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Reopening the Tasmania MineThe project to reopen the Tasmania Mine has centred around efforts to reopen the Hart Shaft to access the high grade reef remaining below the old workings, which extend down to 457 in. Efforts in 1
Jan 1, 1989
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Infrastructure Needs and Costs for Mining ProjectsBy Gibbs R
The objective of this paper is to provide a broad qualitative perspective of the needs and costs of infrastructure associated with typical mining projects. Infrastructure may be defined as anything
Jan 1, 1990
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Western Lode Structures and Southward Extensions of the Boulder Mining BeltAn intensely sheared and mineralized zone occurs in the quartz dolerite greenstone (or younger greenstone) mass on the western limb of the Kalgoorlie syncline. This zone comprises the western part of
Jan 1, 1964
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Robotic Hang-up Assessment and Removal of Rock Blockages in Mining Operations Using Virtual Reality for SafetyBy G Baiden
The removal of rock blockages in mining operations has long been a risky undertaking, especially in high overhead conditions. Moreover, the assessment of where to put charges and the placement of them
May 9, 2016
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The Opportunity Cost of Homogenising Concentrator FeedRecently published extensions to the mill-dump cutoff grade theory for joint open pit-concentrator operations lead to equations that must be simultaneously satisfied as a necessary condition for an op
Jan 1, 1981
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Shotover Alluvial Gold: An Evaluation of the Genesis and Chronology of the Host SedimentsSeveral glacial episodes have been distinguished in the Shotover Valley. These produced fluvioglacial aggradational deposits downvalley from the terminii, commonly with well-preserved terrace treads,
Jan 1, 1998
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Washability Characteristics of the Liddell SeamCONTENTSSummary.Introduction.Location and Geology.Historical and Exploitation.Part 1. Washability Characteristics of the Liddell.Seam.Foybrook Open Cut, Top Bench.Sampling.Size and Ash Distribution.Wa
Jan 1, 1954
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Philosophy of Slope Design: A Case Study of Geotechnical Investigations at Macraes Flat Gold MineSite specific geotechnical data, deposit characteristics and method of mining are key factors when assessing an appropriate slope design philosophy. Mining geotechnics should be viewed as an iterative
Jan 1, 1992
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The Geology of Mount MorganCONTENTS:1. Introduct'iona. Previous Accountsb. Summary of Geologyc. Physiography2. Morgan Groupa. Lithologyb. Structurec. Faulting3. The Mineral Deposita. Descriptioni. Size and Shapeii. Composi
Jan 1, 1952
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Mixing of Mineral SlurriesRecent literature is reviewed with emphasis on the design and scale up of mixers. Most important aspects of mixing have resulted from the study of Newtonian fluids and only a minor attempt has been ma
Jan 1, 1961
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The New System of Structural Analysis in DrillcoreA comprehensive analysis of rock structures in non-oriented (axially oriented) drillcore is now available (Laing, in press). The system embodies new concepts which better equip the geologist and engin
Jan 1, 1990
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The Ilmenite Deposits of Geographe Bay (52a1d3f6-e0d1-49d1-80ea-8b175768f1f1)The southern portion of the Swan Coastal Plain, a geomorphological element formed since late Tertiary times, contains commercially exploitable accumulations of ilmenite, zircon, rutile and monazite as
Jan 1, 1964
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Refining Metals with Sulphur (b5b5ef1f-2600-4f80-b653-f1fb872f28fb)Recent work on decoppering lead is reviewed CUS is formed rapidly even from dilute solutions of copper in lead. The mechanism of decoppering is discussed and an explanation for the retention of metals
Jan 1, 1971
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The Managalase Volcanic Field and Associated Mineral Occurrences, Papua New GuineaThe Managalase area is remote and little visited by geologists or prospectors. Yet it holds the key to the tectonics and petrology of this part of Papua. The eastern Managalase plateau (M, Figure 1) l
Jan 1, 1999
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Controlled Recirculation: Longwall Coalface Working District Climatic PredictionBy Tuck M. A
The increasing depth, mechanisation and distance of working areas from surface connections places an ever greater contaminant burden on ventilation airflows. Some British Coal mines are already exp
Jan 1, 1988
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The Truth is Stranger than Fiction – the Story of Ridgeway Gold MineBy G Dunstan
The Ridgeway gold mine has been an enigma of the international underground hard rock community for nearly 20 years. It nearly didn’t eventuate as it was more than 500 m below a farmer’s paddock in Cen
May 9, 2016
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Small Scale Carbonization and Coke Studies in Coalfield Exploration and Mine DevelopmentReliable and discriminating small, laboratory scale methods of study have been developed and used successfully in the critical evaluation and interpretation of the carbonization characteristics of a w
Jan 1, 1969
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Inrushes and SubsidenceBy S Harvey
An inrush of water or mud into an underground mine, or sudden subsidence above mining voids represent low probability but high impact risks in underground mining. About two such incidents involving mu
Jan 1, 1998
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The Useful Minerals of TasmaniaThe distribution or the userul minerals or Tasmania is so closely connected with the geological structure of the island that it will be convenient to briefly recapitulate the principal ract or its geo
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Precipitation of Lead and Silver from Brine Solutions by Metallic IronThe preeipitation of dissolved lead from a strong brine by metallic iron is a chemically controlled, first order reaction. The precipitation rate is sensitive to changes in chloride concentration and
Jan 1, 1961