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  • AUSIMM
    Water Conservation at Construction Projects

    By B Hannah, M Uriarte, F Labarca, C Madore, G Ganapathi, L Martin, T Haase

    BechtelÆs Mining and Metals projects across the globe are executed in remote arid and semi-arid countries where providing even basic water supplies impose considerable challenges. Opportunities for wa

    Nov 26, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Development of Integrated Ore Deposit Models for Exploration

    By R R LARGE

    In the past decade mineral deposit models have become an important tool for the exploration geoscientist. By combining genetic theories on the formation of particular deposit styles, with geologica

    Jan 1, 1992

  • AUSIMM
    One Orebody ù Two Tenements ù Multiple Owners: How to Apportion Costs and Production Equitably Over the Mine Life?

    Production sharing and cost apportionment in joint ventures is commonplace in Australasia today and elsewhere. It is a recognised convention that, with the exception of a free carry situation, joint v

    Jan 1, 2002

  • AUSIMM
    Application of the Legal Concept of 'Balance of Probabilities' to Mineral Resource Grade Estimates

    Getting it right is a very profitable outcome. Shareholders would ideally like to see their directors get it right all the time on the major economic decisions. But it is very difficult for mining d

    Jan 1, 1994

  • AUSIMM
    Coal - Paper No. 6 A Petrographic Basis For Classifying Australian Coals

    By Taylor G. H

    The proposed classification scheme is based on two primary parameters, one for petrographic composition and the other for rank, both being determined with microscopical techniques. The scheme has be

    Jan 1, 1969

  • AUSIMM
    Reflectance Spectroscopy with X-ray Fluorescence for Rapid Online Assaying in a Copper-nickel Flotation Plant

    By A Rantala, J Timperi and J Kaartinen, T Maksimainen, O Haavisto

    "X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is the most common technique used for online slurry assaying in base metal flotation applications. Typically, assays from feed, concentrate and tailings slurries are used to

    Oct 10, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Open Pit Strategic Mine Planning with Automatic Phase Generation

    By M Recabarren, A Echeverria, J Ronda, J I. Guzman, R Dodds, G Juarez, E Vila-Echague

    A strategic mine plan is a fundamental part of any mining operation. It must provide a realistic and operative extraction and processing schedule, and yield the highest value for the business. For ope

    Nov 24, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Use of Metallurgical Test Data in Resource Evaluation for Magnetite Deposits

    By J N. Farrell

    Metallurgists frequently use a small number of large samples to characterise expected mill performance, with the a priori assumption that these few samples are representative of the entire deposit. Ge

    Jul 11, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    U.S. Coal Mining Accidents And Seam Thickness

    By Thirumalai K, Peluso R. G

    The United States has more than 45 billion tons of economic coal reserves in seams above 10 feet thick and current underground production from thick seams represent less than three per cent of th

    Jan 1, 1976

  • AUSIMM
    Acousto Ultrasonic-Echo (AU-E) and Ultrasound Technology ù Determination of the Lining and Cooling Element Condition of Operational Furnaces

    By A Sadri, S Smith

    In the metal and mineral industry, different empirical techniques are used to estimate the remaining thickness of the lining within an operating furnace. The disadvantage and costly factor when using

    Jan 1, 2006

  • AUSIMM
    Underground rock bolt detection

    By B Liu, W J. Zhang, S Saydam, B Li

    Rock bolts are commonly used to reinforce ground in underground mining and civil tunnel environments. Rock bolts serve two main functions: i) they suspend large, loose blocks of ground, and ii) provid

    Nov 29, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Preparing for Uncertain Mineral Futures - A Survey of AusIMM Members on the Future Issues and Drivers for the Australian Minerals Industry

    By C Mason, A Littleboy

    This paper presents the results of a large scale survey of The Australasian Institute for Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) membership. This survey aimed to understand and define the key issues and drive

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    Ore Selection and Sequencing

    By J E. Everett

    A block model of the orebody is used to plan a mine. The first requirement is to identify ore to be extracted, discarding waste, so as to meet target grade, generally in multiple analytes. Commonly, c

    Sep 5, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Flocculation Behaviour of Dolomite

    By Behl S

    Flocculation behaviour of six different dolomite samples, four from the Florida mining district, one from Perry, South Georgia and another from New Jersey was examined using polyethylene oxide (PEO)

    Jan 1, 1993

  • AUSIMM
    The Mineral Resources Landscape - An Expanded Conceptualisation of Minerals Sustainability

    By D Giurco

    As part of global systems of mineral production and consumption, the Australian minerals sector is facing sustainability challenges across technological, social, ecological, economic and governance do

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    The critical pool levels for the Yallourn Mine determined using the MGRI

    By J Butler, N Patel, S Narendranathan, S Rastogi

    The Yallourn Mine (YM) commenced mining of brown coal in the 1920s under operation by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), prior to it becoming privatised in 1996. The present owners o

    Aug 2, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Development of an acQuire Based Geotechnical Data Management System

    By V Pere

    A geotechnical data management system has been developed to manage drillhole and mapping data generated from in house and consultant administered field programs. This system comprises a data collectio

    Aug 22, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    The Evolution of Diamond Drilling Practices at Olympic Dam

    By J Taylor, A Dubowik

    To increase the efficiency and improve the quality of diamond drilling at Olympic Dam, mine geologists have adapted and modified common practices in order to overcome the challenges imposed by such a

    Aug 18, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Terratec Universal Raiseborer ù Raisebore Machine Technology

    Drilling underground can be a hazardous undertaking in many circumstances. Raiseboring and boxhole boring underground could form an integral part of the block caving production methodology and getting

    Jan 1, 2000

  • AUSIMM
    Consideration for Multiobjective Metaheuristic Optimisation of Large Iron Ore and Coal Supply Chains, from Resource to Market

    By J Balzary, A Mohais

    Dynamic market and operating conditions, coupled with an environment in which multiple objectives and trade-offs are common, pose major challenges for planners and schedulers working in any mining ent

    Nov 24, 2014