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                Why Accounting for Uncertainty and Risk can Improve Final Decision-Making in Strategic Open Pit Mine EvaluationThe objectives of this paper are two-fold. First, it will show what problems can arise when single estimated values are substituted for a distribution of values when evaluating an open pit mine projec
Jan 1, 2009
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                The World In Steel Sheet Piling ? SynopsisBy M. Dondelinger
This paper presents a comprehensive review of steel sheet piling including internationally manufactured hot rolled sections, their history, applications, installation and driving techniques. The di
Jan 1, 2010
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                The Mining Industry and The National Economy of AustraliaYour Excellency, on behalf of the Council of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and, indeed, on behalf of everyone present, I extend to you a welcome, and our thanks for your graciou
Jan 1, 1944
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                Special Foundation Systems - IntroductionBy D. A. Greenwood
Dr David Greenwood opened the first technical session of the conference by highlighting the diverse nature of the papers in this session but drawing attention to the common theme that each solved a pa
Jan 1, 1991
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                Releasing The Energy Of Workers To Create A Safer Workplace: The Value Of Using Mentors To Enhance Safety TrainingBy Elaine T. Cullen, Thomas W. Camm
The mentor/learner model is a time-honored approach to teaching, including within the mining industry. Miners know when they see excellence and have a deep respect for experts in their field. By using
Jan 1, 2002
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                Effects Of Microwave Energy Treatement On Value Liberation From Zn And Co-Cu OresBy John M. L Lewis, Antoine F. Mulaba-Bafubiandi
In the irradiation of ore particles by microwave energy preferential absorption of this energy occurs in minerals having specific dielectric properties (Bradshaw, 1999). This leads to a selective heat
Jan 1, 2005
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                Logging and Log Interpretation - Velocity Log CharacteristicsBy A. A. Stripling
The Cretaceous limestone wells of the Mara/Maru-caibo Dist. of Venezuela are extremely prolific producers. To maintain production on cessation of natural flow, large scale gas-lift operations were com
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                Salvage and Direct Transfer for Accelerating Restoration of Native Ecosystems on Mine Sites in New ZealandBy P Williams, S Flynn, R Birchfield, R Simcock, R Toft, P Comeskey
Direct transfer, or community translocation, comprises salvage and replacement of intact æsodsÆ of vegetation together with underlying soil. It has been applied to New Zealand mine sites restoration o
Jan 1, 2000
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                Institute of Metals Division - Increased Martensite Formation Temperature in Thin Films (TN)By H. Warlimont
In recent investigations of the microstructure and crystallographic features of martensite by electgon microscopy,', '9 thin films (about 50 to l000A in thickness) have been used as specimen
Jan 1, 1962
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                Environmental Issues And Research Associated With MTR Mining In West VirginiaBy S. S. Peng, C. T. Holland
Mountain Top Removal (MTR) mining started in West Virginia nearly thirty years ago. This surface mining method can extract multiple coal seams as thin as a few inches thick with total recovery and min
Jan 1, 2000
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                Application of Gold Fineness to the Search for OreIt has been fairly firmly established (Fisher, N. H., 1945) that the fineness of the gold in any ore deposit varies with the depth from the surface at which the deposit was formed, and, as a corollary
Jan 1, 1950
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                RI 9259 - Impact of Water Sprays on Scrubber Ventilation EffectivenessBy Jon C. Volkwein
The U.S. Bureau of Mines conducted a study to assess the impact of a directional water spray system on a unique single inlet dust scrubber on a low-profile mining machine. Tests were conducted in a fu
Jan 1, 1989
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                Sedimentary Structures in the Metamorphic Rocks and Orebodies of Broken HillUndisturbed minor sedimentary structures-cross-bedding, ripplemarking, scour-and-fill, slumping-are present in most of the rock types in the Willyama Series of the Broken Hill district and in the oreb
Jan 1, 1959
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                Using lean six sigma techniques for projects at a Canadian uranium mine, millBy S. G. Britton
"Strategies to improve performance in mining production, maintenance and mineral processing operations have evolved over time from straightforward time studies of individual machine performance in the
Nov 1, 2016
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                Extensive Concrete and Shotcrete Systems for the World?s Longest Tunnel (Gotthard Base Tunnel?56km)By Jürg Schlumpf
Concrete is one of the decisive construction materials, also for the AlpTransit Gotthard Tunnel. The client has many requirements, and many are the solution possibilities that concrete systems can off
Jan 1, 2008
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                Water Management Issues with Processing Magnetite OresThere are no large rivers in Western Australia capable of supplying water for processing magnetite ores. If sea water is used there are severe corrosion issues and the requirement to wash the concentr
Jan 1, 2009
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                Case History: Augered Cast-In-Place Piles For The Pittsburgh International Airport Midfield TerminalBy Randy R. Huberty
Although originally designed with deep foundations consisting of all driven steel H piles and drilled caissons, a unique application of Augered Cast-in-Place (ACIP) piles as an alternate design result
Jan 1, 2001
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                Quantifying Domain Uncertainty for an Iron Ore DepositBy A Jewbali, J Phillips, C Boyle
Normal practice in the mining industry is the creation of a single geological model. These models provide a single interpretation of the geological and mineralisation domains. These interpretations in
Aug 12, 2013
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                The Sampling System of Courier 300 AnalyzerBy Tapio Leskinen
"l. IntroductionA reliable sampling system is the basis for an on-stream analyzer. This was realized in Outokumpu company when the development work of the Courier 300 On-Stream X-ray analysis system w
Jan 1, 1976
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                De Beers, Sandvik Team Up On Underground AutomationDe Beers? Finsch diamond mine began operation in the 1960s as a surface project using the latest technology available. During the 1990s, the operation, located about 160 km (100 miles) west of Kimber
Jan 1, 2008