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Empowering tailings operators through educationBy D Brett
The Paper presents the authors thoughts on how the mining industry should be improving the education of site personnel so they can provide a greater level of effective control of tailings dam safety i
Jul 1, 2021
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Drift and Fill - The High Value, High Recovery Mining SystemBy M English, M Yumlu
At times of high metal prices, mining projects that have previously been put into the ætoo hard basketÆ are now being more closely examined. Typically these projects include the potential recovery of
Jan 1, 2008
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Conceptual Design of a Dry-stacked Coal Rejects Facility in a Subtropical ClimateBy A M. Barrett, P J. Chapman
As filtering technology improves and there is an increased focus on environmental impacts, the concept of managing fine coal rejects by filtering, mixing with coarse rejects and dry stacking them is b
Jul 27, 2015
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Trucking, Rail or Conveyor?By R B. Venugopal, P Staples
The selection of the mode of transport for moving bulk materials is never a simple task as there are various concerns/considerations applied to the selection of the most practical and cost-effective m
Jan 1, 2005
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The GeographThe Geograph is a revolutionary seismic system involving special techniques in combining the use of FIT magnetic tape with shock wave echoes created by a weight dropping system.The idea of- weight dro
Jan 1, 1962
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Utilising Electronic Detonators at Hail Creek Mine for ‘Dynamic Buffering’By A Baker
Hail Creek Mine is an open cut coal operation owned by Rio Tinto. It is located 120 km south west of Mackay in the Bowen Basin region of central Queensland. Opened in late 2003, the mine produces two
Nov 8, 2011
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Flotation control using froth stability: past, present and futureBy C Smith, J Cilliers, K Hadler
Unstable flotation froths, that burst before they overflow, produce no concentrate. Increasing the froth stability to improve recovery is therefore an obvious control strategy. Froth stability can be
Aug 29, 2018
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Metso SmartTag - The Next Generation and BeyondBy K J. Riihioja, E Nozawa
SmartTag is a radio frequency identification (RFID) based technology designed to allow tracking of ore from its source through blasting, run-of-mine (ROM) pads, crushers, intermediate stockpiles and f
Sep 26, 2011
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The Great Oil Debate – Does Quenching Oil have a Deleterious Effect on Flotation?By C J. Greet
Oil can enter a flotation circuit from a number of sources (for example, from mining equipment, oil leaks from the grinding equipment and coatings on the grinding media, but to name a few). Folklore g
Aug 8, 2011
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Aligning Resource Estimates with Mine PlanningBy D Kentwell
A resource model serves two main purposes depending on the stage of a project. The first is to provide an early indication of likely tonnages and grades at certain cut-offs so that decisions can be ma
Nov 24, 2014
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Conveying of Paste Backfill ù Focusing on Zero Harm on the Environment at CanningtonThe BHP Billiton Cannington Mine uses paste as the principal method of backfill. The paste consists of mine tailings and cement. The pastefill process at Cannington includes a surface plant where the
Jan 1, 2002
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Sulfur loss from the slag during desulfurisation of liquid steelBy S Karosiya, A Sharma, M Jain, N N. Viswanathan, M M. Pande, D Kumar, S Kumar
Desulfurisation of steel during ladle refining is governed by both thermodynamics and kinetics. For effective desulfurisation, thermodynamically, a low partial pressure of oxygen at the steel-slag int
Aug 21, 2024
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Advances in In Situ Testing of Ventilation Control Devices for Underground MinesBy M Salu, G J. Kay
"As underground mines increasingly face the challenge of maximising production without losingfocus on safety excellence, the ability to predict the eff ectiveness of mine seals and stoppings andthe id
Jun 1, 2012
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Pre-Ore Reserve ReportingArising from prospecting success, the underlying worth of the shares of a publicly listed mining exploration company can increase many-fold. Prompt and accurate reporting during the exploration st
Jan 1, 1979
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A Dynamic Evaluation of Water Supply Security Susceptible to Climate SeasonalityBy G Fergus, M Hart, S W. Weeks
Rio Tinto Alcan has undertaken feasibility level assessments into the expansion of its bauxite mining operation in an area south of the Embley River in far north Queensland. The project has the potent
Nov 26, 2013
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Water Management at BHP Billiton Olympic DamBHP Billiton Olympic Dam produces copper cathode, uranium oxide concentrate and refined gold and silver. The operation is comprised of an underground Mine and Processing Plant and is located 560 km no
Jan 1, 2006
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Commitment, Compliance and Capacity - How Environmental, Safety, Security and Social Financial Issues Affect LendersÆ RiskBy G S. C Murray
Major mining projects are developed with the assistance of lending institutions who provide hundreds of millions of dollars in funding over several years, and of course expect those funds to be return
Jan 1, 2007
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Mine to mill study – Bond Work index as factor for intrusive and non-intrusive rock typeBy W F. E Ouedraogo
This study data has been collected on a three-month period from November 2020 to January 2021 and based on three different pits: Vindaloo Main, Vindaloo Central and Bouere. Both pits having specific g
Jun 22, 2022
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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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Understanding and modelling squeezing ground conditions at the Ballarat Gold MineBy B Roache, A Vakili, R Talebi
When a highly anisotropic or weak rock mass is subjected to high-stress conditions, it can lead to large ongoing deformations or squeezing ground conditions. Squeezing ground conditions can impose inc
Nov 30, 2018