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  • AUSIMM
    The Hydrogeochemical Characterisation of an Unsaturated Waste Rock Pile, Key Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada

    By L Smith, R Beckie

    Controls on environmental loading from acid rock drainage (ARD) are not well understood in waste rock material. In particular, relationships between subsurface flow and the timing, duration, and inten

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AUSIMM
    Some Considerations in the Mining of Saddies, Spurs and Backs on the Bendigo Goldfield

    Any future developer of underground mining on the Bendigo goldfield will need to understand the unique geology and gold occurrence of this field. The development and sloping system employed will be pr

    Jan 1, 1993

  • AUSIMM
    Application of Centrifuge Modelling to Assess Long-Term Brine Migration in Thick Clay Tills, Saskatchewan, Canada

    By L Cooper, J Sharma, M J. Hendry

    Thick clay tills below potash mine tailings and brine ponds are important natural barriers protecting fresh water aquifers in Saskatchewan. Centrifuge modelling was applied to assess geochemical proce

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AUSIMM
    Metal cap versus steel lining system at Philsaga Mining Corporation’s Ø6100 mm SAG mill

    By N S. Weerasekara, S Town, E Lessing, J A. De Torres

    Philsaga Mining Corporation (Philsaga) had three main aims in converting their lining system from steel to metal cap. They wanted to increase mill availability, minimise localised high wear and optimi

    Aug 29, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Progress in the Development of Computerised Mineral Databases and Their Integration in a Geographic Information System

    Recent work on computerised mineral resource databases at the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited has concentrated on the development of the GERM, REGCHEM, and MINLIT databases, and t

    Jan 1, 1993

  • AUSIMM
    Implementation of Advanced Flotation Control at First Quantum Minerals’ Kevitsa Mine

    By A Rantala, C Cruickshank, I Muzinda, O Haavisto, J Timperi

    The production at First Quantum Minerals’ (FQM) Kevitsa Mine, located in northern Finland, commenced during the second quarter of 2012. Presently, the mine processes approximately five and half millio

    Sep 1, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    The Managalase Volcanic Field and Associated Mineral Occurrences, Papua New Guinea

    The 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

  • AUSIMM
    Thiosulfate Process for Treating Gold Concentrates

    By P Breuer, X Dai, A Bergamin, D Hewitt

    "Copper-ammonia-thiosulfate?leaching of gold has been researched for several decades as a potential alternative to cyanidation. However, this technology has not yet been applied commercially due to ma

    Sep 26, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    The Development of Gold Mining in Morobe, New Guinea

    By Morley I. W

    In the year 1926, Edie Creek, in the Morobe District of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea, saw the greatest gold rush of recent years. Situated 35 miles inland from the coast, and at an altitude of

    Jan 1, 1933

  • AUSIMM
    Black Rock Cave (BRC) – overcoming challenging ground conditions and mitigating the impacts to production

    By H Wright

    Black Rock Cave (BRC) is a sublevel cave which was developed in 2018–2020 and has been in production since November 2020. BRC is part of the Mount Isa Mines complex and extracts a leached orebody comp

    Mar 29, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Thermal Modelling and Mitigation Measures for the Bogong Power Development

    By D Wimpenny

    The Bogong Power Development Project in Victoria, Australia involved the construction of a 15 m long mass concrete plug up to 9 m in diameter within the head race tunnel. The plug is critical to thepe

    Mar 8, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    The 'Geophysical' Approach to Metallogeny of the Mt Isa Inlier - What Sort of Orebody do you Want?

    The discovery since 1990 of four major orebodies in the Mt Isa Inlier - Century Zn-Pb, Osborne Cu-Au, Cannington Pb-Zn and Ernest Henry Cu-Au - only serves to enhance the already high stature of th

    Jan 1, 1996

  • AUSIMM
    A New Design of Pulp Lifter for Grate Discharge Mills

    By Morrell S

    As more and more autogenous and semi-autogenous mills are run in closed circuit with cyclones the limitations that can be imposed by poor grate and pulp lifter design are becoming increasingly appar

    Jan 1, 1997

  • AUSIMM
    Use of Isanol in Production Blasting at ISA Mine

    By Bradford NL

    The Isa Mine of Mount Isa Mines Limited produces 2.6 million tonnes of silver-lead-zinc ore annually from sub level open stopes of which approximately 40% comes from the narrow Racecourse orebodies be

    Jan 1, 1985

  • AUSIMM
    Findings and Conclusions Following ‘Long-term’ Cover System Monitoring – Refinement of the Conceptual Design for Tailings Storage Facility Closure

    By R Barritt, P Scott, K Albano

    Successful closure of tailings storage facilities (TSFs) is an environmental issue faced globally by metalliferous mines. During the initial feasibility and design phase of the mine life importance is

    Jun 28, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Developing Process Control Standards for Optimal Plant Performance at PanAust Limited

    By D Baas, D Bennett

    This paper describes how Brisbane-based PanAust Limited develops process control strategies that are implemented at all operations and are used in functional descriptions for plant upgrades and new pr

    Sep 1, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Development of mine intelligent ventilation technology in western China

    By S G. Li

    Mine intelligent ventilation is an important guarantee to realise intelligent mining. It is the integration of the Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence, internet, cloud computing with

    Oct 12, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Use of Paste for Tailings Disposal

    By J Shillabeer

    Paste backfill has been adopted by many underground mines in North America and a growing number elsewhere. Paste offers a number of advantages. This paper suggests wider applications of paste technolo

    Jan 1, 1998

  • AUSIMM
    Maximising Recovery at Silver Swan Nickel Mine Using Cement Stabilisation (484a6aa7-9c11-440d-b7e3-51e52370c111)

    By Lock PR

    The Silver Swan nickel mine is located at the Black Swan Nickel Project, 53 kin north east of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. The Silver Swan orebody is a massive sulphide nickel deposit dipping 70¦

    Jan 1, 1998

  • AUSIMM
    This Life of Mine - Personal Reflections on The Well-Being of the Contracted Fly-In, Fly-Out Workforce

    By R Goater, P Kirsch, S Goater, I Goater

    With staff productivity and retention a crucial factor in the longevity of AustraliaÆs mining industry, some mining companies are increasing their focus on the health and well-being of their people, t

    Sep 18, 2012