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A Toolbox of Ideas for the Geoscientist Working on Block Cave MinesBy N Burgio
Block cave mines are often thought of as rock factories where high volumes of production are mined from a fixed area suggesting little requirement for geological input and control. Yet caving operatio
Aug 22, 2011
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The Kwademen Gold Deposit: A Polymorphic Mineralization within a Precambrian (Birrimian) Greenstone Belt in Burkina Daso, West Africa: A Case HistoryThe Kwademen Au deposit was discovered in 1977- 1978 following a regional geochemical survey carried out as part of a UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) and BUMIGEB (Bureau des Mines et de
Jan 1, 1988
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Reducing Bench Turnover Time and Improving Shovel DigabilityBy D Kavanagh, C Michaud
"A continuous improvement initiative was identified at Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mine’s (KCGM) Fimiston open pit with the goal of reducing bench turnover time and increasing shovel digability by im
Nov 15, 2016
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Bio-oxidation Heaps and AMD from Waste Rock Dumps - The Importance of the Intrinsic Oxidation RateBy A I M Ritchie
The pyrite oxidation rate is a process central to both the performance of bio-oxidation heaps, used in the pre-treatment of some refractory gold ores, and to the levels of pollution in acid rock dra
Jan 1, 1994
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Sensitive dependence on initial conditions in resource estimationBy D Kentwell
This extended abstract and associated presentation provide a series of real examples of the complex interactions between the numerous input parameters, both geological and mathematical, that are requi
Nov 21, 2018
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Geometallurgy – Beyond ConceptionBy L O’Connor, S C. Dominy
"Geometallurgy is an important addition to any evaluation project or mining operation. As a discipline, it seeks to maximise the net present value (NPV) of an orebody while minimising technical and op
Jun 15, 2016
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Mine Project Risk ManagementRisk management has become an essential tool for mining companies to ensure their projects are well-managed and profit expectations are achieved. Risk management has also become a mandatory corporate
May 24, 2012
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Reactivity of Australian Coal Chars in Ilmenite ReductionBy C Li, K McDonald an, T Nicholson, C Brown
The relative reactivities of chars prepared from different coal samples at temperatures in the range 500 to 1150¦C were determined by measuring the rates of metallisation of a standard ilmenite concen
Jan 1, 2001
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Dynamic Simulation of Size Reduction Operations from Mine to MillBy Pate W. T
This paper describes the development of a dynamic flowsheet simulator for comminution operations. Object oriented software design allows the handling of multiple ore types, blended into multicompone
Jan 1, 1998
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Innovative Approach to Open Pit Edge ProtectionBy N Redwood, N Fowkes, A Bassom, S Durkin
"It is well known that from time-to-time a vehicle will interact with a bund or windrow and often the barrier is insufficient to safely arrest that vehicle. The result of such an incident is often cat
Nov 15, 2016
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Effects of pulp chemistry on plant and laboratory flotation modellingBy A L. Randriamanjatosoa, G Small, C Greet
In flotation simulation models, the effects of pulp chemistry other than pH are often ignored and reduced to particles hydrophobicity or contact angle, neither of which can be measured readily in real
Aug 29, 2018
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Comparison of Diamond Drill Size on Iron Ore Geometallurgical ResultsBy T Sua, B Wright
"BHP Billiton West Australian Iron Ore (WAIO) conducts an extensive geometallurgy program for its iron ore deposits in the Pilbara with the focus on determining the lump yield (the mass percentage of
Jun 15, 2016
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Radiation Doses in the Sand Mining Industry. What We Know and What We Don't KnowBy Toussaint LF
A brief history of the mineral sands industry is given from a radiation protection standpoint, with gamma radiation and inhalation of radioactive dust being identified as the main sources of radia
Jan 1, 1986
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Gympie Gold ù The Revival of the Monkland MineBy D Kahler
Modern gold production from the Gympie Goldfield commenced in 1995 with the first production from the Monkland Mine. The primary ore target was the 2.5 m wide Inglewood Fault ore zone, which was initi
Jan 1, 2002
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Ore Type – Everything to Someone but Nothing to AnyoneBy J Jackson, M F. Young
"Ore is the economic portion of a mineral deposit that can be extracted economically. Hence an ore type is a classification of the ore based on one or more dominant characteristics in order to enable
Jun 15, 2016
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Development PhilosophyBy Bruington T, Perkins J, Hutton R
Natural resource developments are among the largest and most challenging projects taking place in the world. They involve capital intensive investment with long lead times and the management of geo
Jan 1, 1997
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An attempt towards ferrochromium production using molten oxide electrolysisBy L Klemettinen, J Biswas, W Malan, D Sukhomlinov, D Lindberg
In order to mitigate the effects of climate change, our society must be able to drastically reduce its CO2 emissions. As the metallurgical industry is a considerable contributor to these emissions, ne
Jun 19, 2024
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Truck Haulage Developments in the 80'sA brief history of the significant haulage truck feature changes and the factors that influenced those changes during the 60's and 70's provide a basis for forecasting the changes that ca
Jan 1, 1982
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On the flipside: why cost cutting is out; revenue maximization is in and value is always kingBy H Allday
The mining industry’s attention has shifted over the last decade with the recovery from the downturn resulting in greater development of innovation and new work methods in a bid to remain competitive
Mar 15, 2021
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Production improvement opportunities in comminution circuitsBy M Yahyaei, M S. Powell
Mineral processing plants have become large and complex, generally through progressive expansions. Addition of a pre-crushing stage to conventional Semi-Autogenous-Grinding (SAG) and ball mill - crush
Aug 29, 2018