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Space mining – managing astronomical complexityBy D Brown, K Markovic, Z Tabor
From ancient times to the modern world, the mining industry has played a pivotal role in shaping the society that we live in today. It remains an integral part of everyday life and is a catalyst for b
Sep 1, 2024
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An effective approach to problem solving and decision-making in safety managementBy A K. B Chigwada
Mining organisations grapple with the same problems year after year, wasting incredible amounts of time and money. According to estimates from the International Labour Organization (ILO), over one mil
Apr 16, 2024
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Enabling Technologies – The Role of New Communications TechnologiesBy C Fischer
The introduction of digital communications technologies into the underground mining industry, in both coal and hard rock mining, has enabled high bandwidth applications to be applied in the mining ind
Nov 22, 2011
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Training our New Starters – Between a Rock and a Hard PlaceBy M Davis
Increasing growth in the minerals industry over the past decade has raised the question of whether the standard of training for new geologists has been negatively impacted. This hypothesis was tested
Aug 22, 2011
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Mass Blasting for Mine to Mill ù The AT04 Mass Blast, Kanowna Belle Gold MineBy D Kay, M Lovitt
Mass Blasts are generally required at the completion of longhole stoping cycles to maximise the recovery of ore from a specific orebody. During the course of mining, the practice is to leave pillars o
Jan 1, 2002
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Geohazmap Implementation in Block Cave MinesBy S Talu, E Savage, S Howe
Major falls of ground, strainbursts, airblast and mudrush events are the major hazards in block caving environments, resulting in both safety and financial consequences and losses. Rio Tinto mines hav
May 9, 2016
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Blasthole Cone Sampling Experiments for Iron Ore Flitch MiningBlasthole cone samples are used for grade control in most of the iron ore mines of the Pilbara of Western Australia. This method of sampling is straightforward when the target sampling interval matche
Mar 1, 2010
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Gas Evolution Trends for Coal from Two Different Areas at Clarence CollieryBy J Sargeant, T Levi, J Theiler, B Beamish
Two coal samples (810 Panel and Area 900) collected from Clarence Colliery have been tested under a controlled heating procedure to evaluate the gas evolution trends corresponding to increasing temper
Aug 31, 2015
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Rotary Drilling Automation Increasing Operator Productivity and Drilling QualityBy L Eriksson, D Penn, J Appelgren
Atlas Copco, a leading supplier of equipment and services to the mining and construction industries, is consistently pursuing its strategy to offer the most productive and economical solutions by cont
Sep 18, 2012
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Using technology to support best practice for tailings storage facilities (TSF) management, governance and disclosureBy H Arvidson, A Walker, N Pollock
Following the recent tailings tragedy in Brumadinho, the Investor Mining and Tailings Safety Initiative was formed representing institutional investors in the mining industry. This Initiative, led by
Jul 1, 2021
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Steel Immersed Tube Tunnels where Tunnel Boring Machines Cannot Operate – Yarra River Crossing Construction on the Melbourne Main Sewer Replacement ProjectBy M Behrens
The Melbourne Main Sewer Replacement (MMSR) is a major urban infrastructure project involving approximately 2.3 km of tunnelling and construction works. The works extend from Docklands Precinct, on th
Mar 8, 2011
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Increasing stope recovery in an underground gold mine by using effective analysis, corrective action and employee engagement processesBy R F. Cota, C Freeman, A Heberle
"The Lamego mine is an underground gold mine in the Iron Ore Quadrangle in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The mine produces 48 to 50 koz per annum, as part of the larger Cuiabá-Lamego Complex. This combi
Oct 16, 2017
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Metso SmartTag - The Next Generation and BeyondBy K J. Riihioja, E Nozawa
SmartTag is a radio frequency identification (RFID) based technology designed to allow tracking of ore from its source through blasting, run-of-mine (ROM) pads, crushers, intermediate stockpiles and f
Sep 26, 2011
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Autonomous Haulage Systems – the Business CaseBy R Price
"Technology has the potential to revolutionise industries, work functions or businesses. One such technology in the mining industry is the deployment of automation in a modern autonomous haulage syste
Nov 15, 2016
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Health, Safety and SustainabilityBy D Cliff, K Bailey
Traditionally occupational health and safety (OH&S) has been managed for the direct benefits of reducing injury and illness to workers on mine sites. In the current skill shortage climate it is im
Nov 20, 2012
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Adapting to Geotechnical Change – a Case Study of the Carina Open Pit MineBy R Jaine, D Strang, M Fowler
"This paper presents a case study demonstrating active geotechnical pit slope management at the now completed Carina Iron Ore Project operated by Mineral Resources Ltd (MRL). The site is located 105 k
Nov 15, 2016
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The Implementation of FloatStar Grade-Recovery Optimisation Control Solutions using Blue Cube Online Grade Analysers on Industrial Flotation CircuitsBy D Phillpotts, S M. Mantsho, P Strobos
A challenge on many industrial flotation circuits is controlling concentrate mineral grades using measurements that are provided infrequently. The mineral grades in concentrate streams are a critical
Oct 29, 2012
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Tunnel Design in an Alliance for Waterview Connection, New ZealandBy D Maconochie, S Pradhan, M Reed
The Waterview Connection will provide a high-quality strategic alternative to State Highway One and complete Auckland’s Western Ring Route connecting State Highways 20 and 16. The project includes twi
Sep 17, 2014
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Three Decades of Gold Production at the Newmont Tanami OperationsBy A Cranley, A Giblett, S Thacker
The Newmont Tanami Operations are located in the Northern Territory, approximately 550 km north-west of Alice Springs. The Granites process plant commenced operations in 1986 as a 300?000 t/a ball mil
Sep 1, 2014
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Control and Monitoring of International Organization for Standardization Compliance for Industrial Sampling SystemsBy R Shaw, T T. Neidel, C Adams
Sampling equipment manufacturers endeavour to ensure that the mechanical equipment installed in sampling systems are designed and manufactured to adhere to the requirements of the International Organi
Jul 29, 2014