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Simulation of the Effects of Inertisation of Fires on Mine Ventilation SystemsBy A M. Wala, H W. Wu
A research project incorporating a number of mine site exercises to reduce the effects of fire incidents and possible consequent health and safety hazards has been undertaken focused on the applicatio
Jan 1, 2005
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Use of Anchored Gaskets in Segmented Bored TunnelsBy A Roseman, T Gruber
Traditional methods for installing gaskets for segmented bored tunnels have relied upon different bonding procedures with adhesives that carry a series of disadvantages to segment producers. Fixation
Sep 17, 2014
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A Review of BHP - Utah Coal Limited's Dragline Stripping OperationsBHP-Utah Coal Limited operates 33 draglines of varying sizes in the Bowen Basin of Central Queensland. The group's operations with draglines commenced in 1963 with the establishment of opencut
Jan 1, 1989
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How to Get a Social Licence to MineBy J Lööw, M Nygren, E Segerstedt, L Abrahamsson
The purpose of the paper is to discuss socially sustainable development in the mining industry and the communities surrounding the mines. The discussions are based on results from a prestudy and liter
Nov 4, 2015
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The synergistic interaction between hexanol and dithiophosphate at the air-water and galena-water interfaceBy D Pienaar, B McFadzean, C T. O’Connor
Collector and frother molecules in sulfide mineral flotation are thought to have separate roles in the flotation process, where the collector selectively hydrophobizes the mineral surface and the frot
Aug 24, 2022
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Wireless System for Monitoring Cave-back PropagationBy S Steffen, S Talu, J Poulsen, G Watt, A van As, J S. Ooi
The economic success of cave mining projects is significantly influenced by the secondary fragmentation size distribution of the caved orebody and making the fragmented ore available for extraction. I
May 9, 2016
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Rockfall Hazard Mitigation Best PracticeBy A Teen
An open cast mine on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand proposes to remove up to 30 m of overburden to access an ore body neighbouring National Reserve land. Part of the conditions of t
Jan 1, 2007
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A Fortunate Life – 45 Years in Heavy MineralsBy A R. Sale
This paper highlights two aspects of the mineral sands industry in Australia: the development of the industry from approximately 1870 through to 1980, and the author’s experience in the industry from
Oct 5, 2011
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The Geology Of The fitzpatrick Area North Broken Hill Limited, Broken Hill, NSWIn August, 1975, North Broken Hill Limited announced that an intersection of 37.3 m of high grade lead-silver-zinc mineralisation, assaying 26.2 per cent Pb, 495 g/tonne Ag and 21.2 per cent Zn ha
Jan 1, 1983
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Lessons learned from attempts at minimising CO2 emissions in process metallurgy – pyrolysed secondary raw materials, bio-coke, and hydrogen as alternative reducing agentsBy F Diaz, G Hovestadt, B Friedrich, D Latacz, M Sommerfeld
The metallurgical sector significantly contributes to the global carbon footprint and encounters the challenge of developing more sustainable production methods. This study introduces novel approaches
Jun 19, 2024
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Improving Energy Efficiency Across Mineral Processing and Smelting Operations - A New ApproachBy B L. Coulter, E Wightman, A S. Burrows
With their commitment to sustainable development in an increasingly carbon-constrained world, many resources companies are focused on reducing the energy required to create their final products. In pa
Jan 1, 2009
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Capital Expenditure Modelling for Strategic Mine SchedulingBy L Blackwell
Strategic mine scheduling is an industry best practice for increasing the long-term value of mining operations and supply chains. The application of optimisation technology such as mixed integer linea
Nov 24, 2014
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Description of Effective Technology for Silver Recovery from Zinc Cakes Obtained as by-Product in Metallurgical Zinc PlantsBy Sataev IS, Malinovskaja ND, Otrozdenova LA, Knodov NV, Maximov II, Kuznetzou OK
The technology of flotation recovery of silver from the residue of a zinc plant is described. The peculiarity of this technology is a preliminary pulp conditioning in sodium chloride solution in the
Jan 1, 1993
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The Medium-Term Performance of Waste Rock Covers ù Rum Jungle as a Case StudyBy J Benn, V Kuznetsov, G Timms, A Spain
Earthen covers are now widely used in the mining industry to control the generation rate and/or release rate of low quality drainage from piles of sulfidic minewastes. Covers are usually designed to r
Jan 1, 2003
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Extending Drill and Blast Limits - The Carpathia ExperienceMining the Carpathia orebody at the Ardlethan tin mine in the late 1970s involved an innovative approach to underground mining which stretched the limits of drilling and blasting techniques. Holes of
Jan 1, 2008
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Developing Assessment Methods and Remediation Protocols for New Zealand Sites Impacted by Acid Mine DrainageBy A Black, A de Jo, J Cavanagh, J Harding
Acidic and metal-rich waters have been discharging from Sullivan Mine, West Coast, New Zealand since the closure of the mine during the early- 1990s. This has resulted in a decrease in pH from a backg
Jan 1, 2003
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A Cost Comparison between Empirical and Engineered Support and Reinforcement Designs for Tunnels in a Low Stress EnvironmentBy L Nienaber
Mines, after becoming operational, often retain the same support and reinforcement designs developed in the feasibility study. These designs are conceived from limited drilling data and regional exper
Mar 8, 2011
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Reduction of Mechanical Entrainment by Polymer DepressantsBy Y Peng, D Wannas
In the fine particle flotation technologies being developed today the fine hydrophilic (gangue) particles are usually well dispersed. These highly dispersed fine particles can be recovered into the fl
Jan 1, 2005
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Optimising the Long Term Profit base for Consolidated Rutile LimitedConsolidated Rutile Limited (CRL) was one of the best performing mining stocks of the turbulent 1980s, having a very high payout of franked dividends. In contrast to some other mining groups, it was
Jan 1, 1991
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Screen Media Aperture Size Measurement Using MetsoÆs Screen TrackerBy G van Niekerk, M Wortley
Screening is a critical part of many mineral processing circuits and keeping the aperture of the screening media within specification is vital to ensure efficient performance of the processing plant.
Sep 26, 2011