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  • AUSIMM
    Determining the Deportment of Minor and Trace Elements in Base Metal Concentrates, with an Example from Broken Hill

    By F Radke, P A. Tilyard

    Determination of the mineralogical location (deportment) of minor and trace elements (including credit and penalty elements) in base metal concentrates can indicate whether further processing is likel

    Jan 1, 1998

  • AUSIMM
    Optimum Dig Lines for Open Pit Grade Control

    By I Treloar, T Elenbaas, E Isaaks

    Critical reviews of grade control generally focus on blasthole sampling and the estimation of ore control block model (OCM) grades, with little or no attention given to dig-line design. For example, t

    Aug 18, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Real-time fluorine mineral sensor – taking research to prototype

    By J Moffatt, T Payten, N Spooner, L Teixeira, L A. Balzan, G Wilkie, G Tsiminis

    Fluorine is a penalty element due to its reactive nature. In acidic environments many fluorine minerals dissolve to form hydrofluoric acid (HF), changing processing conditions. When smelted HF can be

    Aug 24, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Impurity capacities of non-ferrous slags

    By R G. Reddy

    The complexity in treating environmentally harmful impurities such as As, Sb, Bi from the base metal matte or metal in the smelting stage are responsible for the high cost of the refining process. The

    Aug 21, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Instability analysis in three-way and four-way coal mine intersections

    By B Abbasi

    It is well known that most roof falls in coal mines typically occur at and around intersections. Room-and-pillar and longwall coal mining systems typically develop 3-way and 4-way intersections. This

    Nov 30, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Ramp Up of the Pasminco Century Concentrator to 500 000 tpa Zinc Metal Production in Concentrate

    By M Spagnolo, M Ashley, D, L Reemeyer

    PasmincoÆs Century Concentrator in North West Queensland commenced operations in November 1999. The nameplate production capacity of 500 000 tpa of zinc metal production in concentrate was achieved in

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AUSIMM
    Ultra-High-Intensity Blasting - A New Paradigm in Mining

    By G F. Brent, S Hawke, M Rothery, P Dare-Bryan

    Mine-to-mill studies have previously demonstrated downstream productivity benefits from relatively modest increases in blast energy, or powder factor. These increases have up to now been limited by sa

    Sep 26, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Real-Time Image Analysis of Iron Ore Cores and Drill Chips to Complement Spectral Measures

    By T Belligoi

    Diamond cores and drill chips provide the only direct physical evidence for ore containing rocks. Early characterisation of cores and drill chips is important as it provides critical information for d

    Jul 11, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Fine-Tuning Raise Bore Stability Assessments and Risk

    By W A. Peck

    Raise boring is the preferred option for constructing ventilation shafts in Australia. The trend has been towards larger diameters and longer single-pass shafts, and if at all possible, reaming throug

    Mar 21, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Mining Network and the Security Question

    By A Huebner, A Noack

    Companies all over the world are very sensitive concerning their IT and network security. In most network connected technical installations and machines however, network security is not taken into acc

    Sep 26, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    The Steelmaker's Contribution to Shipbuilding

    The object of this paper is to give an insight into various metallurgical operations involved in the making and shaping of steel for shipbuilding at the Newcastle plants of the Broken Hill Proprietary

    Jan 1, 1951

  • AUSIMM
    Baseline Requirements for Biological Monitoring Programs Used to Assess Mining Impact

    By C L Humphrey

    Biological monitoring programs for environmental protection require techniques that will provide both early detection of possible adverse effects, and assessment of the ecological significance of th

    Jan 1, 1994

  • AUSIMM
    Two- and Three-Dimensional Numerical Analysis of the Interaction Between Open Pit Slope Stability and Remnant Underground Voids

    By M E. Pierce

    Recent advances in comminution and heap leach technology have resulted in the development of many large-scale, low-grade open pit mines that coincide with areas of historical underground workings. Two

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AUSIMM
    Removing some Subjectivity from Traditional BS 848 and ISO 5802 In Situ Fan Flow Tests

    Traditional in situ fan flow test methods under accepted standards require determinations to be made of both static pressures and total pressures during testing. This is to determine the resultant vel

    Jul 1, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Segmental Tunnel Lining Breakouts and Cross Connection Tunnels – Adelaide Desalination Plant, Australia

    By L Drowley

    The Adelaide Desalination Plant (ADP) draws raw sea water into the facility and returns saline concentrate to the Gulf St Vincent via subsea conduits. This paper describes the detailed design and cons

    Mar 8, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    A novel approach to evaluating gravity pre-concentration amenability utilising the hydrodynamics of dense liquids in inclined channels

    By J Zhou, T D. McGrath, K P. Galvin, C P. Lowes, J J. Eksteen

    Pre-concentration of low grade ores can improve the economic and environmental sustainability of an operation significantly, with opportunities for implementation ranging from run-of-mine to mill disc

    Nov 10, 2020

  • AUSIMM
    Incorporating Sustainability into Mining Plant and Infrastructure Design

    By A Murphy

    Mining plants and infrastructure, and the decisions made by their designers, can have large impacts on their environmental and social context, commonly referred to as the site or plant footprint. They

    Jul 16, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Mount Isa Mines - 1100 Orebody, 35 Years On

    By S DeKruijff

    The Mount Isa Mines Copper Mine in Mount Isa started producing copper in 1966. The Copper Mine gradually increased production rates to nearly six million tonnes per year. Over the last three years the

    Jan 1, 2000

  • AUSIMM
    The Practice of Porphyry Copper Deposit Estimation for Grade and Ore-Waste Tonnages Demonstrated by Several Case Studies

    By Dagbert M, Belisle J. M

    Several packages for the estimation of porphyry type deposits exist and produce acceptable results. Recently, however, the need for really trying to obtain maximum information from drill holes has

    Jan 1, 1977

  • AUSIMM
    "A Geometallurgical Proxy for Nickel Laterite Heap Leaching"

    By J Li, A McFarlane, J Yu, L L. Kuhar, R Meakin, N Chapman

    "Column leach tests are used frequently to predict recoveries and reagent consumption for nickel laterite heap leaches. These column leaches often run for more than 100 days and therefore require long

    Jun 15, 2016