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  • AUSIMM
    Latest Developments in HPGR Technology ù Results of a Field Trial

    By N Patzelt, T C. Logan, I B. Klymowsky

    In 2003, NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION, the worldÆs largest gold producer, set out to prove that High Pressure Grinding Roll (HPGR) technology is sufficiently robust and reliable to be considered for the

    Jan 1, 2004

  • AUSIMM
    Commercial Underground Space – Planned Development for the Future

    By A C. Robertson

    World urban expansion puts constraints on the available land surface area of our major cities both for accommodating people as well as providing infrastructure and services whilst at the same time att

    Sep 17, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    The Role of the New Zealand Minerals Industry Association

    The New Zealand Minerals Industry Association was incorporated as the NZ Mineral Exploration Association in 1982, with a membership that consisted of the gold exploration companies then active in

    Jan 1, 2006

  • AUSIMM
    Shift Roster Modification to Increase Productivity at PT Freeport Indonesia Underground Mine

    By B Ganesia, H Sahupala

    PT Freeport Indonesia is a copper-gold mine operation located in West Papua, Indonesia about 3500 km east of Jakarta. Current ore production is about 270 000 tpd, of which 30 000 tpd comes from underg

    Jan 1, 2002

  • AUSIMM
    Resource Evaluation of Nuggety Slate-Hosted Gold-Quartz Reefs

    By A E. Annels, G F. Johansen, B W. Cuffley

    Nuggety gold-quartz reefs are characterised by localised, high-grades and in many cases coarse free-gold. Geometrical and grade complexities are often observed. The high-grade regions are generally er

    Jan 1, 2000

  • AUSIMM
    The emerging role of the operational geotechnical engineer

    By C G. Sweeney

    The underground mining industry is seeing unprecedented shortages in skilled labour. Migration to Australia being at an all-time low is a leading concern, with pandemic-induced border closures and loc

    Nov 29, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Rethinking variogram modelling

    By A Boucher, M Baudin, P Androszczuk, I Minniakhmetov, A Rigby, P Machado, M Wright, B Van Dijken

    IGO Ltd’s (IGO’s) Nova Operation (Nova), which is 160 km east-north-east of the town of Norseman in Western Australia (WA), mines and processes nickel-copper-cobalt (Ni-Cu-Co) sulfide ore from the mag

    Mar 22, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    A day in the life of a mineworker in 2045

    By G McCullough, J Bassan, d P. Knights, C T. Farrelly

    By 2045, carbon-neutral mines will be economically producing products that are vital for the world’s transition to renewable energy. After overcoming significant technical challenges (and the investme

    Sep 1, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    BlastLite<sup>TM</sup> ù The Practical Low-Density Solution

    By M Littlefair, D Gribble, R Rounsley, I Te

    Low-density explosives (LDE) have applications where the explosive properties of ANFO are not well matched to the rock. In particular, rocks that are of low strength and/or well fragmented in situ. Dy

    Jan 1, 2004

  • AUSIMM
    Attrition Scrubbers

    By W Baguley

    Attritioning has been a method of improving mineral extraction for over 60 years, however it is only recently that an understanding of the mechanism employed and the improvement in efficiency that hav

    Jul 15, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Heterogeneity and IngamellsÆs Tests of Some Chilean Porphyry Ores

    By P Carrasco, E Me, M Campos, J Tapia

    Correct sampling practices are of vital importance to the mining industry; key decisions for the business are made on the basis of samples in all the value chain. Geology plays a relevant role in pre-

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Composition, Lithochemistry and Radiogenic Isotopes of Porphyritic and Equigranular Intrusions in the Ertsberg Mining District, Papua, Indonesia

    By G de Jong, W Sunyoto, M Cloos

    "An EXTENDED ABSTRACT is available for download. A full-length paper was not prepared for this presentation. The Ertsberg mining district is a 100 km2 area in the highlands of Papua, Indonesia. The di

    Mar 18, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    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

  • AUSIMM
    Deep Lead Mining In Victoria

    By McCarthy P. L

    A distinctive feature of the goldfields of Victoria was the extrac- tion of gold from deep leads, that is the buried river beds of Vic- toria&apos;s ancient rivers and streams. It is estimated that ab

    Jan 1, 1988

  • AUSIMM
    Plant trials of a Siro gauge for the determination of solids weight fraction and ash content of coal in slurries of variable voidage

    By McLennan T, Howells E, Zastawny H, Watt J. S

    Nuclear techniques have been used to determine the solids weight fraction (W) and ash content of (fine) coal in slurries independent of voidage variations. The method is based on the correlation betwe

    Jan 1, 1986

  • AUSIMM
    Application of Computer Assisted Modelling to Final Wall Blast Design

    By Jones J. P, Arriagada J, Scherpenisse C. R

    A recently-developed model is used as a tool to optimise the design of blasts used to create final walls in large open pit mines. The use of this tool has allowed present blasting practice and propo

    Jan 1, 1995

  • AUSIMM
    Characterisation of Coal Micro-Structure Using Scanning Electron Microscopy

    By Beamish B. B

    In this study, a systematic examination of the scale and variety of micro-structures in coal using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) has been carried out, using coal samples of differing stages of

    Jan 1, 1991

  • AUSIMM
    The Building Stone Industry - Its Resurgence in Otago

    Dimension stone is the term generally given to rock used in building construction. During early European history in Otago, locally available dimension stone products were easily obtained. Crude rock s

    Jan 1, 1992

  • AUSIMM
    Concentrating Practice of the Broken Hill South Limited, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

    By Read T. A

    THE Broken Hill South Ltd. is one of ten companies operating on the Broken Hill lode (See Fig. 1). It has two leases-Blocks 7 and 8-of a total length of 2250 ft. on strike of lode.From the surface to

    Jan 1, 1921

  • AUSIMM
    Contract Considerations and Other Critical Ventilation Aspects in Achieving a New Mine Ramp Up

    By B Broad

    "Establishing ventilation in the early stages of a new mine is an essential step to achieve scheduled outcomes that ultimately drive the financial success of an operation. If the primary ventilation i

    Jul 1, 2013