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Carbon Prefloat Improvements at Century Mine
By D G. Rantucci
Organic carbon is a major ore contaminant at MMG’s Century mine. This carbonaceous matter is associated with shale hosted sphalerite mineralisation. It occurs as elongated lamellae and as inclusions
Aug 8, 2011
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Continuous Carbon Concentration Measurement at Newmont Boddington Gold
By C McCamley
"The requisite for maintaining optimal carbon concentration levels in a carbon-in-leach (CIL) circuit is of paramount importance in the prevention of gold losses. The process’s ability to recover gold
Oct 10, 2016
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The New Central Crushing Plant at Lake View and star Limited
To follow the development of the central crushing plant it is necessary briefly to outline the history of the Lake View and Star Limited. This Company, when first constituted, took over the properties
Jan 1, 1948
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Implementation of Localised Uniform Conditioning for Recoverable Resource Estimation at the Kipoi Copper Project, Democratic Republic of the Congo
By M G. Millad, M Zammit
The Kipoi Central (KPC) copper project is located in the Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is presented here as an example of an operating mine where the Mineral Resource wa
Aug 18, 2014
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The Practice of Porphyry Copper Deposit Estimation for Grade and Ore-Waste Tonnages Demonstrated by Several Case Studies
By Dagbert M, Belisle J. M
Several packages for the estimation of porphyry type deposits exist and produce acceptable results. Recently, however, the need for really trying to obtain maximum information from drill holes has
Jan 1, 1977
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Gippsland Basin Exploration: Recent Results and Outlook for Australia's Oldest Producing Offshore Area
During the period 1981 - 1991, Esso Australia and their Joint Venture partners have discovered about 180 MB of liquids (crude and condensate), 60 MB natural gas liquids and 800 - 1000 GCF of gas. A
Jan 1, 1992
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Benchmarking – Does it have a Role in Improving the Performance of Mining Geology?
By M Berry
Many mining companies routinely use benchmarking to review their operational activities and associated costs. The aim is to measure operational performance against industry norms, and identify areas w
Aug 18, 2014
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Modelling Blast Movement for Grade Control
By O Handayani, R Barr, E Isaaks
The mining industry has focused a great deal of attention recently on the impact of blast movement on grade control. Although the problem of blast movement and its contribution to dilution and ore los
Aug 18, 2014
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Geochemical Characteristics of River Deposited Mine Wastes and Associated Contact Waters Downstream of the Ok Tedi Mine, Papua New Guinea ù Implications for ARD Management
By H Kundapen, B R. Bolton, H Davies
The Ok Tedi porphyry copper-gold mine is located in the Star Mountains of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Open-cut mine commenced in 1984 and is due to cease around 2010. The mine produces a total
Jan 1, 2003
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Blast Vibration Control and Assessment Techniques
By Moore A. J, Evans R
Blast vibration control and assessment techniques have been developed which supplement traditional charge mass scaling methods. The improved techniques, which can be used to predict air and ground v
Jan 1, 1994
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Mining A 100 Million Tonne Orebody Without Subsidence (1eceb353-235c-4b84-8df9-2b3937c9c8f3)
The major copper orebody at Mount Isa is being extracted at a rate of four million tonnes per year. The method used requires an equivalent rate of back filling with (mainly) cemented fill. There w
Jan 1, 1980
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The role of liberation in physical separation techniques
By A Gray
Physical separation features in almost every mineral processing circuit. The category encompasses a broad range of techniques and technologies including hydrocyclones, gravity concentration methods (i
Sep 11, 2017
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Comparison of Suspect Terranes of the Gympie Province with Other Units of the New England Fold Belt, Eastern Australia
The Gympie Province is a unique tectono-stratigraphic unit which does not fit into the overall palaeogeographic pattern of the New England Fold Belt (NEFB), and part of it has been proposed as an exot
Jan 1, 1990
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Application of a reinforcement learning AI solution for optimisation of screening shuttles control
By A Horeth, E Duggan, B Versiani, A Gooch
Iron ore screening plant productivity is strongly affected by the performance of the shuttle operation, with the control system robustness and associated strategies having a direct impact on utilisati
Nov 8, 2021
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Field Measurement of Transient Pore Pressures within Co-disposed Processing Rejects Placed in a Spoil Dump
By R Van Laeren, G Langerak, S Fityus, K Koosmen
Co-disposal of partly-dewatered mixed-plant rejects (MPR) from coal processing into spoil dumps is gaining favour amongst Australian coalmine operators in preference to conventional tailings disposal
Jul 27, 2015
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Advanced Customisable Leach Columns – A New Kinetic Testing Method to Simulate Site-specific Conditions
By J Pearce, M Barteaux, S Pearce
The prediction of how waste materials will evolve geochemically within waste storage facilities has been the subject of hundreds of thousands of hours researched by geoscientists globally. Despite the
Jul 27, 2015
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Western Ring Route – Waterview Connection Driven Tunnel: Assessment of Groundwater Effects
By S France
The Waterview Connection will complete a strategic Auckland motorway route linking the south, west and north. The project will comprise 2.5 km of ‘undrained’ driven tunnels and 900 m of drained cut-an
Mar 8, 2011
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The Mining Industry and Career Opportunities from a Graduates Perspective
The mining industry provides employment opportunities for individuals from a wide variety of disciplines. Solid Energy New Zealand Limited (Solid Energy) is New ZealandÆs largest coal mining company a
Jan 1, 2007
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Rosedale Outfall Project – Overcoming Extreme Conditions
By T Ireland
The Rosedale Outfall Project utilised an earth pressure balance (EPB) tunnel boring machine (TBM) for only the second time in Auckland. Although the tunnel was excavated fully through East Coast Bays
Mar 8, 2011
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A Geometallurgical Approach for Iron Ore Product Evaluation
By B J. Beven, A Vatandoost, J Young, S Campbell-Hardwick
The intrinsic value of iron ore depends on its physical and chemical characteristics. For example, silica and alumina are unwanted elements, downgrading iron grade and adversely affecting high tempera
Sep 29, 2013