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Using liquid nitrogen for the inertisation of goafs
By D Caley
During the response to the Moura No 4 disaster, use was made of the New South Wales Mines Rescue Service’s ‘Mineshield’ inertisation equipment. The equipment had to be transported from Newcastle, appr
Aug 28, 2017
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Integrated Mine Evaluation ù Implications for Mine Management
By M Armstrong, S J. Coward, A Galli
Mine management is often expected to make rapid evaluation decisions at different stages of projects based on limited and uncertain data. The challenge is exacerbated by having to distil technical com
Jan 1, 2006
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Exerting the Advantages of National Key Discipline, Outstanding the Training of Engineering Capability, Cultivating Talent to be with Innovation Ability
Exerting the Advantages of National Key Discipline, Outstanding the Training of Engineering Capability, Cultivating Talent to be with Innovation Ability
Sep 13, 2010
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Evidence of Reduced Water Infiltration by Microhardpans û Electrical Resistivity Measurements at Pe±a de Hierro, Rio Tinto, Spain
By M Furche, U Noell, C Grissemann, J A. Meima, T Graupner, A Romero-Baena
The mining residues at the abandoned copper mine site Pe±a de Hierro, located at the headwaters of the Rio Tinto, contribute substantially to the pollution of the river with high loads of Fe, As, Pb,
Jan 1, 2008
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The Influence of Impurities on the Properties of Lead Part IV - Some Effects of Antimony on the Rate of Recrystallisation of Distorted Lead
In a previous paper the author showed that silver considerably delayed the recrystallisation of lead after cold work. The effect of antimony on the rate of recrystallisation of distorted lead was stud
Jan 1, 1936
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Metallogenic Provinces and District in the Tasman Orogenic Zone of Eastern Australia
The Tasman Orogenic Zone is regarded as a single metallogenic province (the Tasman Province) with four SUb-provinces corresponding with its major tectonic components: the Lachlan, New England, Hodgkin
Jan 1, 1972
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Concentration Practice in the Australian Beach Sand Industry
Beaches contain the residue of eroded rocks which have resisted weathering, and it is common to find in all beaches some of the harder, heavy minerals. The natural sorting action of waves and winds te
Jan 1, 1950
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Precision Surface Mining - Choosing the Best Tool for the Job
Precision surface mining is increasingly occupying a significant role in open pit mining. Improvements in technology now allow continuous surface mining of material well above 140 MPa (20 300 psi) eff
Dec 6, 2010
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A revised stratigraphy of Muyua (Woodlark Island)
By Finlayson EJ
New detailed mapping, micropalaeont- ology and isotopic dating have been successful in revising the stratigraphy of Woodlark Island. All Middle to Late Miocene intrusives and volcanic rocks have be
Jan 1, 1991
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Cost of Finance for Mining Projects
The mining industry is generally regarded as a high risk industry, mainly because of the difficulties in estimating the tonnage and grade of mineral resources, the fluctuations in metal prices, mini
Jan 1, 1990
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Iron Ore Fines to Slabs via the MIDREX« Direct Reduction Process in Western Australia
By Pupazzoni P. D, Meissner D. C
Incorporating an iron ore pelletising plant, a MIDREX'"' Direct Reduction Plant, and a mini mill, the conversion of iron ore fines to high- quality steel slabs in Western Australia is among
Jan 1, 1999
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Frictional Ignitions
ignitions caused by cutting tools have occurred at a rate of some 14 per year in UK coal mines since 1965, mostly on the coalface. The rate has held steady despite reducing output and number of co
Jan 1, 1988
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Quantification of Rock Mass Damage Associated with a Confined Blast Preconditioning Experiment at the Cadia East Block Cave
By G Chitombo, D Francis, P C. Stewart, I Brunton
The ability to precondition (weaken) a rock mass to enhance caving (cavability and fragmentation) is becoming increasingly important, as more potential caving deposits are in stronger rock masses, and
May 9, 2016
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Aspects of Mining at Ok Tedi
By Zwaan J, Kepa J
Ok Tedi mine has become one of the major copper producers in the world. In the process of becoming of age, it overcame the challenges of operating in a locality which is young in geological terms,
Jan 1, 1991
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Pervasive Supergene Manganese Enrichment Throughout the Late Cenozoic, South China
By P Vasconcelos, X D. Deng
Numerous supergene manganese oxide deposits are developed inSouth China as a result of weathering of a thick sequence of Paleozoic marine Mn-bearing sedimentary rocks, consisting mainly of limestones,
Jan 1, 2008
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Nickel Mattes from the Flash Smelter at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
The mineralogy and microstructure of mattes from the nickel flash smelter at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, have been studied. The flash furnace matte consisted mainly of an intimate mixture of pentla
Jan 1, 1977
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Minimization of Contamination of Mined Ore by Cemented Hydraulic Fill
A review is made of the limited published experience of the effects of cemented fill in flotation.A general approach is adopted in listing and discussing possible sources of, and reasons for, ore cont
Jan 1, 1974
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Mount Morgan Ore Concentration
By Wilson O. A
TABLE OF CONTENTS1. Introductiona. Process Changes since 1939.b. Current Practice.2. Ore Characteristicsa. Copper Minerals.b. Gold Occurrence.3. Treatment of High Grade Acid Orea. The Ore Treatment Pl
Jan 1, 1952
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Incorporating research data in addressing methane and coal dust fire, and explosion hazards in coalmines
By S Kundu, J Zanganeh, D Eschebach, B Moghtaderi
The concentrations of methane and coal dust vary from one location to another in underground coalmines. In the presence of an ignition source, such as static electricity, these mixtures can initiate e
Aug 28, 2017
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Structural Controls on the Localisation of Low-sulfidation Epithermal Mineralisation in West Java, Indonesia
By J Widjaja, E Hermawan, M Muharam, L Damanik
"An EXTENDED ABSTRACT is available for download. A full-length paper was not prepared for this presentation. The island of Java lies within the Sunda-Banda magmatic arc, which is characterised by mult
Mar 18, 2015