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Excavation of the Gjovik Olympic Mountain Hall - The World's Largest Rock Cavern for Public UseThe Gj0vik Olympic Mountain Hall is the world's largest underground cavern for public use and was created primarily to facilitate the ice hockey tournaments for the 1994 winter Olympics in Norw
Jan 1, 1995
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Accelerated Cyanidation Assays Using LeachWELLÖ 60X - The Bannockburn ExperienceBy Revy T
A testwork program aimed to improve the assaying of underground face samples established that for an Accelerated Cyanidation Extraction using the LeachWELLTM 60X catalyst, followed by an Aqua Regia
Jan 1, 1994
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New Opportunities and New Challenges - Mining Technology and Competitive AdvantageBatterham and Algie began their paper on: `The role of technology in the minerals industry' (1995) by noting that while: it is often stated that innovation is central to the economic survival o
Jan 1, 1997
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Presidential Address The Hauraki Goldfields N.Z.YOUR Excellency, Fellow Members of the Australasian Institute Of Mining Engineers and Gentlemen:- Nearly a decade has passed, since our Institute first met in New Zealand. May I, at the very outset of
Jan 1, 1911
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The Development Of L44 Ventilation Shaft (Surface To 11 Level), Mount Isa Mine LimitedBy Martin R. E
L44 Shaft is a major upcast ventilation shalt in the hanging wall of the 1100 Orebody. Various techniques for stripping a raisebored pilot hole were combined to produce L44 shaft. From the surface
Jan 1, 1977
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Characterisation and Application of BlastLite at Mt Whaleback Iron Ore MineBy C Yeung, N Swa, D Gribble, R Reupana
BlastLiteÖ is a low density explosive developed by Dyno Nobel and has been in use at BHP Billiton Iron OreÆs Mt Whaleback Operation since March 2004. The Mt Whaleback Operation utilises BlastLite beca
Jan 1, 2007
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Machine learning in resource geology – why data quality is criticalBy P M. Hetherington, F A. Pym, M P. Murphy, K E. Crook
Consultants in the mining industry have the opportunity to visit interesting deposits all over the world. Each deposit has its own set of challenges to face when it comes to defining and understanding
Mar 22, 2022
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The Mineral Industry - What Next? - 1The theme of my address to your Institute, indeed its name, is "The Mineral Industry - What Next?" Knowing that I was required to make four appearances, and not wanting to be too repetitious
Jan 1, 1984
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Maturity of Jurisdictional Abandoned Mine Programs in Australia Based on Web-accessible InformationBy C J. Unger, A M. Lechner, A Walton, V Glenn, M Edraki, D R. Mulligan
In Australia, responsibility for abandoned mines can be unclear. With a few exceptions, state and territory governments have become responsible for abandoned mines on Crown land and private landholder
Jul 16, 2014
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Raman I Do – Raman Spectroscopy for the Mineralogical Characterisation of Banded Iron Formation and Iron OreBy E R. Ramanaidou
The value of Raman spectroscopy to undertake mineral and chemical characterisation of iron ores was assessed by applying the technique to representative samples of banded iron-formations (BIF) and a B
Jul 11, 2011
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The Mineral Industry in a Changing WorldBy A J LYNCH
It was Harold McMillan, Prime Minister of England 30 years ago, who used the phrase "The Wind of Change" to describe political events in Africa in his day. So well did this phrase capture the spiri
Jan 1, 1989
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Filtration Test Work – Extracting the Whole Story for Studies and DesignBy G Bickert
Australia is currently developing and engineering a range of specialised processing options for rare earth (RE) (Lynas, 2011, Alkane, 2005), zirconia (Alkane, 2005), lithium (Galaxy Resources, 2008) a
Aug 8, 2011
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Stratigraphic and Structural Setting of Iron Mineralisation at E Deposit (East), Area C, Hamersley Province, Western AustraliaE Deposit is located at BHP BillitonÆs Area C iron ore operations in the central region of the Hamersley Province, Western Australia. It is hosted by the Marra Mamba Iron Formation, the lowermost unit
Jan 1, 2007
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Floatation of Ok Tedi PyritePyrite is a significant gangue sulphide mineral in the Ok Tedi copper ore. Its presence in the flotation concentrate is not entirely desirable since it lowers the grade of the final copper concentra
Jan 1, 1997
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Mechanisms of Metal Release From Subaqueous Mine Waste at Circum-Neutral pH ù Examples From Four Case StudiesBy J J. McNee and, J Crusius, T F. Pedersen
The use of water covers is a globally-applied method for minimising acid rock drainage (ARD) and metal leaching. Although the subaqueous disposal of potentially acid-generating materials has been show
Jan 1, 2003
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Presidential Address (ab70c965-00cf-4b02-a258-10f691bb3809)May I first of all say that I am fully conscious of the great compliment paid to me when I was invited to accept the Presidential Chair for this current year. I realise that it is an onerous task by
Jan 1, 1951
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A geotechnical risk assessment tool for underground mine drivesBy H Esterhuizen, W Hartman
Rockfalls or significant deterioration of mine openings can have significant safety and financial impacts for mining operations. The failure of drives in underground mines sometimes highlight deficien
Nov 30, 2018
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Improvement of Blasting Productivity at Brunswick MineBy B Ellis
Brunswick Mine is one of the largest underground zinc/lead mines in Canada, producing 3.4 million tones of ore annually. As mining activities advance to deeper levels, ground pressure also becomes gre
Jan 1, 2001
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Processing Options for Phosphate Oreswith High Fe and Al ContentsThe prospect of utilization of phosphate ores which contain high P205 values associated with Al and Fe has produced a great deal of interest over many years. Processing options have generally been bas
Jan 1, 1990
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Modern Cooling Strategies for Ultra-Deep Hydropower MinesBy H E. S Moorcroft, D Scott
The increasing mining depths of South African gold mine deposits are resulting in ever-increasing heat loads associated with depth and the geothermal gradient. Together with changes in the mining hori
Jan 1, 2005