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  • AUSIMM
    Coal - Paper No. 6 A Petrographic Basis For Classifying Australian Coals

    By Taylor G. H

    The proposed classification scheme is based on two primary parameters, one for petrographic composition and the other for rank, both being determined with microscopical techniques. The scheme has be

    Jan 1, 1969

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    U.S. Coal Mining Accidents And Seam Thickness

    By Thirumalai K, Peluso R. G

    The United States has more than 45 billion tons of economic coal reserves in seams above 10 feet thick and current underground production from thick seams represent less than three per cent of th

    Jan 1, 1976

  • AUSIMM
    Pisolitic Limonite Deposits in Northwest Australia

    By Morgan B. D

    Since the mid 1950s, limonite deposits of a new type have been found in the northwest of Western Australia. The deposits consist of extensive fossil valley fillings up to several hundred feet in depth

    Jan 1, 1964

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    Design and Commissioning of a 40 Tonne per Day Flotation Concentrate Bio-Oxidation Treatment Plant at the Harbour Lights Mine

    By Carter A. J, Miller D. M, Holder N. H M, Van Aswegen P C

    The Harbour Lights Mine situated at Leonora in Western Australia, mines a refractory sulphidic gold ore. The main sulphide minerals are pyrite and arsenopyrite. Due to the association of gold with the

    Jan 1, 1992

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    JKSimFloat - A Tool for Flotation Modelling

    By R D. Morri, D J. Alexander

    The design and optimisation of mineral flotation circuits is currently performed using a combination of laboratory, pilot plant and full scale testing. Owing to the variable nature of flotation circui

    Jan 1, 1998

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    Determining Gold Particle Size in Gravity Ores for Sampling and Metallurgical Characterisation - Discussion and Test Protocol

    Sampling protocols and metallurgical flow sheets should be designed to suit the style of mineralisation in question. In support, the a priori need for evaluation programs is the characterisation of th

    Aug 1, 2010

  • AUSIMM
    The Impact of a Derelict Base Metal Mine on the Aquatic Environment

    By McIlveen GR

    The water pollution hazard posed by the derelict Conrad mine site, to the water and associated stream sediment of Borah and Maids Creeks and the nearby Copeton Dam storage, has been assessed. Mine w

    Jan 1, 1988

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    Increasing stope recovery in an underground gold mine by using effective analysis, corrective action and employee engagement processes

    By 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

  • AUSIMM
    Introducing deep learning and interpreting the patterns – a mineral deposit perspective

    By I Sucholutsky, D M. First, D Mogilny, F Yusufali

    Machine learning is creating value in all facets of the mining industry, from exploration to production. The authors provide an accessible, high-level introduction to artificial intelligence (AI), mac

    May 24, 2023

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    A case study in managing a high consequence geotechnical risk in a Queensland coalmine

    By K Young, M Martin, D Payne

    This paper outlines the evolution of managing high consequence risk scenarios in BHP Coal, with particular focus on managing the stability of an endwall that is adjacent to a public infrastructure cor

    Nov 29, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Carbon Prefloat Improvements at Century Mine

    By D G. Rantucci

    Organic carbon is a major ore contaminant at MMG’s Century mine. This carbonaceous matter is associated with shale hosted sphalerite mineralisation. It occurs as elongated lamellae and as inclusions

    Aug 8, 2011

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    Evaluation of a New Vision System Algorithm for Automated Fragmentation Measurement from a Shovel

    By M J. Noy

    The automated measurement of rock fragmentation particle size distribution in the muck during muck excavation has been developing over the last 16 years. The introduction of stereo camera imaging of t

    Aug 24, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Mine reconciliation standardisation – R Factor Series

    By R Hargreaves, T Elkington, W J. Shaw, G W. Booth

    Every day, around the world, thousands of tons of ore are loaded onto ships completing the miningproduction process and starting a multimillion-dollar economic transactions process. These transactions

    Mar 22, 2022

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    Understanding the Mechanisms That Can Cause Sample Bias

    Computational models are very useful for studying many of the physical mechanisms which can cause sample bias. Within such models we can predict the trajectories of all individual particles and thereb

    Mar 1, 2010

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    Unlocking resource confidence in coal through use of conditional simulation

    By B Haase, R Saha

    Conditional simulation (CS) has been extensively used in metal industry to assess uncertainty of geo metallurgical variables to build robust distributions around grade tonnages across different time h

    Mar 22, 2022

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    Costerfield – a Narrow Vein Case Study

    By M McCarthy

    Over the last six years Mandalay Resources has increased production rates and improved safety outcomes at its Costerfield mine in Victoria, Australia. This mine is an underground operation utilising n

    Jun 22, 2016

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    Sampling Quality Assurance and Quality Control Requirements for Mining Projects

    The creation of an accurate and precise enough database requires the collection of many representative samples, subsampling and assaying them without destroying their integrity. The selection and impl

    Mar 1, 2010

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    Making the Most of Blast Measurements

    By D P. Blair

    The theme of this conference is blasting productivity. This article only considers the technology aspect of this theme, and in particular, the collection and analysis of experimental data. In many cas

    Nov 8, 2011

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    Winning the Safety Battle

    By S Hanrahan, S McLaughlin

    A case study is presented that details the safety journey at a North American project involving two major contracts: a 1000 m shaft recovery and rehabilitation, and the development of a drainage galle

    Jun 22, 2016

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    Raising the Simulator Training Bar - Strategies for Improved Work Performance and Effective Utilisation of Site-Based Simulators

    By P Wood, S Leveritt

    This paper will introduce some innovative strategies for simulator training that are intended to improve the level of safety and operational performance of heavy equipment operators. The key strategy

    Sep 18, 2012