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The Fitzroy Aqua-Eco Health Project
By C Sellens, L D. Fabbro, S Vink
The Fitzroy River Aqua-Eco Health Project is a collaborative research project between the Central Queensland University, the University of Queensland and BMA. It is designed to assess the aquatic ecol
Nov 26, 2013
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Petrographic and Mineralogical Factors Affecting Gold Recovery at Macraes Flat, Eastern Otago, New Zealand
By D Craw, P V. Angus
Gold mineralisation at Macraes occurs as late quartz-carbonate veins within a body of sheared and hydrothermally altered Otago Schist, the Intrashear Schist. The alteration is characterised by the pre
Jan 1, 1999
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The evolution of the Cadia 40-foot SAG mill to treat the Cadia East orebody: a case study of incremental change leading to operational stability
By J Seppelt, B Akerstrom, A Rice, J Bubnich, T Waters
The Concentrator 1 plant at Cadia transitioned from Cadia Hill open pit to the Cadia East block cave ore body in 2013. As a result of this change, major plant upgrades were required to achieve the des
Aug 29, 2018
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Optimising a Mineral Supply Chain under Uncertainty with Long-term Sales Contracts
By J Zhang, R Dimitrakopoulos
A two-stage stochastic mixed integer non-linear program is formulated for a mining complex to optimise strategic and tactical plans. The objective is to find the near optimal decisions for a mineral s
Nov 24, 2014
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A Cellular Automata-based Run-off Model and its Application in Mined Land Rehabilitation Designs
By D Weatherley, T Baumgartl, L Huang, Q Shao
The stabilities of rehabilitated landforms are often threatened by the altered surface hydrology, especially the excessive surface run-off, which may cause severe water erosion and associated pollutan
Jul 16, 2014
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Human Development in Mining Zones of Chile 1990 - 2007 - An Analysis of the Impact of Poverty Reduction in Antofagasta
This research is about human development and socio-economic progress of the main mining areas of Chile in the period 1990 - 2007, and especially about the positive effects that mining activity has on
Jan 1, 2009
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Applying supervised machine learning and multiscale analysis on drill core data to improve geological logging
By E J. Hill, F Huang, A Otto
Geochemical data from drill core samples is used in mineral exploration to enable geologists to understand subsurface geology. However, it is challenging to analyse these data sets rigorously and cons
Mar 22, 2022
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Grade Trends at the Elura Mine
The Elura Orebody consists of a number of parallel, vertically oriented pipe-like structures of pyrite-sphalerite-galena mineralization located at the core of a structural dome. Concentric zoning of t
Jan 1, 1990
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Local Resource Development Initiative - Developing a New Project Sustainability Model (Ambatovy Project Case Study)
By S Novak
A world-class example of sustainable development in practice, the Local Resource Development Initiative (LRDI) grew from agreements between the Ambatovy nickel mine developers and the Government of Ma
Jan 1, 2009
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Multi-Disciplinary Engineering Research and Development Skills for Mining û A Case Study
By S Van Duin, I Porter
This paper discusses how advanced manufacturing technology (AMT), which is fundamentally reliant on and developed via multi-disciplinary skills, has benefitted non-mining industries, and what lessons
Sep 26, 2011
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Legislation, Litigation and Liability
Safety and health at work is about people. It is about people who plan for work, organise work and perform work. It is about those who come in contact with the workplace and those who are responsible
Jan 1, 2005
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Building Partnerships with Indigenous People to Improve their Economic Circumstances to Achieve Social Cohesion and Social Licence to Operate û A Case Study of the West Pilbara, Australia
The relationships between Aboriginal Traditional Owners and mining companies have often been mired in dispute, particularly since the High Court Mabo decision and the Native Title Act of 1993. In the
Jan 1, 2009
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Understanding minerals in mineral processing – the basics and beyond
By E M. Wightman, C L. Evans
A recent survey of mineral processors undertaken as part of the International Mineral Processing Council (IMPC) Education Commission identified mineralogy as one of the key skills required for mineral
Aug 29, 2018
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Effect of Al2O3/SiO2 ratio on structure and properties of mould flux for high-Al steel continuous casting
By J Zhang, O Ostrovski, C Zhang D Cai, Q Wang
The conventional CaO-SiO2-based mould fluxes are not suitable for high-Al steel casting because of the strong reaction between silica in the flux and aluminium in the steel strand. In the process of c
Aug 21, 2024
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Towards an Integrated Framework for Asset and Process Health Monitoring and Optimisation on a Milling Circuit
By G T. Jemwa, F Rousseau, F J. Wolfaardt, J A. M Rademan, P W. Smit
Mining companies are increasingly faced with the challenge of reducing operating costs while maximising throughput and profitability. At the same time, the grade and quality of treated ores are becomi
Sep 26, 2013
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Development in Cut and Fill Mining at ISA Mine
By Jansen N
Production from the narrow, high grade silver-lead-zinc orebodies below 15 level commenced in mid 1985.Geological, mining research and recent mining experience determined that a mechanised drill, fire
Jan 1, 1985
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Automatic Contouring of Geological Data
This paper presents a review of computer techniques for the automatic contouring of geological and geophysical data with output as interactive display on graph plotters or graphics terminals and p
Jan 1, 1977
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Methods for Evaluating Explosion Resistant Ventilation Structures
By E S. Weiss, S P. Harteis
The Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (PRL) of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has conducted full-scale explosion experiments, to evaluate the strength characteristics o
Jan 1, 2005
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Coal - Paper No. 6 A Petrographic Basis For Classifying Australian Coals
By Taylor G. H
The proposed classification scheme is based on two primary parameters, one for petrographic composition and the other for rank, both being determined with microscopical techniques. The scheme has be
Jan 1, 1969
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Objective Geological Logging using Geochemical Multi-Element Data - Plutonic Gold Mine, Western Australia
By M D. Taylor, G Duclaux, K Atkinson, L A. Fisher, A R. Latham, M F. Gazley, S J. de Beer, C M. Tutt
Geological logging by mine and exploration geologists involves the application of a logging code that requires a geologist to make a subjective decision to classify a particular rock unit. This will m
Sep 26, 2013