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Preliminary Investigations into the Characteristics and Potential Uses of the Ngakuru ZeolitesThe Ngakuru zeolites are located about 20 km south of Rotorua and comprise a number of deposits dispersed along several fault lines. Relatively recent volcanic activity (250,000 years ago) resulted in
Jan 1, 2000
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Australia’s hydrogen export in the form of embedded mineral derivativesBy R Daiyan, G Burge, M Haider Ali Khan
Australia’s mineral and metal exports have a substantial carbon footprint, twice that of its domestic emissions, mainly due to fossil-fuel-dependent downstream processes like processing into secondary
Sep 1, 2024
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Transforming dust control – lessons from tunnellingBy A De, B Palmer, rade, P Stowasser, A Fanning
Mining and tunnelling share many commonalities (eg confined working environments, excavation equipment and processes), but of significance is an overarching commitment to provide safe work conditions
Apr 16, 2024
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Preparation of a JORC Code Compliant Resource Statement Based on an Evaluation of Historical Data – A Case Study from the Panguna Deposit, Bougainville, Papua New GuineaBy P Collier
From 1972 until 1989 when operations were suspended Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL, owned 53.58 per cent by Rio Tinto Limited) operated a large open pit mine and processing facility at Panguna on Bo
Aug 22, 2011
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Is Ion-Exchange Technology for Gold Extraction Ready for Commercialisation?By J S. J van Deventer, D C. Shallcross
New developments are taking place in the recovery of gold from leached pulps that are based upon the adsorption of the metal cyanide species onto ion exchange resins. Despite the success of several re
Jan 1, 1998
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Integrated Mine Waste Management – South Deposit Tailings Storage Facility, Savage River Mine, TasmaniaBy A Simmons, R Longey, D Brett
The South Deposit Tailings Storage Facility (SDTSF), located at Grange Resources Pty Ltd’s (Grange) Savage River mine in north west Tasmania, has recently begun construction. The facility will provide
Jul 27, 2015
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Bias Testing of Mechanical Sampling Systems for Coal - A Review of Test Results and Call for Use of Multivariate Statistical AnalysesBy C D. Rose
A review and summary of the results of 120 coal sampling system bias tests is presented. This review supports new methodology using multivariate statistics currently being considered by ISO TC27 SC4.
Aug 21, 2012
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Investigation of flotation behaviours of fine particles in a complex ore consisting of various copper mineralsBy K Aikawa, M Ito, K Mitsuhashi, Y Ebisu, J V. Satur, I Park, N Hiroyoshi, T Suto
Copper concentration using flotation is becoming more difficult, because of an increase in ore complexity accompanied by smaller grain sizes of copper minerals than usual, requiring finer grinding in
Aug 24, 2022
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High-Si Rhyolites and Shoshonitic Volcanics - A Late Cretaceous Bimodal Association, Noumea Basin, New CaledoniaThe transgressive sedimentary sequence of the Noumea Basin contains rhyolitic lavas and less voluminous mafic and intermediate volcanics of shoshonitic affinities which erupted simultaneously during t
Jan 1, 1995
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Biodiversity Offsets - An Overview of Selected Recent Developments New Zealand - Where to From Here?By M Baker
Biodiversity offsets are conservation actions intended to compensate for the residual, unavoidable harm to biodiversity caused by development projects. The use of biodiversity offsets in the context o
Jan 1, 2007
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Beyond NPV - A Review of Valuation Methodologies and Their Applicability to Water in MiningBy D Brereton, C J. Moran
In this era of rising focus on the social and environmental costs and benefits of mining operations, the valuation methodologies used to assess such impacts become increasingly important. Within an in
Jan 1, 2006
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Optimisation of Ok Tedi's Medium-Term Production Schedules Using the Life of Business Optimisation System (LOBOS)By D Horacek, I K. Sheppard
Ok Tedi is in a period of transition. By 2008 mill feed will consist of higher levels of high-grade but metallurgically challenging skarn ores. Additionally, the Taranaki pit will start production in
Jan 1, 2007
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A global review of productivity and operational performance in sublevel caving minesBy A D. Campbell
The sublevel caving (SLC) mining method is becoming more widely adopted as an underground mining method as mines become deeper and target lower grade mineralisation. SLC has been successfully adopted
Mar 29, 2023
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Opportunities for Used Consumer Battery Recyling in the Australia/Pacific RegionBy S Wright, W Bruckard
The current status of battery collection and recycling schemes in Australia are explored in light of current developments in product stewardship and increasing pressure to decrease materials going to
Jan 1, 2006
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Investigating the Influence of Meso-2,3-Dimercaptosuccinic Acid on Thiosulfate Leaching of Bulk Gold ElectrodesBy M Uceda, E Guerra, Y Choi, J L. Shepherd
In this paper we describe the leaching characteristics of pure gold in thiosulfate solutions that contain a known chelator; meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA). The interfacial and chemical charac
Sep 26, 2013
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Pike River - Environmental Protection and EnhancementThePike River coal field is located between 700 and 1000 m above sea level on the West Coast of the South Island. The area contains a resource of some 60 million tonnes of coal in a single coal seam a
Jan 1, 2003
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Life-of-Mine Ventilation and Refrigeration Planning for Resolution Copper MineBy R G. Moreby, S Bluhm, FávonáGlehn, C Pascoe
Resolution Copper Mine in Arizona, USA, is planned to be a 2000 m deep panel cave mine with virgin rock temperatures exceeding 80¦C in rock with high crystalline silica content, resulting in a very ch
Jul 1, 2013
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The Use of High-Water Rapid-Solidifying Material as Backfill Binder and its Application in Metal Mines (81971fc4-4a86-4ab3-9271-1e5b157046a8)By Yucheng H, Baogui Y, Wenyong L
High-water rapid-solidifying material, called 'high-water material', is a new material developed by the authors over many years. The material can solidify nine times its volume of water in
Jan 1, 1998
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Rethinking Merit for a Sustainable Mining IndustryBy K Hobbs
Mining is experiencing a difficult period of low profitability and declining productivity. To achieve sustainability, mining companies are challenged with improving output, quality and safety while de
Jun 22, 2016
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Social responsibility solutions provided by WebGen™ wireless initiation system in open cut minesBy L Muñoz, L Steffen, W Vilas Boas, G Gontijo, R Macedo, C Braga, d D Machado, G Stevenson
Mines operating close to communities face growing challenges, especially with their drilling and blasting activities. Proper management of environmental and community impacts is critical to provide su
Sep 1, 2024