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The OK Tedi Project
Ok Tedi Mining Limited commenced construction in mid-1981 of facilities and infrastructure to mine and process gold ore at Mt Fubilan in Papua ew Guinea. Production ofgold began more or less on schedu
Jan 1, 1985
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Performance of Cover System Field Trials for Waste Rock at Myra Falls Operations
By S Januszewski and, G Dirom, D Christensen
Four field test plots were constructed in 1998 on a sloped waste rock surface at the Myra Falls Operations of Boliden Westmin (Canada) Limited to evaluate hydraulic performance of alternate cover syst
Jan 1, 2003
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The Design, Construction, Instrumentation and Performance of a Full-Scale Overburden Stockpile Trial for Mitigation of Acid Rock Drainage, Grasberg Mine, Papua Province, Indonesia
By S Miller, A Neale
As part of a long-term acid rock drainage (ARD) mitigation study, PT Freeport Indonesia has completed the construction of a highly instrumented, full-scale, experimental, overburden stockpile to furth
Jan 1, 2003
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Conservation of South Australia Mining Heritage
Many persons hold the opinion that the metal indus- ries are fortuitous and that the occupation is one of sordid toil, and altogether a kind of business requir- ing not so much skill as labour. But a
Jan 1, 1987
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Management of Seam Gas Emission and Spontaneous Combustion in a Highly Gassy, Thick and Multi Seam Coal Mine ù A Learning Experience
This paper describes operational experience with seam gas and spontaneous combustion management, gained during ten years of production history (1993 to 2003) in the Wynn seam at Dartbrook Coal mine. I
Jan 1, 2005
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Microbiology of an Industrial-Scale Chalcocite Heap Bioleaching Operation
By J J. Plumb, P D. Franzmann
A study was conducted to describe the microbiology of the MICCL Monywa chalcocite heap bioleaching operation. Microorganisms were detected in the heap using culture-based techniques and cultureindepen
Jan 1, 2004
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Improved Statistical Methods Applied to Surface Chemistry in Minerals Flotation
By M Biesinger, R St C Smart
Diagnosis of the surface chemical factors playing a part in flotation separation of a value sulfide phase requires measurement of the hydrophobic and hydrophilic species that are statistically differe
Jan 1, 2005
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HydroCopper<sup>«</sup> ù A New Method for Treating Copper Concentrates
By E Yll÷, O HyvSrinen
Outokumpu has developed a new chloride leach process, called HydroCopper«, to treat copper concentrates. Chalcopyrite is quite refractory in leaching and in sulfate milieu an autoclave of high tempera
Jan 1, 2005
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Tectonic Evolution and Metallogenesis of the New England Fold Belt, Eastern Australia
The New England Fold Belt forms the easternmost and youngest section of the Tasman Fold Belt System of eastern Australia. From middle Palaeozoic to Early Cretaceous time it was the site of extensi
Jan 1, 1987
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Adsorption and Desorption Technique in Predicting Outburst of Gas and Coal (Coal Mines Symposium September. 1980)
The paper describes the studies conducted to date on the short term adsorption/desorption of gases in coal from the point of view of developing techniques to predict imminent outbursting condition
Jan 1, 1980
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Hydraulic Rock Drills in Production and Development
The paper covers the history and develop- ment of electrical and diesel-powered hydrau- lic percussion rock drills. It examines main design aspects and problems encountered in pro- ducing an efficien
Jan 1, 1978
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Collective Mine Water Reclamation and Reuse - Upper Olifants River Catchment
By P Gnnther, A M. van Niekerk
Coal mining operations in the Upper Olifants River Catchment in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa are challenged with the increasing production of excess mine water that cannot be fully managed
Jan 1, 2006
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Water Quality Trigger Values for Suspended Mud in the Jabiluka Mine Receiving Catchment, NT, Australia
By M J. Saynor, W D. Erskine an, D R. Moliere
The Jabiluka uranium mine was constructed in the Ngarradj catchment, a right bank tributary of Magela Creek in the Northern Territory. The Jabiluka Mineral Lease is adjacent to Kakadu National Park, n
Jan 1, 2004
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Water Usage Reductions at Queensland Alumina
By J Lane, D J. Barker, B Pei
Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) is the worldÆs largest producer of smelter grade alumina, located in Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. The plant employs evaporative cooling towers for waste heat re
Jan 1, 2003
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Formulating Basic Policy for Community Relations Programmes
The purpose of this paper is to outline the basic policy problems for good community relations programmes in the resource extraction industries of Papua New Guinea. The main focus of the paper will
Jan 1, 1997
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Confirming the Sampling, Sample Preparation and Assaying Protocols Used at Two Yilgarn Gold Deposits
By E du Plessis, M Rowley, M Fallon, F Golenya, R Swanson, I Robertson
"Check sampling programs were undertaken at Barrick Australia Pacific LimitedÆs Lawlers and Plutonic mine sites in Western Australia. The programs identified that the sampling, sample preparation and
Aug 21, 2012
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Planning and Designing Cavities for Underground Power House in Himalayas
By Garg R. K
Himalayan ranges on the northern border of India are source of many perennial rivers and suitable sites for large dams have been located therein. However, Himalayas are young mountains and compris
Jan 1, 1987
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From Voluntary Codes to Certification
More than in any other way, the community judges the minerals industry by its environmental performance. Minerals Council of Australia web site www.minerals.org.au/media/code Time is overtaking us. Wh
Jan 1, 2000
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Longwall Production - Review of Scheduling Factors and Overall Effects of Some Natural Hazards
The results expected from a longwall face can best be estimated from the ideal production rate, determined by the capacity of the equipment and the conditions in which it is installed, the effective o
Jan 1, 1991
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Application of Historical Data to Estimate a Mineral Resource at the Engineer Gold Mine, British Columbia, Canada
By I M. Platten, S C. Dominy
The evaluation of historical goldfields is currently topical, reflecting a high gold price, improvements in knowledge and technology. and lack of greenfield sites. Many goldfields comprise narrow gold
Mar 26, 2012