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Proactive Measures for Fatality Prevention in the Mining Industry ù Why Fatalities Persist While Lost Time Injuries DeclineThe traditional measure of Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) as a measure of improvement in safety performance is recognised as inadequate and misleading, lulling managers into believing that sa
Jan 1, 2003
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Creating a Future for Australian Light Metals Through Vertical IntegrationAustraliaÆs strong position as an aluminium producer and potential magnesium producer combined with rapid market growth in the automotive industry, proximity to Asia and other natural advantages point
Jan 1, 2000
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Functional safety impacts on study stages of major projectsBy M C. Goode
The use of electrical or electronic safety systems to protect personnel, and the engineering tasks associated with the design, manufacture and maintenance of these systems are referred to using the te
Jul 24, 2017
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Ventilation Upgrade at the FrogÆs Leg Mine - Case StudyBy A Llewellyn, M Varvari
The ventilation circuit at the FrogÆs Leg Mine was originally designed to permit mining to progress down to 440 m below surface at a maximum production rate of 500 kt/a, as per the feasibility study.
Jul 1, 2013
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The Application of Value Engineering Principles to Mining StudiesBy T Schrimpf, I Bryan
The life cycle of a mining project begins with initial regional exploration and ends with mine closure and rehabilitation. Between resource definition and the commencement of mine construction is the
May 24, 2012
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Blast design and execution drives mine site profitsBy J Loeb, J Dampney, P Cameron
Optimisation of Blast Design and Execution must be done right the first time. It is too late after the ore is broken. Consequences of poor design and execution negatively affect productivity from load
Jun 22, 2022
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Ore Control and Reconciliation to Maximise Metal Delivery ù A Case Study at Ridgeway Gold MineBy G Smart, D Ward, J Grace
Ridgeway Gold Mine is part of Cadia Valley Operations which is wholly owned and managed by Newcrest Mining Limited. It is an underground sublevel cave (SLC) operation mining approximately 5 Mt per ann
Jan 1, 2003
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Above/Belowground Feedback May Facilitate and Sustain Mono-Dominance on Rehabilitated North Stradbroke IslandBy V Glenn, P McKenna, H Vickers, P Audet, M J. Gillespie, A Gravina, D R. Mulligan
A requisite corollary of mineral sand mining on North Stradbroake Island (Queensland (Qld), Australia) has been the progressive rehabilitation of post-mined lands for the revegetation of native subtro
Jul 10, 2012
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Integration of a Microseismic Monitoring System in Mining the Pasminco Broken Hill Southern Cross AreaBy K P. Tully
In August 1996 a Microseismic Monitoring System developed by ISS International Limited was installed at the Pasminco Broken Hill Mine -Southern Cross area. The project aims were to:Assist in daily saf
Jan 1, 1998
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Landform Design for Pilbara Mine Site – Why Plan and Design Waste Rock Dumps for Closure Based on Site-specific Conditions?By G Hancock, A Kemp, I Taylor
The mine site is situated south east of Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. A detailed engineering design was undertaken for six irregularly shaped waste rock dumps at the site. T
Jul 16, 2014
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Case Study - Total Life Cycle Planning for a Greenfield SiteCentral to any business is its Asset Management Plan which encapsulates the business context and key organisational objectives such as profitability, safety and environmental standards. Life Cycle Pl
Jan 1, 2007
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The Rise of the On-Site Geotechnical EngineerThe current boom in the mining sector has required mining operations to ramp up production to meet the international demand for minerals. This increase in production is putting enormous pressure on on
Jan 1, 2006
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Best Practice Environmental Management - A Critical Strategy for the Future of the Mining IndustryThe role of government and the community has changed significantly over the last two decades in relation to environment protection, particularly in the mining sector. Increased community expectation
Jan 1, 1997
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Pressure Oxidation of Sulfide Gold-Bearing Concentrates with Double RefractorinessPressure Oxidation of Sulfide Gold-Bearing Concentrates with Double Refractoriness
Sep 13, 2010
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Project Selection and Process Development for Mining JuniorsBy L Lorenzen, H Muller
"Every year a large number of projects are evaluated by small listed and unlisted mining companies that are hoping to find the ideal project, which will catapult them from a mining junior status to th
May 24, 2012
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Ventilation Surveys and Model Building - A ConsultantÆs OpinionBy J Rowland
"This paper was primarily put together in order to demonstrate what are believed to be acceptablestandards, in relation to ventilation surveys and the subsequent model assembly process. Thiswas brough
Jun 1, 2012
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The State of Sampling Practice in the South African Minerals IndustryThe state of sampling practice in South African minerals industry must be appreciated in the context of the changes that the country has recently lived through. These include the entrepreneurship and
Mar 1, 2010
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The Dynamics of Coupling Between Deformation and Fluid Flow in the EarthÆs Crust: Implications for Ore GenesisPermeability and fluid pathways in fracture-controlled hydrothermal systems are governed by a dynamic competition between permeability-creation processes and permeability-destruction processes. Permea
Jan 1, 2005
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A Fortunate Life – 45 Years in Heavy MineralsBy A R. Sale
This paper highlights two aspects of the mineral sands industry in Australia: the development of the industry from approximately 1870 through to 1980, and the author’s experience in the industry from
Oct 5, 2011
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Site Investigation and Design for Melbourne’s New MetroBy H Asche
The Melbourne Metro project has evolved from the Victorian Transport Plan. MM1 is the second major phase of the proposed separation of Melbourne’s radial railway system, creating a line that will oper
Mar 8, 2011