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Improved assurance for Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates and reporting through peer review and auditingBy M A. Noppé
Mining is inherently a risk-based business and risk governance is an integral part of corporate assurance and business decision-making. Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves are the key assets for a mine
Sep 20, 2017
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Digital geological mapping – pay-offs, pitfalls and pathways to successful mapping digitalisationBy N Anderson
The world-class Golden Mile gold deposit in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia is part of the Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) operation, which is wholly owned by Northern Star Resou
Mar 22, 2022
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Particle Size Analysis – Optimising Returns in Iron OreBy B Stump
Reliable particle size analysis in minerals processing plants is a critical factor to the economic return of a plant. As recovery of valuable minerals is compromised for particles outside the optimal
Jul 11, 2011
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Field Measurement of Transient Pore Pressures within Co-disposed Processing Rejects Placed in a Spoil DumpBy R Van Laeren, G Langerak, S Fityus, K Koosmen
Co-disposal of partly-dewatered mixed-plant rejects (MPR) from coal processing into spoil dumps is gaining favour amongst Australian coalmine operators in preference to conventional tailings disposal
Jul 27, 2015
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Elevating geotechnical considerations in the Australian underground coal industry and mine planning processBy T Stambolie
Mine planning processes are continuously evolving, increasing in complexity, and are required to be developed in shorter timeframes, often missing important steps in the process. Underground coal mine
Nov 30, 2018
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Potential of the Overburden Cast Blasting Technique in Indian Surface Coalmines – A Modular Approach and its Financial ImplicationsBy M D. Uttarwar, R R. Yerpude
India is the world’s third-largest producer of coal and is endowed with the fifth-largest coal reserves in the world. Surface mining straddles the entire domain of the Indian coal mining industry, yie
Aug 24, 2015
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Inclusion of Safescape Laddertube to enhance emergency egress in ventilation shaftsBy B Murphy
Safescape Laddertube provides an improved system for emergency egress in ventilation shafts. The addition of Laddertube in a rise has very little impact on ventilation flow, studies have indicated th
Oct 12, 2022
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Didipio Flash Flotation and Gravity Recovery CircuitBy M McGrory, A Rodolfo, J Paredes, L E. Manguba, K A Villaspir, G Webb, R Setiagani, H Cardenas
"OceanaGold’s Didipio operation has been in operation for three years. Integral to the flow sheet design is a flash flotation circuit treating a portion of cyclone underflow, consisting of an Outotec
Oct 10, 2016
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Integral Pressure StrippingBy Beer G
The recent re-emergence of an Integral Pressure Stripping system which operates with both cell and column in closed circuit at elevated temperature and pressure, requires no cyanide in the eluate so
Jan 1, 1991
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Thin spray liners for face support at KanmantooBy B Roache
Ground support installation into the face of development headings has become an accepted practice at many Australian hard rock mines. Ground support is installed in the development face to reduce pers
Mar 29, 2023
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Application of normative ore mineralogy to geological and metallurgical data sets at the Hera Au-Pb-Zn-Ag mine, New South Wales, AustraliaBy A R. McKinnon
The recently opened Hera Au-Pb-Zn-Ag mine in central New South Wales has provided an ideal opportunity to demonstrate the calculation of sulfide ore mineralogy using normative methods. Normative miner
Sep 20, 2017
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Pacrim Conference, Gold Coast, Ausgust 1987 Gold: Sources to ResourcesBy Hoffmann CF
Thermal conditions at depths of several k.i'-.r.,etres in hydrothermal systems are a major (actor controlling gold transport into the epithermal environment. Understanding of the coupling of
Jan 1, 1987
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Surface Mining TechniquesStrip mining offers the advantages of high productivity from both human and capital resources as well as high rates of production. Experience suggests that it will be advantageous to extend strip min
Jan 1, 1975
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A Holistic Viewpoint for Selecting the Vertical Haulage System – Shafts and ConveyorsBy R M. Krek
The haulage system used to convey ore from an underground mine to a surface stockpile at the mine process plant is a vital component of the mine’s overall infrastructure and economic viability. The sy
Mar 24, 2014
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Investigation into the Implementation of Sensor-based Ore Sorting Systems at a Block Caving OperationBy D Elmo, M Scoble, Y Liu, B Klein, J Scholar, S Nadolski
A cave-to-mill study being conducted at the New Afton block caving operation demonstrated the potential for sensor-based ore sorting equipment to reject waste and improve the grade of feed to the mill
May 9, 2016
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A risk-based approach to drainage design standard selection for mine rehabilitation and relinquishmentBy A Densten, C Gimber
Surface water management and drainage is a key aspect of mine rehabilitation and closure planning. In the authors’ experience, drainage related problems are amongst the most common forms of failure in
Jul 25, 2018
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Experiments on Rock Burst and its ControlBy L R. Sousa, M He
Rock burst is common in deep underground excavations and is characterised by a violent ejection of block rocks from excavation walls. It is critical to understand the phenomenon of rock burst and part
Nov 5, 2014
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Chamfered backs to improve open stope stability in poor ground conditionsBy G Capes
A novel open stope design approach is presented that delivered improved performance in a mining area with poor ground conditions at the Olympic Dam mine. During 2019, a large open stope had an unplann
Mar 29, 2023
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Continuity Risk in Narrow Reef Gold Deposits - Implications for Evaluation and ExploitationBy I M. Platten
Narrow reef gold deposits are generally less than 4 m in width and relatively complex geological phenomena. They often display variable geometry, attitude, continuity and internal architecture. Econom
Jan 1, 2008
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Receiving Environment Monitoring Programs - Making the Most out of Biological Indicators and Direct Toxicity Assessments for Monitoring of Aquatic EcosystemsBy L Thorburn
In 2009, the Queensland Government developed a series of amendments to environmental authorities (EAs) for mines throughout the Fitzroy Basin in response to studies that assessed the cumulative impact
Nov 26, 2013