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Structural and Lithological Controls on the Location of Orebodies in the Baizhangzi Lode Gold Deposit in Western Liaoning Province, ChinaBy L Xiong, W J Shi, J H. Wei
"An EXTENDED ABSTRACT is available for download. A full-length paper was not prepared for this presentation. The Baizhangzi gold deposit is located in the northern North China Craton. The structural a
Mar 18, 2015
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Prevention of Blast Induced Damage to Underground Mine Infrastructure from Open Pit Operations – A Case StudyBy A Campbell
Open pit blasting at Ernest Henry Mining has the potential to cause damage to nearby underground workings. This paper is a case study of the blast vibration management project that was conducted to en
Nov 8, 2011
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Production at Lift 530 m of Tongkuangyu Copper MineBy K W. Bian, Y M. Liu
Tongkuangyu Copper Mine is currently the only mine in China employing block caving. It comprises two large orebodies known as the No 4 orebody and the No 5 orebody. They are approximately 50° in
May 9, 2016
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Recovery of the northern mining block at Cliffs Nickel MineBy M Hopkins, A Mutale, A E. Vidal da Silva
The Cliffs Nickel Mine extracts a narrow near vertical nickel vein using a mining method of underhand bench stoping with paste backfill. In 2014, at a depth of 400 m below surface, the Northern block
Mar 15, 2021
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Numerical Analysis of Extreme Deformation and Ground Support Performance at the N3500 ProjectThe N3500 orebody is the northern continuation of the 3500 orebody at Xstrata Copper's Enterprise Mine and occurs at a depth of 1.3 to 1.8 km. At the nearby S3500 orebody, extreme deformation was
Nov 25, 2010
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Assessing the volume change behaviour of red mud through laboratory and field testingBy D J. Williams, A Shokouhi, A Naderian
Extracting alumina from bauxite involves the production of fine-grained waste known as red mud. The highly alkaline red mud is usually neutralised by applying sea water, thickened to between 25% and 3
Jul 23, 2018
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Vertical and inclined raise bore performance at Dugald River mineBy M Lee, J F. Carswell, G Reitsema
"The increased costs of underground mining have continually challenged engineers to identify opportunities for alternatives to common approaches to underground development. Considerations to the desig
Oct 16, 2017
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Hydrogeological characteristics of co‐disposed tailings and coarse rejects from coal processingBy S Fityus, K Koosmen, J Simmons
The purpose of this paper is to therefore investigate the hydrogeological characteristics of tailings, coarse and mixed rejects from coal processing to enable better understanding of the potential for
Jul 1, 2021
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Weighing of Open Cut MachineryAn improved technique for the quick and accurate measurement of the weight and centre of mass in the horizontal plane of large machines has been developed. On-site weighing of large plant such as bu
Jan 1, 1989
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The Resource Management Act 1991, Where to From Now?By J Morton
The Resource Management Act 1991 represented an innovative and unique piece of planning and environmental legislation when it was introduced. Since the Act was passed into law in 1991 it has been subj
Jan 1, 2004
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Gold Mining South Australia The First Fifty YearsBy Fradd WP
South Australia pioneered metal mining in Australia and was the main source of copper for several decades. Gold discoveries and mining also contributed significantly to the development of the Colo
Jan 1, 1987
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Controlled Explosives Demolition of Concrete Bridge – Canberra 2010: Blast Design, Procedures, Risk Assessment and ExecutionBy N Elith
The explosives demolition of a post-stressed, steel reinforced, concrete road bridge in Australia’s capital city, Canberra. The bridge was 50 m from the new replacement bridge, 320 m from community st
Nov 8, 2011
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Global Extraction Sequences in Sublevel StopingA review of the most widely used global extraction sequences in sublevel is undertaken. The review includes techniques used to extract massive as well as single or multiple steeply dipping tabular ore
Jan 1, 2003
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The Failure of Steel Rock Drill Rods by FatigueA sample of fifty fractured low chromium-molybdenum alloy drill steel rods was investigated. Each rod was of the forged collar integral tungsten carbide type in common use in Australia.Examination of
Jan 1, 1955
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Experimental Validation of the Discrete Element Method (DEM)By W Wu
The prospect of discrete element modelling (DEM) being used as an everyday design tool for transfer chutes in the iron ore mining industry is becoming more and more probable. However, much care needs
Jan 1, 2007
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Health, Safety and SustainabilityBy D Cliff, K Bailey
Traditionally occupational health and safety (OH&S) has been managed for the direct benefits of reducing injury and illness to workers on mine sites. In the current skill shortage climate it is im
Nov 20, 2012
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Extension Strain ù A New Concept in Open Pit Slope Stability, and its Use in the Explanation of Two Slope FailuresBy G J. Keyter, P J. Terbrugge, Yu Xianb
There has been disappointingly little development in the understanding of the behaviour of rock slopes in open pit mines over the past 30 years. The lack of development in general, and of robust, stan
Jan 1, 2003
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Lithospheric Thickening and Orogenic Collapse Within the Canadian CordilleraBy Carr SD
The Omineca Belt of the Canadian Cordillera straddles the western boundary of the North American paleocontinental margin and accreted oceanic and island arc terranes. Crustal thickening of the orogeni
Jan 1, 1990
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Parametric assessment of tailings liquefaction and earthquake induced embankment deformations using FLACBy B Ghahreman‐Nejad, M Munro
Design of embankment dams often requires seismic analyses, or an assessment of earthquakeinduced ground and dam movements. There are a large number of cases where earthquakes have triggered sliding an
Jul 1, 2021