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Presentation of the Presidents Award, 1976 to Elliott Sylvester Timothy O'DriscollADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE INSTITUTE (MR. J. G. SYMONS) IN PRESENTING THE AWARD TO ELLIOTT SYLVESTER TIMOTHY O'DRISCOLLTim O'Driscoll comes from a mixture of Irish and Scottish stock. H
Jan 1, 1977
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New Rosebery - Discovering the Next 20 YearsRosebery Mine is situated on the west coast of Tasmania and is AustraliaÆs largest volcanic-hosted base and precious metals deposit (zinc, lead, copper, gold and silver). The milling operation has bee
Jan 1, 2008
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Unravelling the adsorption modes of flotation reagents by atomistic simulationsBy J Lainé, M Badawi, A C. de Araujo, Y Foucaud, C Veloso
Flotation is the one of the most used techniques for the mineral separation of non-ferrous ores worldwide. However, the increase of the complexness along with the decrease of ores liberation sizes oug
Aug 24, 2022
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Community Development-Illawarra, 1960-1975As defined by both the Australian and New South Wales Governments the Illawarra consists of the Tablelands, the Local Government areas of WingecarribPe Shire, Bowral Municipality and Mittagong Shi
Jan 1, 1976
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Australian Mining Legislation - A Land Management ConceptThe Australian Mining Industry Council (A.M.I.C.) was established in 1967 as a body to co-ordinate the interests of the mining industry on a nation-wide basis. Its member- ship now embraces the grea
Jan 1, 1974
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Production of Cadmium Metal at Cockle CreekBy Bowmaker MD
Zinc and lead sulphide flotation con centrates containing from 0.02 to 0.20% Cd are roasted on an updraught sinter machine at the Cockle Creek Works of Sulphide Corp- oration Pty. Limited to provide
Jan 1, 1972
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SBRE – a simple, flexible and scalable framework to perform conditional simulations for uncertainty quantificationBy J Ashford, Minniakhmetov
Geostatistical simulations are the best practice for uncertainty quantification in non-linear systems. Simulations are currently undertaken on an ad hoc basis in the mining industry due to high requir
Mar 22, 2022
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Understanding and modelling squeezing ground conditions at the Ballarat Gold MineBy B Roache, A Vakili, R Talebi
When a highly anisotropic or weak rock mass is subjected to high-stress conditions, it can lead to large ongoing deformations or squeezing ground conditions. Squeezing ground conditions can impose inc
Nov 30, 2018
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Getting the Most out of Technology to Drive Mine Productivity ImprovementsBy K Sommerville, J Parkinson
"Open pit mines today have more technology and data available. The challenge is to effectively use resources to analyse and identify mine productivity improvements. AMC Consultants Pty Ltd (AMC) has c
Nov 15, 2016
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Groundwater Management Guidelines for Mining Industry in Arid Western Australia - Examples from the PilbaraBy D Abbott
Mining in Western Australia places significant economic and environmental responsibility on Government and the mining industry. Groundwater abstraction is regulated by the Department of Water. The Dep
Jan 1, 2009
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New Mines in the New Age ù The Two Risks of Environmental Impact AssessmentEIA is a test of a development proposalÆs legitimacy and asks two questions: not only æis the proposal competent?Æ but also ædoes the proposal have moral authority?Æ For reasons of miningÆs historic i
Jan 1, 2004
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Getting Accurate Mine Information to the Right Teams to Drive Production ImprovementBy T Elms, R Beckman, M Sampson
"In today’s mining industry, the pressure of reducing costs and increasing production while maintaining high safety standards is at the forefront of operational endeavours. A combination of specific m
Nov 15, 2016
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The Central Eyre Iron Project – Process Selection and DesignBy D Connelly
The Iron Road Limited Central Eyre Iron Project (CEIP) area, located on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia, covers extensive Archaean iron formations that occur as coarse-grained magnetite bearing
Jul 11, 2011
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Safety Support Functions for Underground Network CommunicationsBy A Noack
Today underground infrastructures, like tunnels and especially wide spread underground mines, are often equipped with ethernet based communication systems. These networks are used for the unified comm
Sep 26, 2011
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"The Biogeometallurgical Approach – the Information We Need to Increase the Sustainability of Mining"By B Dold
"Mining has still today high potential for improvement in the exploitation efficiency. Especially low-grade ores have very low recoveries. In Cu bioleaching operations from porphyry copper deposits ex
Jun 15, 2016
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Derivation of High Reliability Water Quality Guideline Values for Cobalt in Freshwaters – Improving Water Quality Guidelines for Better Water Quality Compliance Management in MiningBy F Butler, G E. Batley, A C. Hogan, A R. Butler
The ANZECC/ARMCANZ (2000) Water Quality Guidelines (the Guidelines) are the primary reference used in Australia and New Zealand for managing and regulating water quality. For most mining operations in
Jun 28, 2016
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Ventilation Considerations for the New Level Mine Project Access TunnelsBy E Acu±a, B Prosser, R Alvarez, K Wallace
This paper describes the ventilation analyses performed for the access tunnels at the New Level Mine project (NLMP) at CodelcoÆs El Teniente operation outside of Rancagua, Chile. This new mine is anti
Jul 1, 2013
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CHPP waste pumped co‐disposal – some myths and truthsBy S J. Henderson
Pumped co-disposal of coal processing waste was promoted in the 1990-2000s as a low-cost highperformance alternative to tailings dams. In particular it would avoid high up-front capital for rejects tr
Jul 1, 2021
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Functional safety and behavioural economics – understanding human error risk in autonomous operationsBy B Patterson, Y Lanwin
Over the last decade the adoption of autonomous technology has proven its potential to fundamentally alter the mining industry, offering significant improvements in safety and productivity. Automation
Apr 16, 2024
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Using a Sustainability Assessment Framework to Achieve Enhanced Legacy OutcomesBy S R. Green, G D. Corder
The legacy issues from mining can, and have often, extended well beyond the closure of operations. However, conventional cost-benefit analysis provides little incentive to implement initiatives at the
Jul 10, 2012