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Planned Field Investigation of Connectivity between the Condamine Alluvium and Walloon Coal MeasuresBy S Gossmann, J Barlow, S Denner
"Unconventional gas resources, including coal seam gas (CSG) reservoirs, can be located above and below aquifers that provide groundwater for agricultural, industrial, urban and other uses. Developmen
Nov 26, 2013
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Selecting Optimal Operating Conditions for Knelson ConcentratorsBy G K. N Subasinghe
Metallurgists operating Knelson Concentrators (KC) often rely on manufacturerÆs recommendations for selecting operating parameters, such as fluidising water flow rate and cycle time. Recent studies ha
Jan 1, 2006
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The Product Quality System at Cliffs Natural Resources – Koolyanobbing Iron Ore OperationsBy A L. Wills
Cliffs Natural Resources Pty Ltd (Cliffs) operates iron ore mines in the Koolyanobbing region of Western Australia. Ore is mined from three separate hubs and trucked to Koolyanobbing. There it is crus
Jul 11, 2011
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Case Study Comparison of Teleremote and Autonomous Assist Underground Loader Technology at the Kanowna Belle MineBy G B. Smith
Barrick (Australia Pacific) Limited initiated a trial of Caterpillar’s Minegem autonomous loader technology in 2009 at the Kanowna Belle mine in Kalgoorlie. Autonomous loader technology offers the pot
Mar 21, 2011
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An Analysis of the Mixing of Air and Methane in the Stream Produced by the Mine Injector Station - Presenting Preliminary Results of Measurements and ModellingBy J Janus, J Krawczyk
Local accumulation of methane in workings of a longwall is one of the most common causes of mining accidents. This gas has many sources: it may leak from goaf through permeable sealings, or through ga
Jul 1, 2013
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Integrated Landforms for the Storage of Tailings and Waste Rock at Magnetite Mines in Western AustraliaBy D R. Anstey
The mining of magnetite iron ore in Western Australia will generate large volumes of waste rock and tailings over many decades. The need to dispose of these materials will result in massive waste land
Jan 1, 2009
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Spontaneous Combustion Management Comparison between Australia and ChinaBy B Poborowski, A Chen
"For some time, the Australian and Chinese underground coal mining industries have evolvedindependently with minimal infl uence on each other. Despite the fact that in recent years severaltechnologies
Jun 1, 2012
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RISKGATE and Underground OperationsBy J Harris, J Li, M Shi, P A. Kirsch, D Sprott
Australia has an enviable global reputation as a leader in health and safety outcomes in the hazardous industry of mining, in part due to an increased application of risk management regarding operatio
Mar 24, 2014
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A theoretical goaf resistance model based on goaf gas drainage dataBy Y Wang
Inadequate goaf gas control may lead to gas exceedances in the ventilation return air, which will trip power in longwalls and cause production stoppage. To effectively control gas emissions, Australia
Oct 12, 2022
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Trends in real‐time instrumentation and monitoring techniques for tailings damsBy L Clarkson, D Williams, P Redcliffe, F van der Wal
This research presents a snapshot and insight into the trends, patterns, and common considerations identified in the current standing of real-time tailings dam monitoring practice. Based primarily on
Jul 1, 2021
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Categorical and multiple indicator kriging – are we ignoring the geology?By P C. J Blackney, I M. Glacken
Spotted Quoll is a massive sulfide nickel deposit located in the Forrestania greenstone belt in the Archaean Yilgarn block in Western Australia. Discovered in October 2007, mining has progressed from
Mar 22, 2022
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Clean Energy and Mining – Future SynergiesBy R Memary
The environmental and economic impacts of a significant dependence on fossil fuels are affecting the future of sectors such as of mining. These impacts are prompting the Australian Government to seek
Nov 22, 2011
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Moving mORE for LessBy G Brudek, P Elestedt
Schalker Eisenhütte und Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Nordic Minesteel Technologies and Bombardier Transportation have developed an evaluation tool that considers the main cost drivers of the rail, truck
May 9, 2016
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Twenty-Five Years of Mine Filling: Developments and Directions (b390a014-dbd9-4431-8acc-7b7e158ab629)The sixth international symposium on mining with fill nearly coincides with the 25th anniversary of the Jubilee Symposium on Mine Filling. That symposium, held in August 1973 in Mount Isa, in part
Jan 1, 1998
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Terratec Universal Raiseborer ù Raisebore Machine TechnologyDrilling underground can be a hazardous undertaking in many circumstances. Raiseboring and boxhole boring underground could form an integral part of the block caving production methodology and getting
Jan 1, 2000
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The Dynamics of Coupling Between Deformation and Fluid Flow in the EarthÆs Crust: Implications for Ore GenesisPermeability and fluid pathways in fracture-controlled hydrothermal systems are governed by a dynamic competition between permeability-creation processes and permeability-destruction processes. Permea
Jan 1, 2005
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New Rosebery - Discovering the Next 20 YearsRosebery Mine is situated on the west coast of Tasmania and is AustraliaÆs largest volcanic-hosted base and precious metals deposit (zinc, lead, copper, gold and silver). The milling operation has bee
Jan 1, 2008
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Central Coal Preparation Plants on the West Coast - A Conceptual ViewpointBy R G. Richards
Although most New Zealand coals are low in ash, there are situations where high ash coals could be won. Not all high ash coals can be upgraded by physical means, since the ash is either inherent in th
Jan 1, 1979
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Coal Drift Construction by Tunnel Boring MachineBy D Sibthorpe
The employment of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) is the default delivery method for the realisation of traffic, utility and primary resource underground space worldwide, with hundreds of kilometres com
Sep 17, 2014
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The Application of Automated Samplers in Copper/Nickel ProcessingBy J E. Powalisz
"The application of automated sampling techniques can help to provide a representative sample of process fluids and slurries that provide data for controlling process, custody transfer and quality ass
Jul 29, 2014