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Mineral Processing Changes in New Zealand SteelBy D E. Thorp
The mining and concentration operations of New Zealand Steel have been carried out initially from the Waikato North Head (WNH) deposit since 1969 and subsequently from the Taharoa deposit since 1972.
Jan 1, 1977
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Thermal Coal Industry – Is Longwall Mining Currently a Life-of-mine Option in Australia?By T W. C Stambolie
Longwall mining is a form of underground mining and the principal extraction method for underground coal mining in Australia. The method is used in the mining of both thermal and metallurgical coal. T
Jun 28, 2016
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Wall control blasting – the influence of engineering geology on blast designBy T N. Little
This paper is concerned with the influence of engineering geology on design of Wall Control Blasts. In the Introduction, the Blast Management Framework and the Blast Design Requirements classification
Jun 22, 2022
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Sulphur and Lead Isotopic Studies of the Bottle Lake Massive Sulphide Deposits, Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada: Sources of the Ore Constituents in a Submarine Exhalative Environment.By Juras ST, Krouse RH, Godwin CI
The Buttle Lake camp is in central Vancouver Island, southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The camp hosts world-class polymetallic volcanogenic deposits of Devonian, Frasnian age (370Ma). This paper
Jan 1, 1990
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The Care and Maintenance of Winding Ropes and Attachments, as Practised at the South Mine, Broken Hill, N.S.W.By Howell M. W
The purpose of this paper is to outline the main points in the construction of the various types of wire ropes more commonly used for winding in Australia; and the maintenance of the ropes, and cage a
Jan 1, 1940
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WaihiÆs 2020 Vision: Part A: The Community's Blue-printGold was discovered at Waihi in 1878. In 1987 the modern Martha Mine opened in the middle of the town of Waihi. Newmont Waihi Gold as the current licence holder has been operating the mine since 2000.
Jan 1, 2006
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Building a Geometallurgical Model in Iron Ores using a Mineralogical Approach with Liberation DataBy F Minz, P Lamberg, A Mwanga, C Lund, C Wanhainen, M Amiri Parian, J Rosenkranz
A geometallurgical model is currently built in two different ways. The first and the most common way relies on geometallurgical testing, where a large number of samples are analysed for metallurgical
Sep 29, 2013
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Maximising Productivity through Big Data, Simulation and Predictive AnalyticsBy M T. Grigoleit, M S. Schneider
The iron ore industry in Australia has, in recent years, experienced an unprecedented growth phase. But now that major expansions are moving into the operation phase, new challenges have emerged. Wher
Jul 13, 2015
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Long Hole Rising at Mines in the Aberfoyle GroupThe application of methods using large diameter down holes has become an important facet in both the development and stoping operations of mines within the Aberfoyle group. Holes of up to 98 metres
Jan 1, 1982
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Isasmelt - A 250 000 TPA Copper Smelting FurnaceMIM Holdings Limited (MIM) committed to a long-term future in copper in the Carpentaria Mineral Province in 1996 with the development of the Enterprise and Ernest Henry mines, and an upgrade of MIMsÆ
Jan 1, 1998
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Mining Reconciliation in Long Hole Open Stopes at George Fisher MineBy J J. Grobler
The George Fisher Underground Mine at Mount Isa applies the long hole open stoping methodology. During the reconciliation process of transverse stopes in the George Fisher North mine it was identified
Mar 21, 2011
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The Steelmaker's Contribution to ShipbuildingThe object of this paper is to give an insight into various metallurgical operations involved in the making and shaping of steel for shipbuilding at the Newcastle plants of the Broken Hill Proprietary
Jan 1, 1951
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Characterising the Spontaneous Combustion Propensity of Waste RockBy J Theiler, B Beamish
The presence of reactive metal sulfide minerals in waste rock contributes to the hazard of spontaneous combustion in dumps, as these minerals react with air and water entering the dump at ambient temp
Jun 28, 2016
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The Benefits of Using SmartEar™at Pueblo ViejoBy D Shuen, R Sales, D La Rosa
Semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill control is complex and depends on many dynamic process variables. Good control strategies ensure that a mill is operating as close to optimal as possible, resulting
Sep 1, 2014
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Development of Equipment Types at Renison MineBy Clarke RG
Renison Mine was developed as the first all diesel mine in Australia. The foresight of the early planners in committing the Mine to Decline access has paid dividends in the past two decades with R
Jan 1, 1982
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Partial Automation of a Dragline Working in Conjunction with a Hopper/Crusher/Conveyor Overburden Removal SystemBy Susanto A
As part of the current NERDDC funded project studying Dragline/Hopper/ Crusher/Conveyor systems for overburden removal, an investigation was carried out to assess the feasibility of automating the
Jan 1, 1989
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Low Density Explosives - A Product that Requires Some Rule ChangesThe basic make-up of the majority of currently produced bulk explosives has changed little in the last 20 years. These explosives would be described as mature in a life cycle analysis. Therefore these
Jan 1, 2007
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Digital mapping for rock mass discontinuities – opportunities and challengesBy J Leem, S Mehrishal, J Kim, A Fereshtenejad, J Song
Rock mass discontinuity mapping plays a crucial role in developing a reliable Discrete Fracture Network (DFN), providing insights into the distribution of geometrical and mechanical properties of disc
Sep 1, 2024
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A practical guide to sampling in coal preparation plantsBy B W. Atkinson, J Docherty
An Australian Working Group has been compiling a guide for operators to use in order to improve the efficacy of their routine and non-routine sampling tasks within their coal preparation process. The
May 9, 2017
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Elaine Dorothy Cu-Au (REE-U) Skarn DepositBy P Sha
"An EXTENDED ABSTRACT is available for download. A full-length paper was not prepared for this presentation. The Elaine Dorothy Cu-Au (REE-U) skarn deposit in the Mt Isa Inlier, Queensland, Australia
Mar 18, 2015