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  • AUSIMM
    Orebody Solid Modelling Accuracy ù A Comparison of Explicit and Implicit Modelling Techniques Using a Practical Example from the Hope Bay District, Nunavut, Canada

    Accurate geometric models of orebodies establish the framework for reliable mineral resource estimates that provide a basis for further exploration and mine planning, as well as for financial models t

    Jan 1, 2006

  • AUSIMM
    Controlled Recirculation and Refrigeration at ValeÆs Taquari Potash Mine

    By S Bluhm, LádeáOliveira, R Funnell

    Taquari Vasouras potash mine (Vale Fertilizantes) has many interesting features including virgin rock temperatures of 50¦C at depths of 700 m. The mine has a relatively small shaft system with limited

    Jul 1, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Copper Refining and Production of Semi-fabricated Products at Copper Refineries Ltd

    Within CRLÆs lifetime there have been a number of products that have proceeded through their life cycles. In each case market forces and technological advances have forced the cessation of the product

    Jan 1, 1998

  • AUSIMM
    The Influence of Inertisation Techniques on Gas Interpretation

    By D M. Brady

    Underground coal mines in Australia have embraced the use of various inertisation techniques both proactively and reactively. The use of such techniques can have a significant influence on ratios and

    Jul 1, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Rocks are not Enough

    Times are changing for the mining industry. Civil society is demanding that miners pay more attention to the ways they impact on, and engage with, communities around their mines. Miners, in turn, are

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Key insights for the successful implementation of proximity detection and collision avoidance technology for reducing vehicle interaction risk – a surface technology provider perspective

    By C Hoffmann

    Given that each year, 30–40 per cent of mining industry deaths are attributable to failures of vehicle interaction controls (EMESRT, 2023), the mining industry is now armed with a growing body of know

    Apr 16, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Modelling multi-seam interactions for longwall mining

    By A Lines

    This paper addresses a gap in longwall multi-seam interactions and their predictions, providing a case study for future multi-seam operations for both anticipated conditions and a method for understan

    Nov 30, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Using Dynamic Simulation Throughout a Process Plant's Life Cycle

    Using Dynamic Simulation Throughout a Process Plant's Life Cycle

    Sep 13, 2010

  • AUSIMM
    Reducing the Cost of Tunnel Design in Australia

    By B Rouvray, R Bertuzzi

    The development of a design-and-construct tunnelling project in Australia from its concept to its construction requires designs to be prepared and reviewed at several distinct stages prior to document

    Sep 17, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Resources and Reserve Assurance Processes – a Framework for Improved Governance

    By L J. de Lange

    As a material asset for mining entities, the resources and reserves (RR) estimation processes are surprisingly underrepresented in the assurance landscape. When press reports expose them being inaccur

    Jun 22, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Improving Rehabilitation Outcomes using Biocrusts

    By S Doudle

    The Iluka Resources Ltd Jacinth-Ambrosia heavy mineral sand mine (South Australia) is located in an undisturbed semi-arid landscape consisting of sparse trees, shrubs and grasses. The soil interspaces

    Oct 5, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Orepass Loss Mitigation Approach in Malmberget Mine

    By A Salama, J Greberg, B Skawina

    In today’s underground mass mining, the orepass is an important part of the infrastructure as it connects two or more mine levels and is used for conveying or storing large amounts of material. One of

    May 9, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Designing Energy Efficiency Assessments that Work - Thiess Australian Mining û Case Study

    By P Crittenden

    Thiess Pty LtdÆs Australian Mining business unit used 7.6 PJ of energy in the 2007/2008 financial year. This represented more than 85 per cent of Thiess Pty LtdÆs total energy use and therefore meant

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    Glencore Mount Isa lead zinc flotation circuit – experiences from the implementation of model predictive control

    By A Price, D Okle, K Brooks

    The operation of flotation plants has been improved over the years by use of fundamentally based design techniques, a better understanding of reagent chemistry, online metal analysis and the use of di

    Aug 29, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Considerations for the design and support of underground portals

    By M P. Sandy, R M. Stephenson

    Portals to access underground mines are important infrastructure and their design requires careful consideration. Portals are generally expected to last for the life of the mine. Typically, the exposu

    Mar 15, 2021

  • AUSIMM
    Loading Mechanics of the æCanÆ and Implications for Improved Strength and Stiffness Properties

    Improved roof control in high deformation tailgate environments has been achieved over the last decade through development of stiffer and increased capacity standing support products. æThe CanÆ is one

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Vibration control blasting for low stability final walls

    By G Wyartt

    In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, an iron ore mine is undertaking a high wall cut-back to improve stability and allow access to deeper ore deposits. Several sections of the wall have been cl

    Nov 30, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Agglomeration – The Key to Success for the Murrin Murrin Ni Laterite Heap Leach

    By D Readett

    The most critical variable in the successful establishment of the Murrin Murrin Heap Leach plant was the effective agglomeration of the Ni laterite ore. This paper describes the test work undertaken t

    Aug 8, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Ventilation Surveys and Model Building - A ConsultantÆs Opinion

    By J Rowland

    "This paper was primarily put together in order to demonstrate what are believed to be acceptablestandards, in relation to ventilation surveys and the subsequent model assembly process. Thiswas brough

    Jun 1, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    Development of an empirical geo-metallurgical model that unlocks value of the mineral resources at Yandi Mine

    By P Gilroy

    In recent technical investigations that were triggered from ore for rail shortfalls at Yandi, BHP Iron ore has identified a gap in resource knowledge relating to geo-metallurgical characteristics that

    Nov 21, 2018