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Patron's AddressI was delighted to be invited to be patron of this Joint Conference, but the challenging task you have set yourselves, and your speakers' depth of expertise, deny anyone, even the patron, the
Jan 1, 1978
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Presentation of the Institute Medal, 1977 to Howard Knox Worner, C.B.E.By J. K. A. McLEOD
Address by the President of the Institute (Mr J K A McLeod) in presenting the Institute Medal to Howard Knox Warner, C.B.E. Address by Howard Knox Warner after accepting the award.
Jan 1, 1978
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Mineral Resource Modelling and Reconciliation in Ultra Deep Underground Gold MinesBy R C. A Minnitt
The Witwatersrand Supergroup is host to the world’s largest gold deposits. The location, quantity, grade, continuity and other geological characteristics of a Mineral Resource are either known, estima
Aug 22, 2011
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Improving the Accuracy of Mine Site Water Balances through Improved Estimation of Run-off VolumesBy A Woodley, N C. Kunz
A mine site water balance is important for communicating information to interested stakeholders, for reporting on water performance and for anticipating and mitigating water-related risks through wate
Nov 26, 2013
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Building and Maintaining Effective Project TeamsBy J A. Wells, K G. Thomas, R F. Dewhirst
"One of the contributing factors to the extreme cost escalation in the first decade of the 21st century was the increase in the amount and cost of engineering work that went into studies and projects.
Mar 8, 2016
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Monitoring Design and Data Management for a Multiwell CO2 Storage/Enhanced Coalbed Methane Test in a Stacked Coal Reservoir, Buchanan County, Virginia, USABy S J. Schafrik, C Keles, C Schlosser, E S. Gilliland, A K. Louk, N S. Ripepi, S Keim, J Amante, E Diminick
Three legacy coalbed methane production wells have been converted to injection wells for a one-year carbon dioxide (CO2) injection test to evaluate the potential for CO2 storage in the coal reservoir
Nov 4, 2015
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Effective Life-of-mine Planning by Understanding and Managing Risks and Opportunities Associated with Geological UncertaintyBy M Berry
Consider these four questions:What is the definition of life-of-mine?When should life-of-mine planning seriously commence?When can life-of-mine planning seriously commence?What is the key input to eff
Jul 16, 2014
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Engineering the New Olympic Dam Backfill SystemBy A G. Grice
WMC Resources Pty Ltd û Copper Uranium Division operates the large underground Olympic Dam Mine at Roxby Downs, South Australia. These operations mine and process the ore to produce refined copper, ur
Jan 1, 2000
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Taxonomy of Interactive Computer-Based Visualisation Systems and Content for the Mining Industry û Part OneBy C Caris, K Fowle, M Schmid, E van Wyk, D Schofield, A Squelch, M S. Kizil
This paper has been written collaboratively by members of the International Mining VR Group. It is the first of a series of papers. Mining in the 21st century is a high technology industry that strive
Jan 1, 2008
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The Protection of Surface Ventilation Fan Installations from Underground ExplosionsBy R Bourcier, T Rafferty
Following an underground coal mine explosion, it is important that ventilation is quickly restored to ventilate the mine and affect a mine rescue. To achieve this, surface ventilation fans must be sui
Jul 1, 2013
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A Framework for Presenting and Benchmarking Resource ProjectsBy M A. Noppé
"Investors and other stakeholders assessing the risk, opportunity and relative value associated with a resource project need to appreciate the project in its correct context. Errors, omissions, biased
Mar 8, 2016
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Improving compliance in mining through an effective geoscientific information management frameworkBy S Mundell, A Atkins, S van de Water
Geoscientific information management enables the capture, management and delivery of the original geoscientific observations and measurements of the earth’s natural resources. However, original observ
Nov 8, 2021
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Employment Trends within the Resources SectorJan 1, 2004
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Estimating Comminution Indices from Ore Mineralogy, Chemistry and Drill Core LoggingBy R Berry, J Hunt, T Kojovic
Geometallurgy aids the understanding of orebody variability through the integration of geological and processing information, thereby enabling spatial mapping of processing (eg comminution or separati
Sep 29, 2013
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Mining and Health in Development - An Inventory of Global Resource Industry Health Initiatives in Developing CountriesBy J Harris, P Kirsch, R LaBouchardiere
æMining + Health in DevelopmentÆ is a project funded by the International Mining for Development Centre (IM4DC, 2012) to develop a centralised database of corporate sustainability initiatives for mana
Nov 20, 2012
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The experimental study on propagation of pressure wave in underground mine ventilation systemBy Y Shougu
Many mine accidents will affect the mine ventilation system when they occur. At present, there is a lack of monitoring means to capture the occurrence of accidents in time by monitoring the ventilatio
Oct 12, 2022
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Maximising Value Add from Collaborative ResearchThe mining industry continues to faces significant challenges due to increasing resource constraints (quality of ore bodies, water, energy, human resources) and increasing license to operate requireme
Sep 13, 2010
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Profitability, Sustainability and Community Development - Is There a Contradiction? A Case of Gold Fields' Driefontein Gold Mine in South AfricaSince the days of Adam Smith and Milton Friedman the discussion of corporate citizenship and sustainability has been flooded with multiple contradictions, with proponents of sustainability saying that
Jan 1, 2009
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Comparing Energy Efficiency in Grinding MillsBy E Niva
The IsaMillÖ is challenging the way that plants are designed and operated. This paper challenges existing designs of concentrator flow sheets, particularly focusing on magnetite circuits. From
Jan 1, 2008
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Nova copper-nickel project optimisation of the copper rougher-scavenger circuit through advanced measurement and controlBy M Thompson, N Vines, Z Hearne, S Lam, G A. Gomes-Sebastiaõ, D van der Spuy
Construction and commissioning of the Nova Copper-Nickel project of Independence Group was completed in late 2016. The plant is in the Fraser Range of Western Australia, about 120km east of Norseman a
Aug 29, 2018