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  • AUSIMM
    New Ore Types from the Cauê Banded Iron Formation, Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Minas Gerais, Brazil – Responses to the Growing Demand

    By L Q. Amorim

    The mining district of the Quadrilátero Ferrífero (QF) in southeastern Brazil contributes to 70 per cent of the Brazilian iron ore production, which reached 370 Mt in 2010. Traditionally, four iron or

    Jul 11, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Guidelines for the Design of Rope Guides

    Rope guides, consisting of ropes spanning between anchor points at the top and bottom of shafts, have frequently been considered as a viable alternative to fixed guides, comprising buntons and guides.

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Particle Size Analysis – Optimising Returns in Iron Ore

    By B Stump

    Reliable particle size analysis in minerals processing plants is a critical factor to the economic return of a plant. As recovery of valuable minerals is compromised for particles outside the optimal

    Jul 11, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Crystal Chemistry and Synthesis of Carbonate Apatites û Main Minerals in Living Organisms

    Knowledge of the crystal chemistry of carbonate apatites is very important for the development of the concept of biomineralisation and the creation of a scientific base for new biocompatible materials

    Jan 1, 2008

  • AUSIMM
    Nyrstar Port Pirie Redevelopment

    By B Kretschmer, G Bartel, B de Villiers, W Watt

    "The Nyrstar Port Pirie Smelter, located on the eastern shore of the Upper Spencer Gulf in South Australia 230km north of Adelaide, began operation in 1889 to process lead concentrate from the Broken

    Sep 7, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Industrial Minerals the South Island Potential

    Industrial minerals by definition are minerals used as part of an industrial process and usually are one of a number of components, eg finely ground Limestone is an extender in the manufacture of pain

    Jan 1, 1985

  • AUSIMM
    The Use of Geotechnical Instrumentation to Optimise an Engineered Mine Design at Beaconsfield Gold Mine, Tasmania

    By P B. Hills, R J. Walton

    Geotechnical instrumentation has been implemented as a key step for monitoring and optimising an engineered mine design for managing seismicity at the Beaconsfield Gold Mine. Measurements of displacem

    Jan 1, 2008

  • AUSIMM
    Review of Ventilation Optimisation Strategies During Longwall Moves

    By H W. Wu

    Occupational exposure limits for diesel particular matter (DPM) are progressively being adopted in a number of countries. Many of these follow the lead of the US Mine Safety and Health Administration

    Aug 31, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Bowen Basin Coalmine Spoil Classification for Improved Mine Rehabilitation Outcomes

    By T Baumgartl, J Burgess, B Emmerton, P D. Erskine

    Large-scale open cut mining in the Bowen Basin has been undertaken for over 40 years. During this period, improved mechanical capability and economics have allowed extraction to greater depths, result

    Jun 28, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    An Integrated Technology Solution for Optimised and Environmentally-controlled Blasts

    By C Parihar, R Garg, A Bhandari, S Bhandari

    Blasting can impact the efficiency of entire downstream mining operation. Individual technology solutions for blasting have been available in the industry for many years but all of them only cater for

    Aug 24, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Practical Application of Detonation Code for Explosive Selection

    Developments in the technology of explosive production and deliveryallow a greater amount of flexibility in rock fragmentation by blasting. The rock fragmentation efficiency of an explosive is current

    Jan 1, 2001

  • AUSIMM
    Development of a Low-cost Instrument for Barometric Pressure Surveys

    By A S. Derrington

    High-accuracy, solid-state digital reference barometers have proven to be well suited to conducting underground barometric pressure surveys. The only problem is their expense; at least A$4000 each. Fo

    Aug 31, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Speciation of Arsenic in an Anaerobic Treatment System at a Pb-Zn Smelter Site, Gold Roaster Products, Cu Smelter Stack Dust and Impacted Soil

    Mining and metallurgical processing of gold and base metal ores often results in solid wastes and effluents containing high concentrations of arsenic. In addition, arsenic can be released to the atmos

    Jan 1, 2008

  • AUSIMM
    The Practice of De-Silverizing Base Bullion at the Port Pirie Works of the Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty. Ltd.

    THE de-silverizing of base bullion at the Port Pirie works is carried out in accordance with the principles of the well-known Parkes process. The base bullion produced by the blast furnace department

    Jan 1, 1922

  • AUSIMM
    Systems Modelling for Water Management in Mining and Minerals ù Bowen Basin Coal

    By C Hedemann, N Silveste, H Davis, C J. Moran

    For nearly two decades water scientists have been debating the need to use appropriate models for the questions being asked and the data available. This paper puts forward a rationale for a hierarchic

    Jan 1, 2006

  • AUSIMM
    The Economic Advantages of Detailed Geotechnical Assessments for Extraction Sequencing

    By A Bennett, S Arndt

    Minerals and Metals Group Pty Ltd (Golden Grove Mine) commissioned a comprehensive study of the life of mine using advanced 3D stress modelling. Essential input into the modelling was the proposed min

    Mar 24, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Geological Controls on Drilling and Blasting Operations

    By T N. Little

    This review paper presents an integrated and practical insight to blasting geology and its importance. This approach involves developing blasting objective up front and implementing geology specific b

    Nov 8, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Rehabilitation and Water Quality Control at Ohai Coalfields

    By K J. Thompson

    This paper describes the work which has been undertaken at the Ohai coalfields in Southland to restore overburden heaps during past opencast mining operations, and procedures which have been adopted t

    Jan 1, 1981

  • AUSIMM
    Stockton Mine Acid Rock Drainage Remediation û Part 2 - Treatment

    By P Lindsay, J B. Hughes

    Underground and opencast coal mining has been ongoing since 1896 on the Stockton Plateau, West Coast, New Zealand. Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) from historic and current mine workings has had an adverse e

    Jan 1, 2007

  • AUSIMM
    Screen Media Aperture Size Measurement Using MetsoÆs Screen Tracker

    By G van Niekerk, M Wortley

    Screening is a critical part of many mineral processing circuits and keeping the aperture of the screening media within specification is vital to ensure efficient performance of the processing plant.

    Sep 26, 2011