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A case study: how being ‘aware of now’ is making work safer at Telfer undergroundBy S B. Fitch, S A. Wilson, A J. R Barr, P R. Searle
Improving the safety culture and performance of any operation is a fundamental goal of every mine operator. Methods of implementing, or changing a culture have developed from the early methods of oper
Mar 15, 2021
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Longhole Open Stoping Practice in 'B' Lode at New Broken Hill Consolidated LimitedLonghole open stoping was introduced in the zinc-rich 'B' lode at New Broken Hill Consolidated Limited (NBHC) during 1968. Since then one longitud- inal and a series of transverse longhole
Jan 1, 1971
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2001 is Here Now - Teleoperation and Automation of UG VehicleTeleoperation is one method by which an operator can remotely control and monitor a vehicle. The operator monitors the status and progress of the remote vehicle by watching the video transmitted from
Jan 1, 1998
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Copper Leaching at GunpowderBy G D. Richmond, J C. Chomley
Copper has been mined intermittently at Gunpowder, north of Mount Isa, since 1927. Most ventures have had some initial success but fluctuating copper prices, the small-scale of the operations and the
Jan 1, 1998
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Freeport's Fourth Concentrator-A Large Step Towards the 21st CenturyBy Napitupulu P
PT Freeport Indonesia currently operates a concentrating complex capable of milling 127 000 metric tonnes per day of copper and gold hearing ore. The facilities consist of both a conventional crushi
Jan 1, 1997
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Corrosion behaviour of ferrite and aluminate refractories in cryolitealuminium meltsBy M A. Rhamdhani, R Z. Mukhlis
Removing the ledge formation in the Hall-Heroult cell during the electrolysis process may significantly reduce the energy requirement of the aluminium production process. In the absence of the ledge,
Aug 21, 2024
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Electric Rope Shovels Versus Diesel Powered Hydraulic ExcavatorsBy M Johnson, M Horrigan
The scope of this report is to examine the aforementioned hypothesis by performing a detailed analytical comparison of a P&H electric rope shovel to an O&K diesel powered hydraulic excavator. In order
Jan 1, 2002
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Presentation of the Presidents Award, 1976 to Elliott Sylvester Timothy O'DriscollADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE INSTITUTE (MR. J. G. SYMONS) IN PRESENTING THE AWARD TO ELLIOTT SYLVESTER TIMOTHY O'DRISCOLLTim O'Driscoll comes from a mixture of Irish and Scottish stock. H
Jan 1, 1977
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The Geology of the Woodcutters Lead-Zinc-Silver MineBy Ormsby W. R, Nicholson P. M
Woodcutters is a polymetallic vein-style deposit hosted by sediments of the Palacoproterozoic Whites Formation which forms part of the sedimentary sequence in the central Pine Creek Geosyncline. Pas
Jan 1, 1994
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Is Safety in the Future Simply a State of Mind?In 1939 Dr Neil George gave us the statement: Safety is a state of mind by which men are constantly made aware of the possibility of injury at all times. Is this statement still relevant? Have we been
Jan 1, 2007
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Where is the Risk in Coarse Gold Projects? - ABSTRACT ONLYThis presentation addresses the sources and weighting of project risk in coarse gold deposits with relevance to experiences at the Ballarat mine and Castlemaine goldfield. With sample representation a
Aug 1, 2010
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Exploration and Geology of the Goodall Gold MineBy D R Quick
The Goodall gold mine is located 30 km east of Adelaide River, within the Pine Creek 1:250 000 map sheet, at 8 525 000 mN: 750 000 mE, on the AMG grid. The first gold was poured in April 1988 and th
Jan 1, 1994
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Belt Road Segregation and Escapeways - Compliance or Risk Management?By M Olsen
"Segregation of conveyor roadways is a ventilation practice that is being increasingly applied in Australia. It is largely driven by the legislated requirements in Queensland pertaining to separation
Jul 1, 2013
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Influence of iron ore chemistry and mineralogy on sticking and breakage of pellets inside shaft furnaceBy M I. Pownceby, A Guiraud, S Purohit
Sticking and breakage of iron ore pellets during high temperature reduction can result in several operational challenges during shaft furnace ironmaking. With the shift to H2-based DRI processes and d
Sep 18, 2023
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Raiseboring Experience with the Wirth Two Stage Sequential Reaming Head and HG330 RaiseborerBy Fletcher A. E W
Ever since it made its debut in 1962, in the form of a Robbins 31R, the raiseborer has become an accepted tool in the mining and civil construction industries. The first raiseborer to be used in th
Jan 1, 1987
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How is Automation Relevant to Cannington and Other Remote Mines?The Key Issues - An Overview Minerals industry needs Mining companies want technologies which are ò cost-effective, ò high likelihood of delivery (ie transfer existing technologies from other industr
Jan 1, 1997
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Applying control frameworks to enhance vehicle interaction technology outcomesBy P Standish
Qualitative risk assessment methods are not well suited to considering complex systems and potential interactions of new technology. As part of supporting tier one mining organisations and internation
Jun 22, 2022
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Vertical Pit Mining - A Novel Alternative to Open Pit or Underground Methods for Mining of Appropriate Massive Shallow OrebodiesBy 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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The Ore Minerals of Webb's Silver Mine, Emmaville, N.S.W.The Emmaville district is located in the northern part of the New England region of New South Wales some 400 miles north of Sypney. Better known for its substantial production of tin and tungsten ores
Jan 1, 1961
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Cunning Solutions to Process ImprovementBy T J. Napier-Munn
This paper proceeds from the premise that process improvement is a key part of the mineral engineer’s role, and one in which he/she can make a significant contribution to shareholder value. It present
Sep 1, 2014