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Deep Sea Tailing Placement - Water Quality Impacts
By P To, A Sharp-Paul, S Jones, C Monahan
A key environmental management issue associated with mining projects is tailing disposal. In high rainfall environments this is particularly challenging and generally requires the discharge of excess
Jan 1, 1999
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Dirty goethite – a geochemical characterisation of some western Robe River channel iron deposits
By C Placzek, E Beattie, K Blake
Channel iron deposits (CID) consist of ferruginous chemical sediments, and are an unusual subset of Phanerozoic ooidal ironstone deposits almost unique to the Pilbara, where they constitute around 19
Jul 24, 2017
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Process Developments in Pressure Die Casting of Zinc Alloys - Towards the Year 2000
Zinc alloy castings continue to account for a very large, world-wide end-use market for zinc. However, an ever expanding multitude of other materials and processes are increasingly providing viable,
Jan 1, 1993
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Sensor-based particle sorting: technical and economic evaluation of the applicability in a zinc ore mine
By P Esteves, J L. Bechir, R Galery, C Senna, V Souto
The current moment experienced by the mineral industry is marked by a series of economic, social and environmental challenges. Among the main challenges, it is important to highlight the decreasing in
Nov 10, 2020
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Measurement of Blast-induced Pressure in Bench Blasting and Deciphering Explosive Performance through Rock Mass Response Analysis – A Methodology
By A K. Raina, V M. S R Murthy
Rock mass response in blasting is an important element to determine the performance of a blast along with its other outcomes. The near-field monitoring for rock mass response analysis is vital for det
Aug 24, 2015
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VHMS Mineralisation in NW Papua New Guinea
By K Akiro
Volcanogenic massive basemetal sulphide and gold mineralisation of predominantly low sulphidation style has been located within Lower Tertiary basaltic and felsic volcanic and sedimentary sequences at
Jan 1, 1999
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New sensor development for hydrocyclone overflow particle cumulative percent passing size online monitoring – a preliminary experimental investigation under dry condition
By L Yang, L Chen, E Hu, D Tang
Online monitoring of particles cumulative percent passing (PCPP) for a target size at hydrocyclone overflow, compared with traditional offline methods, provides PCPP feedback in real time, and is adva
Aug 24, 2022
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Efficiency improvement of Jalal Abad beneficiation plant by concentrate quality enhancement and tailings recovery
By M Lak, R Amiri, A Haratian, M Asghari, S Haji
In recent years, due to advances in designing of various magnet assemblies, a wide range of magnetic materials with different properties can be concentrated. Jalal Abad iron ore beneficiation plant, w
Nov 8, 2021
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Mining and Sustainability - Placer Niugini Limited
Can mining promote sustainable development? What is sustainable development? Is sustainable development good for corporate sustainability? Does it work in practice? If so, is it good for business? Thi
Jan 1, 1999
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Creating a Future for Australian Light Metals Through Vertical Integration
AustraliaÆs strong position as an aluminium producer and potential magnesium producer combined with rapid market growth in the automotive industry, proximity to Asia and other natural advantages point
Jan 1, 2000
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Effects of Melt Composition on the Interactions of Sinter Melt on a Natural Iron Ore Substrate
By S Hapugoda, J R. Manuel, M P. Ma, L Lu
Iron ore sinter quality depends heavily on the mineralogy, textures and physical structure of the sinter, which is formed upon solidification of the primary sinter melt. The interactions of the initia
Aug 12, 2013
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Metallugical Plant ù Have We Run Out of Developments?
I have headed this paper with a question and for the impatient among you ûthe answer is no we have not run out of developments but, and it is a big æbutÆ, we need to be innovative and ahead of the gam
Jan 1, 2002
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The Preparation and Consolidation of Tantalum Powder
Following the preparation of tantalum oxide and carbide (1) an investigation of the details relating to the production of tantalum metal powder was planned. From the literature (2) it was evident that
Jan 1, 1946
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Predicting changes in static liquefaction susceptibility using cone penetration test results
By J T. Sharp, M A. Styler, D McGowan, P W. Mayne
Static liquefaction is a geotechnical hazard in mine tailings facilities. Soils that are contractive in shear are susceptible to static liquefaction. Tailings facilities are dynamic structures, typi
Jul 23, 2018
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Maximising resource utilisation in South Africa – the BIF story
By A Singh, C Da Corte
Banded Iron Formations or more commonly known as BIF are sedimentary rock formations with alternating silica-rich layers and iron-rich layers that are typically composed of iron oxides (hematite and m
Nov 8, 2021
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The Geological Setting of Indonesian Coal Deposits (5d16c44c-7b7a-4584-8eca-7b8d24e9db01)
By R P. Langford, T A. Moore
Indonesia over the last 15 years has experienced a surge in coal exploration, which has led to the development of a major export industry. This coal exploration has improved the understanding of the g
Jan 1, 1999
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Gold Grade Distribution and Estimation in Narrow Vein Systems
By A E. Annels, I P. Hodkinson an, S P. Barr
Narrow vein systems represent an important source of gold, which have generally been exploited by small to medium sized companies. Their evaluation poses particular problems because of their grade and
Jan 1, 1999
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Planned Field Investigation of Connectivity between the Condamine Alluvium and Walloon Coal Measures
By S Gossmann, J Barlow, S Denner
"Unconventional gas resources, including coal seam gas (CSG) reservoirs, can be located above and below aquifers that provide groundwater for agricultural, industrial, urban and other uses. Developmen
Nov 26, 2013
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Blasting Near Mine Surface Infrastructure
By A J. Moore
Blasting operations in open cut mines results in airblast, ground vibration and rock movement with the potential for wild flyrock. In some mines there is a trend towards blasting closer to established
Nov 8, 2011
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Assessing static liquefaction for upstream tailings dams
By A Litwinowicz, M Laxman, A Fourie, A L. Li
This paper presents a design approach and analytical methods that were used for assessing the potential of static liquefaction and developing the mitigation measures for a tailings dams. The rigour of
Jul 1, 2021