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Sampling Techniques for Flash Smelter Shafts
By Stevenson I, Dickinson W, Taylor R. N
Despite flash smelting's widespread use little is known about the actual processes taking place in flash furnace shafts and comparatively few reports of sampling campaigns have appeared in the
Jan 1, 1992
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Macroinvertebrate Tolerance across a Range of Conductivities in the Isaac River Catchment (Central Queensland)
By L Stitz, S Kinnear, L D. Fabbro
Sensitive and tolerant species of macroinvertebrates were present across a wide range of conductivity concentrations in the Isaac River catchment in Central Queensland, indicating the need for further
Nov 26, 2013
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Whither Lime? In Situ Hydrotalcite Precipitation as a Method of Remediation for Acidic Mine Lakes
By G B. Douglas
Lime-based neutralisation has long been the remediation treatment of choice for acidic mine pit waters. While suited to the attenuation of acidity, lime-based neutralisation may be difficult to implem
Jul 27, 2015
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Underground Mines of Tomorrow
By P Hatherly, H Gurgenci
With the depletion of the mineral reserves that can be mined by surface mining, demand for highly productive and safe underground mines will increase. Underground drill and blast techniques continue t
Jan 1, 1998
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Improved iron ore processing through digitalising conveyed ore flowsusing representative real time multi-elemental analysis
By H Kurth
High specification Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis (PGNAA) has been successfully applied to conveyed flows at iron ore operations since 2002 to representatively measure ore quality for improv
Sep 18, 2023
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Evaluation of Low Profile Electric Loader in Conjunction with Electric Monorail Haulage System in Narrow Vein Mining
By B Besa, E K. Chanda
It has long been recognised that narrow vein mining needs innovative approaches to mine access and mining methods in order to improve the economics of this vital part of the mining industry. The minin
Mar 26, 2012
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A Technology of Precious Metals Recovery from Gold-Bismuth Ores
By V P. Beskrovnaya
Tests for the development of a metals recovery technology from samples of a Russian gold-bismuth deposit were carried out. Gold, silver and bismuth assay reported 5.6 g/t, 3.0 g/t and 0.08 per cent, r
Jan 1, 2007
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Monitoring of the Performance of a Crushed Waste/Classified Tailings Backfill for Shaft Pillar Pre-Extraction in the South Deep Section, Western Areas Gold Mine (277410f0-6562-47cc-84ec-f0b4e2938751)
By James JV, Petho SZ
The South Deep surface shaft system is being sunk to a final depth of 2750 in below surface and on completion will be the deepest single drop haft in the world. The shafts will intersect the target
Jan 1, 1998
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Removal of Phosphorous from Australian Iron Ores
By C I. Edwards
Phosphorous is typically present in iron ore either in the mineral apatite, Ca5(PO4)3OH, or associated with the goethitic fraction of the ore. In this paper, we present results that show that phosphor
Jul 11, 2011
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Reduction of Iron Content from Silica by Gravitational Processes
Reduction of Iron Content from Silica by Gravitational Processes In this research work, it was attempted to reduce the iron contents (Fe2O3) in silica sample which was provided from Shenin silica min
Sep 13, 2010
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Modification of Some Failure Criteria for Rock and Coal
By V S. Vutukuri, K Shariar
This paper present a modification of selected strength criteria for coal and rocks containing weakness planes. The three strength criteria, namely, Murrell (1965), Bieniawski (1974a, 1983) and Hoek a
Jan 1, 1999
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Justifying Slope Design Risks and Costs
By N M. Player, R P. Varden, E Jones
"An effective geotechnical design provides an accurate and appropriate assessment, balanced with a mining company’s risk profile. Justifying the cost of slope assessment requires an understanding of t
Nov 15, 2016
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Application of Engineering Discipline and a Full-process Optimisation Focus – Productivity to Profitability without Profuse Pruning
By W R. Adamson
"Optimisation of drill and blast design and engineering can deliver a significant positive impact on the profitability of any mining operation; however, true engineering of the blasting process is les
Aug 24, 2015
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Design of Copper-Cobalt Hydrometallurgical Circuits
Copper-Cobalt hydrometallurgy has seen a resurgence in recent years with the development of projects in Zambia and the DRC. Many of the flow sheets are unique in their use of hydrometallurgical techni
Jan 1, 2008
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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 Modelling
By 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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A Robust Methodological Approach for Mine Site Water Accounting
By N Collins, A Woodley, A N. Danoucaras, C McCombe, N C. Kunz
Over the past decade, the mining industry has come to recognise the importance of water both to itself and to others. Water accounting is a formalisation of this importance that quantifies and communi
Nov 26, 2013
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The Expanding Role of Mine Geophysics
Just as geophysics, in the form of 3D seismic and wireline logging, plays a key role in petroleum reservoir management, so too will geophysics play an important role in mining of coal, metals, and min
Jan 1, 2000
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Flotation Cell Development
By G J JAMESON
The flotation cell has undergone a number of changes since the process was first introduced in Broken Hill in the early years of this century. The development of the mechanical flotation cell is rev
Jan 1, 1992
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The Density, Porosity and Magnetic Mineral Content of Ironsand at the Taharoa Ironsand Deposit, New Zealand
By J Mauk, R Ruddock
The Taharoa ironsand deposit is 1600 hectares in size and is located 144 km south of Auckland on the west coast of the North Island, New Zealand. The sand predominantly contains heavy mineral-rich sed
Jan 1, 2002
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Nickel and Cobalt Losses During Dissolution and Oxidation of Iron Powder in Ammoniacal Medium Using Oxygen over Pressures
By Rath M. C, Das R. P
Studies were carried out on dissolution and oxidation of iron powder in ammonia-ammonium carbonate solution using oxygen over pressures. Cobalt and nickel losses during iron oxidation under differen
Jan 1, 1992