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  • AUSIMM
    Designing and Operating Backfill Systems on a South African Gold Mine

    For effective backfilling, a system with the 13 features covered under the section: effective backfill systems, is required. Effective backfilling cannot be done with systems that are badly designed,

    Jan 1, 1998

  • AUSIMM
    Microbiology of an Industrial-Scale Chalcocite Heap Bioleaching Operation

    By J J. Plumb, P D. Franzmann

    A study was conducted to describe the microbiology of the MICCL Monywa chalcocite heap bioleaching operation. Microorganisms were detected in the heap using culture-based techniques and cultureindepen

    Jan 1, 2004

  • AUSIMM
    Determination of Bulk Density in Anglo American plc, Methods and Impacts, with a Case Study from Los Bronces Mine

    By R M. Arellano, D M. W Harney, M Makhuvha

    Mineral resource and ore reserve estimates are founded on two sources of data: tonnage and grade. The tonnage is a product of volume and density; both of which are estimates. Density impacts numerous

    Aug 18, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    A Proposed Standard for the Objective Measurement of Muck Pile Profiles

    Blast Engineers frequently use the terminology "the blast showed good heave", or even "the heave was better this time". It is reasonably obvious that "good" and "better" are not the best terms to us

    Jan 1, 1990

  • AUSIMM
    Effects of Joint Intensity on Rock Fragmentation by Impact

    By K Esmaeili, S Aziznejad

    Impact-induced rock fragmentation is a mechanism that is commonly used for rock breakage in drilling and crushing. Additionally, rock fragmentation by blasting is frequently used in rock excavation op

    Aug 24, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Mine Life Cycle Planning – Creating Lasting Value for Communities

    By S Robertson, I Buitrago

    Mine life cycle planning and enduring value are taking centre stage to meet corporate goals and deliver socio-economic outcomes for communities over the life of a mine. There is a general agreement in

    Jul 16, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Mist Diffusion Experiment and Evaluation of Water Tube for Blasting Demolition Dust Control

    By H-S Yang, H Park, S-J Kim, Y-H Ko, H-S Kim, S-H Cho, J-K Kim

    An investigation was undertaken to devise a new method for reducing dust spread during blasting demolition utilising water tube and detonating cord. Modelling of smooth particle hydrodynamics (SPH) wi

    Aug 24, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Determining the Impacts of Salinity on Freshwater Organisms

    By R Mann, R Prasad, S Vink, V Nanjappa

    The level of salinity that various aquatic organisms can tolerate without incurring any adverse effects is dependent on several environmental and evolutionary factors. These factors include the relati

    Nov 26, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    The impact of ventilation on demand on impeller fatigue life

    By L Salvestro

    Ventilation on demand (VOD) has been demonstrated to significantly reduce operating costs for ventilation fans, by reducing fan output to meet demand. The most effective method for reducing operating

    Oct 12, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Tunnelling Projects in Singapore

    By A J. Burchell

    The introduction reviews the tunnelling carried out in Singapore since the early 1980s. Between 1983 and 1990, Phases 1 and 2 of the mass rapid transit system were constructed. These included some 20

    Jan 1, 1999

  • AUSIMM
    Effect of solid particle size on the viscosity of a secondary copper smelting slag

    By A Van den Bulck, K Verbeken, O Vergote, I Bellemans

    Viscosity is one of the most important physicochemical properties during pyrometallurgical operations. In the sub-liquidus regime, an important factor is the presence of suspended solid particles, yet

    Aug 21, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Reducing Gassiness of Outburst-Prone Coal at Coal Basin Mines, Colorado, USA

    By Martin T

    High methane content of the medium volatile metallurgical coal mined from the Coal Basin mines causes very difficult mining conditions. Rapid desorption into the mine ventilation system limits coal

    Jan 1, 1982

  • AUSIMM
    Olympic Dam open stope observations, tactics and characterisation

    By G Capes, L Morizzi, N Mitkas, E Jones, D Grant

    This paper describes the mining setting for the sub-level open stoping (SLOS) mining method used at Olympic Dam (OD), and investigates the range of stope performance conditions encountered over 30 yea

    Mar 15, 2021

  • AUSIMM
    Modelling Assisted In Situ Leach Mining for Non-Ferrous Minerals

    By S Hancock, B H. Brady, H Muhlhaus

    The aims of this paper are to present the governing science, verify the performance and demonstrate the potential engineering applications of a computational simulator for in situ leach mining of non-

    Jan 1, 2000

  • AUSIMM
    Stop investigating everything! How to classify events to maximise organisational learning and reduce systemic risk

    By M Alston

    Organisations’ incident classification processes are plagued by the overclassification of events, often leading to excessive workloads and suboptimal outcomes. This presentation addresses the pressing

    Apr 16, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    The Flotation of Rare Earths - A Contribution to Industrial Hygiene (fd62bba4-516d-4e7e-9e0a-36823b462103)

    By Collins DN, Hollick CT

    Conventional processing of heavy mineral deposits containing radioactive rare earth minerals such as monazite and xenotime may cause industrial hygiene problems through atmospheric dust and contaminat

    Jan 1, 1990

  • AUSIMM
    Back to basics or back to the future?

    When, in 1985, Marty McFly is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a DeLorean ‘time machine’ in Back to the Future, he encounters young versions of his parents, and must make sure they fall in love or he

    Aug 29, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Characterisation of Gold Ore from the Nick O’Time Shoot (Tarnagulla, Australia) Using High Resolution X-ray Computed Tomography

    By I M. Platten, Y Xie, B W. Cuffley, S C. Dominy

    "Geometallurgical programs require the collection of representative samples for geochemical, mineralogical and metallurgical test work. Such protocols must be designed to suit the style of orebody in

    Jun 15, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Water Footprint for a South African Platinum Mine

    By K G. Harding, E L. Haggard, C M. Sheridan

    Mining is a water intensive sector, contributing to declining water resource quality around the world. Improvements to current mine water management practices can help reduce the amount of water utili

    Nov 26, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    A Multiscale Approach to Hydrothermal Gold Systems - Unravelling Mineralisation Processes at the Plutonic Gold Mine

    By J Walshe, G Duclaux, L A. Fisher, R Hough, J S. Cleverley, M F. Gazley

    Characterisation of hydrothermal gold systems across multiple scales is increasingly important for our understanding of ore deposit genesis and for targeting new mineralisation. Published work on mult

    Sep 26, 2013