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Leveraging Accuracy and Precision ù Multi-Phase Mass Balancing and Reconciliation as a Tool for Quality Data Management
By M Dunglison, P M. Cameron
Simultaneous mass-balancing of a mineral processing flow sheet results in adjustments to each data point that reflects the accuracy and precision across the full set of data. In this way, all the good
Jan 1, 2005
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Truck Haulage Improvements at the Phu Kham Mine – the Journey to 97 per cent Utilisation of Availability
By S P. Young, K R. Monro
Reducing metal prices have forced mining operations to become more efficient and innovate in order to do more with the existing base. Much of this effort has focused on improving the efficiency of loa
Jun 22, 2016
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Determining the Impacts of Salinity on Freshwater Organisms
By R Mann, R Prasad, S Vink, V Nanjappa
The level of salinity that various aquatic organisms can tolerate without incurring any adverse effects is dependent on several environmental and evolutionary factors. These factors include the relati
Nov 26, 2013
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Surface and groundwater monitoring and seepage control at the Sungun Copper Mine
By N Pirouznia, F Rashidi Nejad, S Naraghi
Sungun Copper Mine, which is the second largest copper mining operation in Iran has a large tailings storage facility with a seepage control dam located downstream of the main dam. Surface and groundw
Jul 23, 2018
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A Simple Technique for Using High Energy in Blasting
By S J. Hawke, L A. Dominguez
In non-ferrous metal mining operations, it is generally necessary to crush and grind the ore to a very fine particle size to effectively liberate the contained mineral from the host rock. Fragmentatio
Aug 24, 2015
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Wallaby - The Horizontally Challenged Opportunity
Barrick Gold Granny Smith Mine is currently undergoing conversion from an open cut operation to an underground mine at the Wallaby deposit. The underground project commenced in 2005 with the developme
Jan 1, 2008
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Preliminary Investigation of the Effect of Pressure on Flotation Performance
In a previous study, various pyrite depressants were examined to improve the flotation performance of a copper-sulfide ore. Optimal results from this study were used to examine the effect of elevation
Jan 1, 2005
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The Use of Rezoning Techniques to Model Historic Tailings Failures
By D Reid
Run-out analyses of tailings storage facilities are typically undertaken using methods based on rheological theory. These are reasonable techniques to model the behaviour of tailings that, through sig
Jul 27, 2015
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Vertical Pit Mining - A Novel Alternative to Open Pit or Underground Methods for Mining of Appropriate Massive Shallow Orebodies
By P J. Terbrugge
The concept of vertical pit mining has been developed as an alternative mining method for the exploitation from surface of small, vertical or near-vertical, massive orebodies down to depths of some 20
Jan 1, 2000
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Dynamic Pit and Waste Dump Schedule Optimisation at Tropicana Gold Mine
By S Graskoski, S Craig, C Myburgh
Too often in mine planning, maximising revenue-generating material takes precedence over minimising costs. The ability to target both revenue and cost optimisation enables mine plans to fulfil corpora
Sep 26, 2013
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A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Optimisation and Control of a Copper-zinc Grinding and Flotation Circuit
By D Hatton, S Wilson, F Orrante, M Taghimohammadi, F van der Walt, N Arslan, M Westcott
"Cayeli Bakir Isletmeleri is an underground copper-zinc mine in turkey. The ore is highly variable with feed grades ranging from 1–4 per cent copper and 1–10 per cent zinc. Due to this variability, or
Oct 10, 2016
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Selectively targeting hydrophobic gangue minerals at the Mount Isa Mines Copper Concentrator
By M L. Muller, A R. O’Donnell
The Mount Isa Mines (MIM) Copper Concentrator has an extensive history of reagent trials, with different reagents coming in and out of favour over the years. The research and use of carbon depressants
Aug 29, 2018
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Off to a Good Start with Lift #2: Drawbell Extraction ù Northparkes
By M Lovitt, T Hewitt
The extraction of drawbells in Lift #2 at Northparkes Mines E26 orebody was achieved by single shot blasting, enabled through the use of electronic detonators. This paper discusses the designs conside
Jan 1, 2005
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New Zealand Gold Potential - Using Mineral Prospectivity Modelling to Evaluate Gold-Bearing Mineral Systems in an Underexplored Country
By K Peters, C McKenzie
New Zealand has an established history of gold production beginning with the gold rushes of the 19th century in the Coromandel, Nelson/Marlborough, West Coast and Otago regions. Despite this, the numb
Sep 26, 2013
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Oxygenation System Upgrades and Leach Plant Performance Improvements at Morila Gold Mine - 2009 to 2012
By D M. Verster, P L. Gillot, A Kone
Randgold ResourcesÆ MorilaÆs gold leach plant is subjected to uncommon æoxygen stressesÆ. Feed ores exhibit very high oxygen demands, primarily caused by iron sulfides. In addition, ore oxygen demand
Sep 26, 2013
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Development of a Predictive Geometallurgical Recovery Model for the La Colosa, Porphyry Gold Deposit, Colombia
By S Leichliter
La Colosa, Colombia is a large gold-porphyry deposit currently undergoing feasibility studies by AngloGold Ashanti. This period of development allows the opportunity to apply innovative and emerging t
Sep 5, 2011
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Simulation Aided Engineering – Integration of Monitoring, Modelling and Planning
By D Beck
Open access to forecasts of mine geotechnical performance in the form of open databases of model results has been considered risky in the past, with a concern that the results will not be understood o
Mar 21, 2011
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Simcoa's Continuous Drive Towards a Quality Organisation Through its Quality Leadership Process
By Brosnan J. G
Simcoa Operations is the only silicon smelter in the region and since the plant was commissioned in late-1989, has progressed from supplying silicon metal to the secondary aluminium market to the cu
Jan 1, 1995
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Optimisation of Ok Tedi's Medium-Term Production Schedules Using the Life of Business Optimisation System (LOBOS)
By D Horacek, I K. Sheppard
Ok Tedi is in a period of transition. By 2008 mill feed will consist of higher levels of high-grade but metallurgically challenging skarn ores. Additionally, the Taranaki pit will start production in
Jan 1, 2007
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Ventilation considerations and modelling of lithium battery fires inunderground mining
By C M. Stewart
Lithium battery electric powered vehicles and machines (BEVs) continue to gain traction inunderground mining use, with predictions they will dominate the underground light and heavy vehicle fleets for
Oct 12, 2022