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Perspectives on Future Global Collaboration for Mining Research and Education
By M Scoble
This paper addresses the importance of collaborative approaches to resolving future mining challenges. It attempts to provide some insight into understanding the theory, measurement, mapping and manag
Nov 22, 2011
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Spatial Modelling and Optimisation of Geometallurgical Indices
By M J. Newton
As part of the AMIRA P843 project Keeney and Walters (2008) describe how the principal components analysis (PCA) method can be used to identify classes of samples with similar metallurgical characteri
Sep 5, 2011
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Developing dephosphorisation technique for iron ore with reductionprocess
By K Higuchi, K Saito, O Ishiyama
Iron ore in Australia is predicted to increase in its phosphorus content in the near future, which is detrimental to properties of steel product. Steelmakers are concerned by the content of phosphorus
Sep 18, 2023
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Hydrothermal Alteration Zonation and Fluid Chemistry of the Southern Ridge and North Deposits at Mt Tom Price
By S G. Hagemann, M E. Barley
The Mt Tom Price deposit is a world-class high-grade hematite deposit in the Hamersley Province of Western Australia with an original resource of 900 Mt of almost pure hematite, averaging 63.9 wt per
Jan 1, 2005
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How to Manage Machine Duty to Sustain High Production Rates
By P Meehan, R McAree, Z Guan
Equipment maintenance is 30 - 50 per cent of the operating costs for a typical mining company. While this is substantial, its importance is beyond its significance as a cost heading. Modern mining req
Jan 1, 2002
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Open Cut Mine Machinery Automation – Going Beyond Global Navigation Satellite System with Locata
By C Rizos
Many of the ‘new paradigms in mining’ and notions of ‘sustainable mining’ have at their core the requirement for reliable, continuous centimetre-level positioning accuracy to enable increased automati
Nov 22, 2011
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The Effect of Discontinuities on Strength of Rock Samples
By W Shamu
The mechanical properties of rock samples of identical lithologicalcomposition may vary significantly due to existence of materialdiscontinuities. Laboratory tests were carried out to determine the ef
Jan 1, 1999
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Application of Lifecycle Assessment to Mineral Sector Sustainable Development ù Developing Sustainability Indicators
No one process, product or effect of the minerals sector can be viewed in isolation when addressing sustainable development. Meaningful assessments of the minerals sector require that its processes an
Jan 1, 2002
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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
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The Role of a Professional Institute in Addressing the Sustainability of Human Capital in the Minerals Industry
Over recent years the trend in Australia has been towards the definitions of sustainable development which emerged from the 1992 Rio Summit of retaining a commitment to ecological integrity, but also
Jan 1, 2002
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Cyanide Electrolytic Recycling
By B Rosemberg, F Lemos, A J. B Dutra
The chemistry of cyanide solutions is complex, this complexity being responsible for the ability to act as complex-forming agents in metal dissolution processes, among them gold and silver. Such ionic
Jan 1, 2002
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Seismic Design of Upstream-raised Tailings Storage Facilities in a Semi-arid, Low-seismicity Setting
By D A. Williams, P J. Chapman
Constructing upstream raises with tailings is an accepted and cost-effective practice in Western Australia, where the climatic conditions are favourable, desiccation (and hence overconsolidation) occu
Jul 27, 2015
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Application of foam as a ventilation control for spontaneous combustion management in a longwall goaf
By O Salisbury
Ingress of air into the longwall goaf environment needs to be managed appropriately to reduce the risk of creating a spontaneous combustion event. The maingate goaf edge is an area of particular conce
Oct 12, 2022
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Trade-Level Skills Formation to Support Automation in the Mining Industry
The resource industry must prepare for the inevitable shift towards automation as an operational objective. Although this may seem like a distant concern, many mining companies and equipment manufactu
Jun 1, 2010
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Closing the Rehabilitation Gap ù A Queensland Perspective
Mine rehabilitation is a sustainability issue that has been revisited ad infinitum; however, the persistent lack of demonstrated on-the-ground performance and an increasingly intractable rehabilitatio
Jan 1, 2002
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Veining and Fluid Flow in the Area Surrounding the Mount Whaleback Microplaty Hematite Ore Deposit ù Constraints on Fluid Dynamics Before, During and After Ore Genesis
By N H. S Oliver
Five major veining events have been identified within the area surrounding the Mount Whaleback microplaty hematite deposit. These veining events can be directly correlated to the established deformati
Jan 1, 2002
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Precharging Sublevel Shrinkage Production Rings in Hot and Reactive Ground with Electronic Blasting Systems
By B Crowdey, J Wall
The particular underground operation relating to this paper is a gold producer and has an orebody predominately consisting of rhyolite and marcasites pyrite. The ore has been identified as being react
Mar 24, 2014
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Measurement and Assessment of Bulk Explosive Products
By G Cavanough, A Olsson, J Rock, A C. Torrance
There are various methods currently in use to determine detonation performance of bulk explosive products including velocity of detonation (VOD), high speed photographic analysis, fragmentation analys
Aug 24, 2015
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Use of On-Belt Analysers for Improved Process Control of Conveyed Materials
By M Edwards
The paper outlines the successful application of some of the on-belt technologies available from Scantech International Pty Ltd and how these have provided benefits in a number of mining and mineral p
Jan 1, 2008
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Predicting changes in static liquefaction susceptibility using cone penetration test results
By J T. Sharp, M A. Styler, D McGowan, P W. Mayne
Static liquefaction is a geotechnical hazard in mine tailings facilities. Soils that are contractive in shear are susceptible to static liquefaction. Tailings facilities are dynamic structures, typi
Jul 23, 2018