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Evaluation of Grinding Medium Wear in Stirred MillsEvaluation of Grinding Medium Wear in Stirred Mills The standard fine grinding machines in the minerals industry are stirred mills whose performance largely depends on the competency of the grinding
Sep 13, 2010
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Measurement and Assessment of Bulk Explosive ProductsBy G Cavanough, A Olsson, J Rock, A C. Torrance
There are various methods currently in use to determine detonation performance of bulk explosive products including velocity of detonation (VOD), high speed photographic analysis, fragmentation analys
Aug 24, 2015
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The Use of Geotechnical Instrumentation to Optimise an Engineered Mine Design at Beaconsfield Gold Mine, TasmaniaBy P B. Hills, R J. Walton
Geotechnical instrumentation has been implemented as a key step for monitoring and optimising an engineered mine design for managing seismicity at the Beaconsfield Gold Mine. Measurements of displacem
Jan 1, 2008
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Colorimetric Determination of Tungsten in Scheelite Ores and Mill ProductsMost analysts determining tungsten trioxide in low grade samples are aware that colorimetric procedures do not possess the inherent disadvantages of gravimetric methods operating on milligram quantiti
Jan 1, 1958
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Making Studies Work – Organisation, Communication and ManagementBy P McCarthy
"This paper is based on 30 years of involvement in feasibility studies as a participant, study manager and the leader of a firm that provides study components and overall study management. The followi
Mar 8, 2016
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Introducing HPGR quaternary crushers in a Russian magnetite operation – challenges and solutionsBy B C. Povey, K Lagutin, M Mryasov, V Noll
The current Stoilensky magnetite concentrator comprises a three-stage crushing circuit followed by three stages of ball milling, grinding and concentration to produce a magnetite concentrate with 66.5
Sep 11, 2017
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Use of Electronic Detonators at Cracow Gold MineBy N Strong
Cracow is a high-grade; low-tonnage underground gold mine located approximately 500 km north-west of Brisbane in Central Queensland. It is a steeply dipping, narrow vein, epithermal gold and silver de
Jan 1, 2007
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JK Drop Weight Parameters - A Statistical Analysis of their Accuracy and Precision, and the Effect on SAG Mill Comminution Circuit SimulationBy T J. Napier-Munn, T Perkins
The JK Drop Weight test was developed at the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) in the early 1990s as a means of characterising ore for the purposes of AG/SAG mill and crusher modelli
Jan 1, 2008
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Application of Genetic Algorithms for Reliability Assessment of Two Mine Hoisting SystemsThis paper discusses the application of a computerised model based on genetic algorithms (GAs), called GenRel, for reliability assessment of underground mine hoisting systems. The purpose of this pape
Dec 6, 2010
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Economics of Mine Planning and Equipment SelectionThis paper examines some of the fundamental economics of mining - in particular, for optimisation studies, for production rate determination and for reserve estimates.It includes introductory discussi
Dec 6, 2010
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Real-Time Simulation in Process Engineering - Dream or Reality?Computation is believed to be a powerful tool in scaling-up chemical processes and in designing materials, however, is being challenged by low predictability and limited scalability. This presentation
Sep 13, 2010
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Super Caves – Benefits, Considerations and RisksBy I Ross, C deWolfe
Block caving has been the favoured mining method for large underground hard rock mines for the last few decades. The orebody must be of a size large enough to cave and generally amenable to a caving m
May 9, 2016
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Effectively linking mining geology with waste management – a case study from western TasmaniaBy A Parbhakar-Fox, B G. Lottermoser
Management of solid mine wastes, particularly waste rock, requires careful planning to reduce the likelihood of sulfide oxidation, and generation of acid rock drainage (ARD). Waste management strategi
Sep 20, 2017
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An Application of Simultaneous Optimisation – Improving the Payback Period of a Zinc-Copper Open Cut ProjectBy D J. Thobaven
Project financing challenges caused by declining commodity prices have heightened the need to improve project metrics such as minimising capital payback and maximising net present value (NPV). Khnaigu
Nov 24, 2014
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Gold Mining and Dairy Farming - Effective Land Restoration Processes - Poutini Gold Project 1993-1998Rehabilitation, reclamation and restoration are all terms used to describe the repair of land after mining. Here, restoration is used to mean restoring the land's original use, capability or prod
Jan 1, 1998
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Prediction of Acid Gas Generation in the Petroleum IndustryBy M R. Asef
Although generation of environmentally harmful hydrogen sulfide is considered to be related to sour gas fields, sweet gas reservoirs and waste fluids, travertine springs and geothermal fields may also
Sep 26, 2011
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Geotechnical strata characterisation using geophysics and its application for coal mine designBy T Medhurst
Recent developments in geophysical borehole log analysis using the Geophysical Strata Rating (GSR) are now routinely used in a number Australian coal mining operations. This allows development of 3D g
Nov 30, 2018
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Beneficiation Studies of Dolomitic Rock Phosphate in Pursuit of Zero Waste Technology - A Case StudyBeneficiation Studies of Dolomitic Rock Phosphate in Pursuit of Zero Waste Technology - A Case Study
Sep 13, 2010
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Transition of mechanical cooling refrigerantsBy T Roberts
The transition of mechanical cooling refrigerants from their inception in the 1800s through to the current day has been driven by several factors. Original refrigerants such as sulfur and carbon dioxi
Oct 12, 2022
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Optimisation of cemented rock fill strength for open stope supportBy J Player, R de Vries, E Villaescusa, H Saw, R Hassell
The use of cemented rock fill (CRF) for support of open stope walls has increased in the Australian underground mines operations over the last five years due in part to its low capital cost. In open s
Oct 16, 2017