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Case study – Ernest Henry Mine: designing step out zones in an inclined sub-level caveBy P Nichols, C te Kloot, A Harrison
Ernest Henry mine (EHM) is a sub-level caving operation located in north-west Queensland, Australia. Located below a previously mined open pit, the underground operation ramped up production to 6.8Mt/
Nov 21, 2018
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Favona Project - Appraisal to DevelopmentThe Favona Underground Project is located approximately two kilometres east of Martha Mine Open Pit in Waihi, 150 km south east of Auckland, New Zealand. The underground reserve of 354 koz Au c
Jan 1, 2004
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An application of Monitoring and Numerical Modelling in Open Stope MiningBy Thomson I. R R, Friday R. G, Palmer W. T
The paper introduces the problems encountered in designing open stopes and briefly examines the factors that determine the final stope dimensions achieved after mining is completed. A case study is
Jan 1, 1981
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A Case Study of Water Management on Closure of an Open Pit Mining Operation in North Queensland, AustraliaBy P Ritchie, E H. Briese, N A. Currey
Kidston Gold Mines, located in semi-arid North Queensland, Australia is currently in its closure phase. Highly innovative and comprehensive rehabilitation strategies were employed at the site, includi
Jan 1, 2003
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Sources of External Dilution in Underground Sublevel and Bench StopingThis paper describes several sources of external dilution affecting the stope walls during underground sub-level and bench stoping. Factors which control ground behaviour such as the geometry of the
Jan 1, 1995
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Zonations, Mineralisation Paragenesis and Rock Types of the Nena High Sulphidation Copper-Gold Deposit, Papua New GuineaBy Espi J
The Nena high sulphidation deposit, located in the Sandaun Province, PNG, contains a measured and indicated resource of 51 Mt of copper ore grading 0.5% Cu and 0.6 g/t Au at a 0.5% Cu cut-off. The
Jan 1, 1997
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Developments in Mineral Processing TechnologyBy Greenhalgh L. P H
The opportunities offered by an increasingly volatile world invite the international consultant or engineering services contractor to broaden attitudes, diversify interests, expand capabilities, retai
Jan 1, 1993
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Beware! Some of Your Volcanoes Are Only Sleeping!Attention is drawn to the largest eruptions with dense rock equivalent (D.R.E.) volumes approx-imating 50 km3. These have been strongly clustered during the last 40 000 years, with 11 recognised in th
Jan 1, 1990
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Alkali Emission Reduction and Measurement at Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL)By T Connor
Alkali emissions are one of the environmental challenges facing alumina refineries. Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) is undertaking a number of initiatives to continuously improve its environmental pe
Jan 1, 2005
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Exclusion Zone Calculation for Underground Explosives StorageBy M B. Lovitt
At present there exist few engineering calculations and principles to determine exclusion zones for personnel in the vicinity of underground explosive storage areas. This paper is written to encourage
Mar 24, 2014
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Investigation of the Process of Cobalt and Nickel Sulphation from Pyrite Concentrate and Nickel MatteBy Abishev D. N, Balakirev V. F, Davydov G. I
The problem of recovery of cobalt products from poorly oxidised nickel ores (Kempirsaisk deposit) and pyrite concentrates with a low content of cobalt (Sokolovsk-Sarbaisky deposit) has not been sol
Jan 1, 1996
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Wind Blasts in Underground Coal Mines: A Study of the Effect of the Rock Mass Properties of the Falling Roof Using a Physical ModelBy Torabi S. R, Daly C. R
Wind blast is the sudden movement of air displaced by the massive collapse of roof rock in underground openings and is experienced as a high velocity flow of air through adjacent workings. The initi
Jan 1, 1995
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Flotation Purification of Kaolin Clay With Hydroxamate CollectorsBy S A. Ravishankar, W Perez
Flotation is one of the main concentration processes to purify kaolin clay via the removal of naturally occurring impurity minerals containing Ti and Fe. Currently, there are two types of collector ch
Jan 1, 2005
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Extension Strain ù A New Concept in Open Pit Slope Stability, and its Use in the Explanation of Two Slope FailuresBy G J. Keyter, P J. Terbrugge, Yu Xianb
There has been disappointingly little development in the understanding of the behaviour of rock slopes in open pit mines over the past 30 years. The lack of development in general, and of robust, stan
Jan 1, 2003
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Description of New Plant at South Mine, Broken HillBy Cunningham J. C
JUST prior to the war the Broken Hill South Ltd: raised, on the average, 6628 tons of ore per week, all of which was crushed and treated in the 4-section gravity mill and the slime flotation plant, fo
Jan 1, 1921
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Microstructural Changes During the Reduction of WustiteBy Matthew SP, Hayes PC
The product morphologies formed on the reduction of dense wustite crystals are classified into three types,A) porous iron, B) porous wustite covered with dense iron and C) dense wustite covered wi
Jan 1, 1984
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How to select appropriate instrumentation to safeguard TSFs against credible failure modesBy P J. Chapman
Recent catastrophic failures of tailings storage facilities (TSFs) continue to highlight the need for a detailed understanding of failure modes and the defences that are in place within the design to
Jul 1, 2021
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Practical Sampling for Online Analysis and Composite Samples of Slurries - The Art of CompromisesIn practice a sampling solution is a compromise of many requirements: the sample should be representative; the sampling system should also be reliable, less than 95 per cent availability rest
Mar 1, 2010
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Ore Treatment at Renison LimitedRenison Limited produces high and low grade tin concentrates at an annual rate of 5000 tonnes of contained tin metal. In spite of the fine average cassiterite grain size, emphasis is placed on grav
Jan 1, 1977
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Simulating Time versus Mass Basis?SamplingBy J Ta’ala, M Handyside
Mechanical sampling from conveyors has historically been a staple in the iron ore industry when information related to chemistry, sizing and moisture is required. In order to comply with ISO 3082:2009
Jul 29, 2014