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  • AUSIMM
    A case study: how being ‘aware of now’ is making work safer at Telfer underground

    By 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

  • AUSIMM
    Longhole Open Stoping Practice in 'B' Lode at New Broken Hill Consolidated Limited

    Longhole 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

  • AUSIMM
    2001 is Here Now - Teleoperation and Automation of UG Vehicle

    Teleoperation 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

  • AUSIMM
    Copper Leaching at Gunpowder

    By 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

  • AUSIMM
    Freeport's Fourth Concentrator-A Large Step Towards the 21st Century

    By 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

  • AUSIMM
    Corrosion behaviour of ferrite and aluminate refractories in cryolitealuminium melts

    By 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

  • AUSIMM
    Electric Rope Shovels Versus Diesel Powered Hydraulic Excavators

    By 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

  • AUSIMM
    Presentation of the Presidents Award, 1976 to Elliott Sylvester Timothy O'Driscoll

    ADDRESS 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

  • AUSIMM
    The Geology of the Woodcutters Lead-Zinc-Silver Mine

    By 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

  • AUSIMM
    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

  • AUSIMM
    Where is the Risk in Coarse Gold Projects? - ABSTRACT ONLY

    This 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

  • AUSIMM
    Exploration and Geology of the Goodall Gold Mine

    By 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

  • AUSIMM
    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

  • AUSIMM
    Influence of iron ore chemistry and mineralogy on sticking and breakage of pellets inside shaft furnace

    By 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

  • AUSIMM
    Raiseboring Experience with the Wirth Two Stage Sequential Reaming Head and HG330 Raiseborer

    By 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

  • AUSIMM
    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

  • AUSIMM
    Applying control frameworks to enhance vehicle interaction technology outcomes

    By 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

  • AUSIMM
    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

  • AUSIMM
    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

  • AUSIMM
    Cunning Solutions to Process Improvement

    By 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