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  • AUSIMM
    Charles Dickens on the (potentially) changing role of globalisation and sustainability in the long-term future of mining and exploration

    By J P. Sykes, T C. McCuaig, M Jessell, A Trench

    The election of Donald Trump and the Brexit referendum herald a shift towards a tighter definition of economic value, at the expense of the broader value concept of sustainable development; as well as

    Sep 20, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    An Overview of Geotechnical Issues in Narrow Vein Mining

    By M P. Sandy, J B. Albrecht

    "Narrow vein mining can be loosely defined as mining operations involving orebodies with a true thickness of less than 4 m. Some authors have limited the term to steeper-dipping orebodies where the or

    Mar 26, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    Experimental and Computational Investigation of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Cratering

    By Hommert P. J, Brown B

    Early attempts at estimation of stress wave damage in blasting by use of finite element analysis met with limited success due to numerical instabilities that prevented calculations from being carrie

    Jan 1, 1990

  • AUSIMM
    The Argentine Pyroclastic Loes

    By Pati±o A

    The Argentine pyroclastic loess arevulcanogenic deposits, which have their sources in the circumnpacific rim. The object of this work is to realize a de-tailed mineralogical characterization of this s

    Jan 1, 1990

  • AUSIMM
    A Potential Use of Oxygen and Carbon Isotope Zonations of Wall Rocks in Prospecting Skarn Pb-Zn Deposits at Kamioka, Central Japan

    By Matsuhisa Y, Sakurai W, Shimazaki H, Peiming H, Fukahori Y

    Oxygen and carbon isotope mapping of hydrothermally altered wall rocks was applied to the blind ore prospecting of skam Pb-Zn deposits in the Kamioka mining district, central Japan, where the wall ro

    Jan 1, 1995

  • AUSIMM
    Managing the Giant – A Mine Geologist’s Perspective to the Mining of the Olympic Dam Deposit

    By M K. Kapo, S C. Nzama

    The success of a mining operation depends on the quality of data used in decision-making processes and the people involved in making operational decisions. At Olympic Dam, mine geologists form an inte

    Aug 18, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Reducing Grade Uncertainty in High-Nugget Effect Gold Veins ù Application of Geological and Geochemical Proxies

    By G F. Johansen

    The erratic and localised occurrence of economic gold grades is a common feature of high-nugget effect gold veins. The nugget effect is a consequence of small-scale geologically controlled enrichment,

    Jan 1, 2004

  • AUSIMM
    The basics of grinding circuit optimisation

    By A Giblett, B Putland

    This paper provides a simple guiding framework for grinding circuit optimisation, focussing on common themes in past optimisation success stories, the conditions for success and techniques that can be

    Aug 29, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Recent Technology in the Tank House at Tamano Smelter

    By Oda Y, Hashiuchi M

    In the smelting section, flexible fuels such as coal or coke are used in place of heavy fuel oil in order to utilize energy sources more efficiently. Heat recovered from the off gas of the furnace

    Jan 1, 1987

  • AUSIMM
    Multi-Stage Stochastic Optimisation for Managing Major Production Incident

    By R Razanatsimba, A Galli

    A mining company has entered into contractual commitments to supply certain quantities of its product to clients in each time period. Failure to fulfil its obligations would damage its reputation as a

    Sep 26, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    A Collaborative Approach to Iron Ore Beneficiation at Assmang Khumani Processing Plant

    By S Döpp

    Commencing with early experiences in iron ore beneficiation made at Beeshoek Mine, the paper follows through the process of extensive mineralogical and metallurgical investigations carried out during

    Jul 11, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Eight-Dimensional Planning Construction of an Integrated Model for Mine Planning Involving Constructability

    By E Rubio, N Morales

    A common practice in the mining industry is to decompose the planning process into different tasks, so the overall process and specific schedules can be constructed easily. Nevertheless, currently the

    Sep 26, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Dynamic drop testing of Sandvik’s D47 and D39 MDX bolts at the Swerim’s testing facility

    By B Darlington, L Sandberg, O Vallati

    The D47 and D39 Mechanical Dynamic Extra bolts (D47 MDX and D39 MDX) have been developed in response to the ever-increasing demand from the mining industry for rock bolts with high dynamic capacity. T

    Nov 29, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Sensitivity Analysis and the Mine Development Decision

    Traditionally, the development of a mineral resource project goes through a fairly set pattern of decisions from what commodities to search for; where to look; how to locate; what are the reserves

    Jan 1, 1983

  • AUSIMM
    Toward the green mining – utilisation of tailings on gold recovery in thiosulfate system

    By S Jeon, K Haga, A Shibayama, L Godirilwe, C B. Tabelin, I Park, A Buronov

    Open pit/underground mining and mineral processing can generate large amounts of waste that contains sulfide-type minerals such as pyrite (FeS2), and it can produce acid mine drainage (AMD) when expos

    Sep 1, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Oversize Reduction Project at the Iron Ore Company of Canada

    By R Pinksen

    The Iron Ore Company (IOC) of Canada Mining and Operations Departments expressed an interest in reducing the amount of oversize material (>1 m × 1 m × 1 m) being produced and its subseque

    Jul 11, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Comparison of One Stage and Two Stage Classification ù A Case Study

    By M N. Mian

    The Cayeli volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit is located in Black Sea region of Turkey. Cayeli Bakir Isletmeleri (CBI) was formed as a joint venture between Inmet (Canada) and Eti Holding (Turkey).

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AUSIMM
    The Use of Ammonium Nitrate-Fuel Oil Blasting Agent at Great Boulder Mine

    To enable ammonium nitrate-fuel oil (AN-FO) to be used on an equal weight basis with nitroglycerine explosives, smaller diameter bore holes became necessary with consequent modifications to drill stee

    Jan 1, 1965

  • AUSIMM
    Risk assessment of iron mineral resources using conditional simulations

    By W Patton

    Investment decisions in the mineral resources sector are made on the basis of an assessment of the economic potential for a mineral deposit. Given the supporting information for the location, scale, a

    May 24, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    The study of applying dry cobbing pre-concentration and its impact on concentrator efficiency and pit optimisation – Yogi BIF magnetite iron ore mine

    By M Saghaeian, V Sheikhzadeh, R Hejazi

    Mining dilution is one of the most important factors affecting the economy of mining projects. Instead of quantifying dilution in mining studies, it is common to assume a general dilution such as 5 pe

    Aug 24, 2022