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Metallurgical Effects Associated with the use of Cemented Backfill at the Zinc Corporation, Limited and New Broken Hill Consolidated Limited
The addition of cement to underground backfill at The Zinc Corporation, Limited and New Broken Hill Consolidated Limited, Broken Hill commenced in 1967. A deterioration in metallurgical performance at
Jan 1, 1971
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Selection of Hoisting Wire Ropes Used in Indian Mines - An Economical Approach
By M K. Singh
Mining is nothing but an art - besides being a science - of extracting valuable minerals from the womb of the mother earth. In this gigantic task, a large number of machinery and equipment are employe
Jan 1, 2000
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Applications of Exhaust Steam Turbines to the Power Plants of Mines
The cost of power is an important matter to mining companies generally and this thought that the members of the Australasian Institute of Engineers, as well as the engineering and mining professions g
Jan 1, 1912
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Episulphide-Based Reagent for Zinc Sulphide Flotation Without Copper Sulphate
Results of laboratory studies on the flotation of marmatite (zinc sulphide) with new reagents, which were developed to avoid the use of copper sulphate, are presented.Episulphides were chosen as the b
Jan 1, 1974
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Zero Base Design and Risk Mitigation
This paper examines the integration of risk management into the design philosophy of a project to produce a æzero baseÆ design, which targets a minimum capital cost without adversely impacting upon th
Jan 1, 2004
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Technical Note - A Theoretical Model for Outbursting in Coal Mines
By Schlanger H. P
A theoretical model for gas outbursts in underground coal mines is as follows. An outburst is the structural failure ofcoal due to excess stress resulting from body forces caused by gas pressure gradi
Jan 1, 1985
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Jasper Bars and Economic Geology in Western Australia
In a previous paper the writer dealt -with the jasper bar formations and their relationship to the structural geology of older pre-Cambrian rocks in the goldfields districts of Western Australia (24).
Jan 1, 1943
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The Suitability of Brown-Coal Char as a Filler for Carbon Electrodes
The suitability of char from Yallourn brown coal as a filler for carbon electrodes used in the aluminium smelting industry has been assessed on the basis of the specifications usually laid down by ele
Jan 1, 1970
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Technology of Electrolytic Reduction of Alumina by the Hall-Heroult Process: IV. Chemical Processes Associated with the Anode Effect
The point of the anode effect on carbon anodes of dcfincd surface area. during electrolytic decomposition of alumina dissolved in molten fluorides. has been determined from current-voltage curves. The
Jan 1, 1967
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Petrographic Notes on Mineralised Hydraulic Breccias from the Hauraki and Taupo Epithermal Metallogenic Provinces
On the basis of field observation, four principal styles of hydraulic breccia are recognised, and their characteristic features noted. In practice, hybrid styles are most commonly encountered. Numerou
Jan 1, 1987
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Overburden stripping using large slushers
By Lumley G, Rowlands D
The overburden slusher (OS) is proposed as a stripping tool that is expected to find application in overburden stripping operations including open cut coal and oil shale mines. OS is expected to comba
Jan 1, 1986
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Bailer uncertainty evaluation in a lithium salar deposit
By P Goblet, S A. Séguret, E Cordier, A Galli
In salar-type deposits, lithium grades can be measured by bailers introduced at different elevations in the drill holes at locations where, later, the brine will be pumped out to recover the metal. Wh
May 9, 2017
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Some Notes on Bank Deposits, With special reference to those met with at the Denny Dalton Goldfields, Vryheid District, South African Republic, and the Process of Treatment Employed There
To many Australian Mining Engineers, we take it, the singular features of banket deposits are not as familiarly known as they would wish, possibly because in the majority of instances they are not in
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The Application of Table Flotation to the Removal of Arsenopyrite from Galena Concentrates and Silica from Lime Sands
This paper deals with the application of table flotation to two unusual mineral dressing problems. Both problems involved the removal of interfering minerals at sizes too coarse to normal froth flotat
Jan 1, 1954
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Geology and Structure on the Mahakipawa Gold Deposit, Marlborough: Preliminary Results
The Mahakipawa gold deposit is located 21 km northwest of Blenheim. It became the site of a small hardrock gold rush in 1889 following nearby alluvial gold discoveries in 1888. The study investigates
Jan 1, 1993
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Wall-flow type diesel particulate filter system to replace existing wet element filter systems used in typical LHDs in underground coal operations
By N Coplin
Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) project C25073 was proposed by industry stakeholders seeking a potential solution that improves underground air quality and reduces operational cos
Aug 28, 2017
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Tumbling Mills and Breakage Processes
Tumbling mills and some theoretical and practical aspects of milling are discussed. Attention is directed towards the difficulty of relating the dynamical analyses of the motions of particles within m
Jan 1, 1957
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Nickel Mattes from the Flash Smelter at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
The mineralogy and microstructure of mattes from the nickel flash smelter at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, have been studied. The flash furnace matte consisted mainly of an intimate mixture of pentla
Jan 1, 1977
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Australian Earth Sciences Information System
By Tellis D. A
An outline is given of the general position of earthsciences information in Australia, the background to development of the Australian Earth Sciences Information System (AESIS) and the role of the Aus
Jan 1, 1977
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Smelting Reduction and Direct Reduction of Iron Ores VAI Technologies for Scrap Substitutes (COREX«, FINMET«, FINEX«)
By Bohrn W, Milionis K, Tessmer G, Reidetschlager J
The share of electric arc furnace based steel production is increasing - New technologies for the production of virgin raw materials for EAF production are under development and on the market - VAI
Jan 1, 1999