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Importance of Early Rehabilitation Planning - Case Studies from North West QueenslandBy M J. Gillespie, P D. Erskine
Mine site rehabilitation generally includes the re-shaping of overburden to create a final landform, manipulation of substrates and subsequent revegetation. Due to the wide range of environmental vari
Jul 10, 2012
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Inferred Mineral Resources and Gold Veins - Discussion and Case StudiesClassification within the Inferred Resource category is based on geological judgement and the balance of extrapolation versus interpolation that the Competent Person is prepared to accept. These resou
Jan 1, 2006
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Characterising Cobalt Losses for Improved RecoveriesBy I Lumsdaine
QNI Pty Ltd operates the Yabulu Refinery located 25 kilometres north of Townsville, North Queensland. The plant treats nickel laterite ores sourced from the Philippines, Indonesia and New Caledonia. T
Jan 1, 2002
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Rio Tinto’s strategic assurance response to the Brumadinho tailings dam failureBy J Lapwood, S Pal, M Pascoe
The devastating failure of Dam I at the Corrego do Feijao iron ore mine near Brumadinho in Brazil on 25th January 2019 left at least 270 people dead or missing. In the immediate aftermath of this even
Jul 1, 2021
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Progress in Understanding and Developing the Kucing Liar Orebody, Irian Jaya, IndonesiaBy N Belluz, L Johnson, N Wiwoho, P Manning
The Kucing Liar skarn deposit is located in the Ertsberg mining district, which also contains other skarn deposits and the Grasberg porphyry copper û gold deposit. The Ertsberg district is located in
Jan 1, 1999
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Intersection reinforcement with self-drilling anchors for improved productivity at KanmantooBy J Jardine
An improved ground support method for development intersections, wide spans and stope brows was implemented at Kanmantoo mine. The method uses a jumbo to simultaneously drill and install self-drilling
Mar 29, 2023
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The Network Centric MineBy G Malherbe, J Gonzalez, D C. Franklin, J Bassan, C T. Farrelly
To respond to ever-increasing challenges, mining companies have been experimenting with new business models and technologies in order to speed mine development, production, processing and transport. T
Nov 20, 2012
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Case Studies Demonstrating Value from Geometallurgy InitiativesBy A R. Bye
The mining industry is facing some key challenges that provide a compelling case for geometallurgy initiatives. Over the last 30 years, the average grade of Australian orebodies being mined has halved
Sep 5, 2011
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Risk management for minesite closure planning and execution – start now! Lessons from the closure of the Leigh Creek Coalfield, South AustraliaBy A Querzoli, B Williams
In late 2014 the Flinders Power Management Team was executing business improvement plans to ensure continued electricity generation until 2028 and beyond. Six months later, in June 2015, the Board ann
Jul 25, 2018
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Optimisation of an Image Analytical System for Bulk Materials Using the Theory of SamplingBy K H. Esbensen
Optimisation of a real-time at-line monitoring system for control of industrial granule coating quality is presented. The system is based on a fluorescence imaging system, because fluorescence origina
Jan 1, 2005
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Dealing with uncertainties on mining equipment fleet planning and usageBy I R. Souza
At the mining industry, there are several uncertainties that may affect the mobile mining equipment fleet sizing and usage, such as commodity supply and demand, which impacts the mineral price, enviro
Nov 8, 2021
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Attrition ScrubbersBy W Baguley
Attritioning has been a method of improving mineral extraction for over 60 years, however it is only recently that an understanding of the mechanism employed and the improvement in efficiency that hav
Jul 15, 2013
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Remnants of Ancient Australia in Vanuatu – Implications for South-west Pacific Tectonics and Mineralisation PotentialBy S W. Richards, J Buys
"An EXTENDED ABSTRACT is available for download. A full-length paper was not prepared for this presentation. Magmatic arcs are prime targets for porphyry- and epithermal-style mineral deposits, althou
Mar 18, 2015
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Reconstruction of Morphetts Enginehouse, BurraBurra was the largest metalliferous mine in Aus- tralia between 1845 and 1860 and employed as many as 1000 men and boys. The workforce was predominantly Cornish, Burra being the first con- centratio
Jan 1, 1987
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Experiences from developing a road map to attractive, inclusive and safe mining workplacesBy L Abrahamsson
The aim with this paper is to discuss experiences from the ongoing research project ‘Attract: A roadmap to attractive, inclusive, and safe mining workplaces’. The project’s aim is to analyse possibili
Sep 1, 2024
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The Use of Common Business Intelligence and Analytics Tools in the Operation and Optimisation of Iron Ore Process PlantsBy T Nassis, P Louw, M R. Fry, T du Toit
Business intelligence (BI) and business analytics (BA) are established IT technologies that are used extensively in the business environment. This paper discusses the use of these technologies in prod
Jul 13, 2015
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Supervisory Control of Bass Strait Oil and Gas ProductionEsso-BHP have installed a Production Supervisory Control System that is presently controlling the offshore oil and gas facilities on the Barracouta and Marlin platforms from an onshore master station
Jan 1, 1970
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Automated Mineralogy for Ore Characterisation and Plant OptimisationBy Y Gu, R Fandrich
Traditionally, characterisation of the mineralogy and textures of ore and rock samples were based on observations of hand specimens and thin sections using an optical microscope. The extent of the dat
Jan 1, 2007
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Mining in FijiThe nation of Fiji is located the South Pacific on the æRim of FireÆ some four hours flying time from the eastern sea board of Australia. It is a tourist destination situated on the main route from Au
Jan 1, 2004
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Newmont Tanami Operations – Tailings Storage FacilitiesBy S Thacker, M Noakes
The Newmont Tanami Operations (NTO), formerly the Granites Gold Mine, commenced operation in the mid-1980s with tailings deposition evolving over the past three decades as production has increased and
Jul 27, 2015