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Selective Open Pit Gold Mining at Harbour LightsGold mining commenced at Telfer in Western Australia in 1977. Ore mining was carried out by owner equipment and personnel with waste stripping by a contractor. Initial ore reserves were in predominant
Jan 1, 1986
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Manufacture of Cement from Blast-Furnace SlagAuthor Biography William Poole was born in Sydney, NSW in August 1868. He was educated at Sydney Grammar School. William spent two and a half years as a cadet in the Railway Construction Branch of the
Jan 1, 2006
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Coal Age - A Longwall Look at TomorrowBy Graham M
Longwall mining has been the dominant global coal mining method for decades. However, not until 1994 did longwall mining surpass continuous miner room and pillar extraction tonnage in the United State
Jan 1, 1998
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One Reserve EstimationBy Mining Geophysics
Modern geostatistics has eliminated much of the guess-work in ore reserve estimation, and can calculate levels of confidence for the reserve estimate. Geological modelling software has brought about
Jan 1, 1994
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Our Mineral Future : A Political PerspectiveGood morning ladies and gentlemen, and may I extend a particularly warm welcome to our shores to those of you who have travelled from overseas to attend this conference. I trust that you will find you
Jan 1, 2005
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Practical Aspects of Availability and Reliablity Management in a Large Open Pit MineThe large El Cerrejon coal open pit in north east Columbia has been developed over the last decade in a remote, entirely new mining area with hitherto unskilled inhabitants. Now over 200 pieces of hea
Jan 1, 1991
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Installation of 17 Cubic Metre Flotation Cells at North Mine, Broken HillBy Harris HR
This paper documents the selection, installation and performance of six, seventeen cubic metre, Dorr-Oliver flotation cells for primary zinc flotation at the North Mine in Broken Hill. The cells wer
Jan 1, 1988
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A Survey of Gravity Concentration of Gold in Western AustraliaBy Stockton N. D
Gravity concentration of gold is an important facet of gold processing technology in Western Australia. While great interest has been directed at gold leaching technology and considerable developments
Jan 1, 1992
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Modelling of Magnetic Carrier Separation Process Using Computational Fluid DynamicsModelling of Magnetic Carrier Separation Process Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
Sep 13, 2010
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Simulation Examination of Compaction of Fine-Grained Waste Materials in Roll PressesBy Hryniewicz M
The paper presents a sound critical estimate of mathematical models presently used for the process of compaction of fine-grained materials. It shows the mathematical model of compaction developed by
Jan 1, 1993
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Future Directions in Australian Contract MiningThe Australian underground contract mining industry has grown from almost nothing 25 years ago to the point today where half the countryÆs underground mines are using contractors to produce their ore
Jan 1, 2005
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Government Controls on Mining - How to Encourage Investment by Major Mining and Exploration Companies (e71635e5-f470-4998-b308-8dac0b460bdb)I have spent most of the past thirty-five years working as an economic geologist in the area of exploration and development of base and precious metals. Most of this period has been as an employee
Jan 1, 1995
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Comminution Research - A Success Story that has not yet EndedSome fundamental aspects of recent single-particle fracture studies are reviewed. Findings from this research shed new light on the utilisation of energy during comminution operations and provide us
Jan 1, 1993
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Life Cycle Assessment of Copper and Nickel ProductionBy W J. Rankin
A study of refined metallic copper and nickel production was carried out using Life Cycle Assessment methodology to estimate the life cycle emissions of greenhouse and acid rain gases for these metals
Jan 1, 2000
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Hydrometallurgical Processing of Copper Ores ù Heap Leach, Solvent Extraction and Electrowinning at Girilambone Copper CompanyBy J L. Bos, D J. Readett
As mining progressed through the Girilambone oxide orebodies, down to the primary sulphide zones, each successive stratiform layer yielded copper bearing ores of changing mineralogy and grade. Constan
Jan 1, 2000
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Kwinana Nickel Refinery - Recent Plant ChangesBy Troman L, Groutsch J. V
The Kwinana Nickel Refinery began operations in 1970 processing sulphide concentrates from Kambalda using the Sherritt Gordon pressure leach and hydrogen reduction process to produce nickel metal as
Jan 1, 1996
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Recovery of Manganese From Low-Grade Manganese Ore by Sulphation RoastingLow-grade manganese ore from Sandur, India containing 28.2 per cent manganese and 20.9 per cent iron was roasted with sulphating agents, viz ammonium sulphate and sulphuric acid. The effects of temper
Jan 1, 1996
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Gold Plant Cyanide Safety (5b33bddb-3241-4f82-974e-50de2cd7b9d8)By Whiteley M, Robinson T, Vernon B
The Western Australian gold industry has approximately 100 operating plants, mainly CIP/CIL. The nature of the State's rapidly expanding gold industry gave rise to concerns over management of the
Jan 1, 1990
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Gold Extraction Technology in Australia and New Zealand - Models for Illuminating Short and Long Term Trends in Gold Extraction MetallurgyThe New Zealand experience has shown that the trend in technologi- cal change in gold extraction can be characterised by a systems approach which grows progressively broader with advances in understa
Jan 1, 1988
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Optimisation & Control Development For An Expanded Grinding Circuit In NHBC ConcentratorBy Marsham B, Baker D. C
The expansion of New Broken Hill Consolidated Limited (NBHC) concentrator necessitated the installation of hydrocyclone classifiers where rake classifiers had previously been used. Commissioning o
Jan 1, 1983