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Energy Recovery from Hot ParticulatesThere are a number of mineral processing operations which produce at some point a stream of hot particulates. At today's energy prices it becomes important to recover the energy held in the ho
Jan 1, 1981
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The emerging role of the operational geotechnical engineerBy 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
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A Novel Blasting Technique to Create Drawbells and Eliminate the Undercut Level in Block Cave MiningBy A Tawadrous, D S. Preece
Cave mining is of interest to the mining community as it offers a chance to extract large, deep orebodies with low operating costs and high production rates. It allows for extracting large low-grade o
Aug 24, 2015
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Determination of the Optimal Direction of Mining Works Expansion in Open-Cut by the Volume Simulation MethodBy Bukeikhanov D. G, Syedin V. F, Sagyngaliyev K. S
The present paper describes a method of simulating deposits of com- posite structure by means of computers. The method employs mathematical tech- niques to study the openworks zone formation dynamic
Jan 1, 1977
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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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Mine Waste Cover System Design ù Linking Predicted Performance to Groundwater and Surface Water ImpactsBy C Wels
Current best management practice requires the placement of a cover onto most types of mine waste including tailings, waste rock and/or spent heap leach rock at closure of the mine. The objectives of a
Jan 1, 2003
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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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Application of Risk-Cost-Benefit Analysis to Highway Subsidence Due to MiningBy J Joy, A Bye, G V. Kizil
This paper demonstrates an application of a recently developed Risk-Cost-Benefit (RCB) Framework to environmental risk management in the mining industry. The environmental application of the RCB Frame
Jul 10, 2012
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How economics drive the application of ore sortingBy W Kendall
Ore sorting has the potential to reduce the feed to wet plants and in the case of complex orebodies that can significantly reduce the water, energy and reagent consumptions and resulting operating cos
Nov 21, 2018
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Managing the Margin at Norseman, Western Australia – A Case StudyBy B P. Micke
Central Norseman Gold Corporation was established in 1935 and has been mining on the Norseman field in Western Australia since then. It is Australia’s longest continuously operating gold mining operat
Mar 24, 2014
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Paper No. 197. Notes on Tin Sluicing in Tasmania.IN this paper an attempt is made to describe the sluicing operations on the tin fields of north-eastern Tasmania. No claim is made to completeness, for much of the ground has already been covered, and
Jan 1, 1911
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The Performance of Trial Covers Used for the Rehabilitation of Acid Generating Coal Reject Dumps in Northern Kwazulu-Natal, South AfricaBy N Bezuidenhout
The performances of ten field-scale experimental final covers were evaluated over an eight-year period. The covers were evaluated as part of the rehabilitation of acid generating coarse coal reject du
Jan 1, 2003
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Nova-Bollinger unfolding versus DA estimateBy P M. Hetherington, M P. Murphy, K E. Crook, F Pym
Resource characterisation is critical for informed decisions in both strategic and operational space. The sources of information for resource characterisation are limited by: direct measurement of res
Mar 22, 2022
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Practical Implicit Geological ModellingBy H J. Ross, R K. Beatson, T J, W R. Fright
Traditional method of explicitly defining three-dimensional (3D) ore-waste and geological boundaries relies heavily on a time-consuming process of manual digitisation. This method of modelling can be
Jan 1, 2003
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The Last One in 251: Mass Blasting at Selwyn MineBy Gilligan P
The Selwyn gold-copper operation is wholly owned and operated by the Arimco mining group. The mine is located 150 kilometres south-east of Mount Isa. The primary extraction method for the gold-copp
Jan 1, 1994
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Effective Control of Respirable Dust in Underground Coal Mines in the United StatesBy G V. R Goodman, G J. Chekan, J M. Listak
The extraction and transport of coal from underground coal mines can result in significant liberation of coal and/or silica dust into the mine atmosphere. Mine operators have long used ventilating air
Jan 1, 2005
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Sampling and Measurements in the Reaction Shaft at Olympic DamBy B Washington, A Campbell, R Taylor
A sampling and measurement program was undertaken on the reaction shaft of the Olympic Dam copper flash smelting furnace. The object of the work was to provide information to validate a mathematical m
Jan 1, 2005
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An investigation of potential wear occurring on refractory lining and coating formation – a remedy of wear in a basic oxygen steelmaking furnace using CFD modellingBy S Mitra, B J. Monaghan, T Honeyands, G Evans, R Chowdhury, D Scimone
Due to the harsh operating conditions, wearing of the inner refractory lining in a Basic Oxygen Steelmaking (BOS) furnace reduces the useful life of the refractories and incurs a significant cost comp
Jun 19, 2024
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Using a Schmidt hammer to estimate geotechnical properties of carbonate rocks in IsraelBy N Trabelsi, D Bakun-Mazor, Y Ben-Ari
As part of a comprehensive project to develop a remote sensing tool for evaluating the mechanical properties of rocks, one must obtain a rapid indication of these properties using conventional field m
Nov 29, 2022
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Using Geometallurgy during Process Optimisation Activities at the Southern Middleback Ranges Magnetite ConcentratorBy D Olwagen, C Stanton, J Gerber
From December 2013 to February 2014 the Southern Middleback Ranges magnetite concentrator went through a successful optimisation process that included the installation of extra grinding power to treat
Jul 13, 2015