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Ancient to modern ironmaking – examining the effect on the behaviour of phosphorus and other impurities in iron ore by doping with calcium oxalate (CaC2O4.H2O)By M I. Pownceby, S Hapugoda, H Han, V Nunna, L Lu
Charcoal produced from Syzygium Zeylanicum (local name: Yakada Maran = iron killer) trees were widely used in ancient Sri Lankan iron smelting practices. In this study, relict charcoal from Syzygium Z
Nov 8, 2021
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Development of a Low-cost Instrument for Barometric Pressure SurveysBy A S. Derrington
High-accuracy, solid-state digital reference barometers have proven to be well suited to conducting underground barometric pressure surveys. The only problem is their expense; at least A$4000 each. Fo
Aug 31, 2015
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Superior Productivity at Established Mines: Tapping Individual Diversity with Modern Management System for Higher MarginsMaximising margins in today's competitive international commodity markets demands superior productivity. This requires more than simply selecting the best equipment. It requires efficient produ
Jan 1, 1996
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Geochemical Controls on Acid Mine Drainage Generation, Neutralisation Treatment and Attenuation at Iron Duke MineBy B Manda, K L. Sandvik, K Musiwa
Mining and processing of pyrite ore at Iron Duke Mine, north east of Zimbabwe, generates large quantities of acidic mine water as a result of the oxidation of iron sulfides on exposure to air and wate
Jan 1, 2006
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Rotary Drilling Automation Increasing Operator Productivity and Drilling QualityBy L Eriksson, D Penn, J Appelgren
Atlas Copco, a leading supplier of equipment and services to the mining and construction industries, is consistently pursuing its strategy to offer the most productive and economical solutions by cont
Sep 18, 2012
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Eliminating Waste Streams on Synthetic Rutile Plants: Treatment of Electrostatic Precipitator Fume by Plant Acid EffluentBy M M. Collisson
The Synthetic Rutile (SR) plant operations, North Capel, produce electrostatic precipitator (ESP) fume and kiln scrubber residue. Typically ESP contains about 18 per cent Ti, 13 per cent Fe, 0.5 per c
Jan 1, 2001
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Leslie Bradford Golden Jubilee OrationLESLIE BRADFORD GOLDEN JUBILEE ORATION "Not only a metallurgist but a scientist of the highest order" Leslie Bradford and the Australian Metallurgical Industry
Jan 1, 1987
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Investigating the floatability of sperrylite and its interactions with selected standard and novel collectorsBy X Zhang, B McFadzean, C T. O’Connor, S Pikinini
The Platreef in South Africa contains one of the world’s largest reserves of platinum group elements. One of the major platinum group minerals (PGM) components in this ore is sperrylite (PtAs₂), which
Aug 24, 2022
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Australia’s hydrogen export in the form of embedded mineral derivativesBy R Daiyan, G Burge, M Haider Ali Khan
Australia’s mineral and metal exports have a substantial carbon footprint, twice that of its domestic emissions, mainly due to fossil-fuel-dependent downstream processes like processing into secondary
Sep 1, 2024
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Queensland Nickel - Value-Added Products from Technological Advances (c558ef59-3d56-447f-a7ad-fc4833bf589d)The Yabulu refinery of Queensland Nickel Pty Lld near Townsville now imports more than three million wet tonnes per year of nickel laterite ore from New Caledonia and Indonesia, making it the largest
Jan 1, 1995
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SIL904 Hong Kong – Drill and Blast Tunnels, Station Blasting Innovations (Double- and Triple-deck Blasting) and Lining SolutionsBy W Curlewis, D Hake, Z Cuthbert
The South Island Line (East) will be a medium-capacity railway covering approximately 7 km from Admiralty Station to South Horizons Station on the south side of Aberdeen Harbour in Hong Kong, with int
Sep 17, 2014
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Production of Self-Fluxed Pellets and Improvement of QualityBy Hanaoka K, Ikeda K
Kakogawa Works, Kobe Steel, Ltd. has two pelletizing plants and one sintering plant, and the blast furnaces have been operated with 30 - 50% pellets. At Kakogawa Works, various improvements in pell
Jan 1, 1980
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Application of Leading Practice Spontaneous Combustion Assessment to Exploration at the Doyles Creek ProjectBy J Edman, RáBeamish, G Cambourn, B Beamish
Moist Adiabatic Benchmark (MAB) and R70 testing have been applied to core samples of a multiple seam sequence from a borehole at the Doyles Creek Project. The coal samples range in rank from high vola
Jul 1, 2013
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Blasting related indices as the key to underground blasting improvements in a challenging rock massBy J Jackson, E Sellers
Blasting related indices were developed to quantify variation in rock strength and structure for each stope, and for each lift of each stope, as part of a Mine to Mill study at an underground open sto
Oct 16, 2017
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Dust Mitigation - Changing the ParadigmBy J Visser
Dust mitigation has long been seen as nothing more than managing a nuisance issue, but the reality is that poor dust management can lead to one or more of the following negative consequences: an incre
Aug 12, 2013
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Maximising asset value through optimal block by block decisions on marginal materialBy F Phillips, E Deucker, J Kato
It is challenging to determine the optimal mining strategy to maximise value when a mine plan includes mineralised material which does not meet the full cost of mining but has value exceeding the vari
Mar 15, 2021
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Site Water Balance Response to Variable Climatic ConditionsBy S Hawker, M Gibbs, A Craven
Current climate change projections suggest both an increase in the intensity of significant rainfall events and an increase in the variability of rainfall in some regions of Australia. It is necessary
Nov 26, 2013
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Surface-to-inseam (SIS) Drilling at Oaky Creek Coal Mine – SIS Design Aspects and Drilling EnvironmentBy E Corpuz, J Weissman, S Winter, R Evans
The surface-to-inseam (SIS) directional drilling technique has been utilised at Oaky Creek Coal for more than a decade to predrain both the Oaky No 1 and Oaky North mining areas. The cumulative drilli
Aug 31, 2015
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Controlled Blasting for Civil Construction in an Urban EnvironmentBy R Domotor
Brisbane’s Airport Link is Australia’s largest road infrastructure project, worth a total value of A$4.8 billion. The project is using surface and underground blasting to excavate hard volcanic r
Nov 8, 2011
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Should earthquake loading be considered for open pit slope design in Australia?By F Weir, B Estrada
The impact of seismic loading on open pit slope stability in Australia is often only considered where the slopes are located adjacent to tailings facilities or other major infrastructure. The debate r
Jun 22, 2022