensity for self-heating. Tests performed by The University of Queensland Spontaneous Combu
Jan 1, 2005
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Geometallurgy – Back to the Future: Scoping and Communicating Geomet ProgramsBy J Jackson
The term geometallurgy (or geometallurgical) first appeared in the literature some 40 years ago and has a wide range of definitions and perspectives which increases the barriers of communication betwe
Sep 5, 2011
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What the Internet of Things Means to MiningBy D Kent, D Eisner
A lot of talk has been generated about the so called ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) and its potential to transform the way we interact with our homes and devices. But the true potential and value of IoT i
Nov 4, 2015
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A Dynamic Ore Reserve Calculation and Accounting System for a Stratiform OrebodyBy Jaczkowski B
The lower orebody (LOB) at Chingola Divi- sion of Nchanga Consolidated Copper Mines Limited (NCCM) accounts for approximately 30 per cent of the total copper production for the company. The uniform
Jan 1, 1977
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Approaches to the Simulation of Compositional Data – A Nickel-Laterite Comparative Case StudyBy K G. van den Boogaart, U Mueller
"An accurate prediction of benefit for some types of ore may require not just the ore grade, but a whole compositional characterisation of the estimates; that is, its full mineral composition includin
Nov 24, 2014
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Geometallurgy – Beyond ConceptionBy L O’Connor, S C. Dominy
"Geometallurgy is an important addition to any evaluation project or mining operation. As a discipline, it seeks to maximise the net present value (NPV) of an orebody while minimising technical and op
Jun 15, 2016
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Modelling Full-scale Blast Heave with Three-dimensional Distinct Elements and Parallel ProcessingBy A Tawadrous, B Wheeler, D S. Preece, S A. Silling
The two key results of rock blasting are fragmentation and movement of geomaterials. Movement/flow of the blasted rock is often referred to as heave. Moving rock with explosives rather than mechanical
Aug 24, 2015
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Functional safety and behavioural economics – understanding human error risk in autonomous operationsBy B Patterson, Y Lanwin
Over the last decade the adoption of autonomous technology has proven its potential to fundamentally alter the mining industry, offering significant improvements in safety and productivity. Automation
Apr 16, 2024
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The use of collaboration and management to turn-around the performance of a failing copper mineBy M Jacobs
This abstract discusses a heap leach copper mine that was failing to perform and as a result was not meeting targeted production. The mine had numerous technical challenges including: high water inflo
Jun 22, 2022
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Unlock potential opportunities through unexplored aspects of Grade EngineeringBy P Revell, G Wilkie, P Walters, L Keeney, F Faramarzi
Grade Engineering® is a value-driven strategy aiming to maximise benefits by exploiting intrinsic grade variability of ore deposits. It utilises a multitude of separation techniques to remove low grad
Nov 10, 2020
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Multivariate Geostatistical Simulation via Joint Approximate Diagonalisation û A Case StudyBy J Ferreira
To speed up multivariate geostatistical simulation it is common to transform the set of attributes into spatially uncorrelated factors that can be simulated independently. One decorrelation method is
Sep 26, 2011
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A Multiple Blasthole Fragmentation Model – Its Concept, Formulation, Capability and Field Comparison ExamplesBy R Yang
This paper presents a fragmentation model for large production blasts in an open pit or underground environment. The paper shows that the particle velocity is directly related to pressure, strain, and
Aug 24, 2015