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Water Conservation at Construction ProjectsBy B Hannah, M Uriarte, F Labarca, C Madore, G Ganapathi, L Martin, T Haase
BechtelÆs Mining and Metals projects across the globe are executed in remote arid and semi-arid countries where providing even basic water supplies impose considerable challenges. Opportunities for wa
Nov 26, 2013
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A thermodynamic and sustainability assessment of PCB recycling through the secondary Cu smelting processBy A Kamaraj, M Mohanasundaram, R Kumar, P Tikare
This study presents a comprehensive thermodynamic optimisation and sustainability analysis of the secondary copper smelting process for Waste Printed Circuit Board (WPCB) recycling. The study investig
Aug 21, 2024
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Specification and Selection of Hand-held Gas Monitors (Detectors) for Underground MinesBy D J. Brake
There are many sources of gas in underground mines including development and production blasting, strata gases, spontaneous combustion, diesel equipment, chemicals used for a wide range of functions,
Aug 31, 2015
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The practicalities of effective stress measurement in rockBy I Gray
This paper examines the practical limitations that affect the measurement of stress in rock. As most rock stress measurement is conducted through the invasive process of drilling a hole in a rock mass
Nov 30, 2018
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What is the Future for Magnetite Projects in Australia and Why Have Some of the New Projects Been So Problematic?By D Connelly
Magnetite orebodies generally means mining lower grade iron ores, crushing and grinding with significant energy costs in processing and the capital costs being significantly higher than for direct shi
Jul 13, 2015
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Planned Field Investigation of Connectivity between the Condamine Alluvium and Walloon Coal MeasuresBy S Gossmann, J Barlow, S Denner
"Unconventional gas resources, including coal seam gas (CSG) reservoirs, can be located above and below aquifers that provide groundwater for agricultural, industrial, urban and other uses. Developmen
Nov 26, 2013
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Effective Contracting Through PartneringBy Stewart R. D, Lawrence W, Youl M. J
The trend towards contracting by major coal mining companies such as BHP Coal and MIM Ltd is examined. Reasons why this trend is occurring are discussed and the concept of partnering is examined.
Jan 1, 1997
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Improving Blasting by a Team Approach at the Henty Gold MineBy R Wedmaier
Henty Gold Mine is an underground operation producing 100 000 ounces of gold per annum. The original mining method used was flatbacking with paste fill. However, a non-entry method û uphole benching û
Jan 1, 2001
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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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Critical Assessment of Machine Learning Algorithms as Estimation Techniques for a Polymetallic Ore DepositBy D Misra, R Ganguli, S Bandopadhyay
The objective of this paper is to assess the accuracy and applicability of recent state-of-art methods such as the machine learning algorithms (MLA) for mineral resource estimation. Conventional metho
Sep 26, 2011
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A Dynamic Sediment Simulation to Predict the Variability of Suspended Solids Concentrations over Life-of-Mine for Application to a Risk-based Environmental AssessmentBy M Ind, B Usher
Environmental regulators are increasingly adopting risk-based approaches to protect aquatic ecosystems. The Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council (ANZECC) and the Agriculture
Jul 16, 2014
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Narrow Vein Education - Back to the Future?By S Hall
Mining schools around the world, many unfortunately now closed, were often established to teach the techniques of narrow vein mining and associated processing to students studying part-time while work
Mar 26, 2012
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Selling Australia's Crude Oil ProductionIn 1984/85 financial year Australia produced 529 thousand barrels per day (kbd) of crude oil. By far the major contribution (453 kbd) was light waxy oil from offshore Gippsland, Victoria. When the
Jan 1, 1986
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Paper No. 122. The Employment if Unskilled Labour in Mines And The Necessity For Training to The Miner's Occupation.The subject of my paper is one which, I am certain, has exercised the mind of every man on whom depends the safe and economical conduct of mining operations; particularly in this district where the en
Jan 1, 1903
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Is a 2.5áper cent Success Rate Good Enough? Traditional Mine Development Methods have the Tail Wagging the DogBy J Jackson, D C. Curry, A C. Keith
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows that since 2006 the balance of capital costs associated with mine development has become weighted greater than 75 per cent to enabling infrastructure a
Sep 29, 2013
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Mount Carlton comminution circuit design, start-up and optimisationBy B Putland, I Lovatt, D Schwann, A Cervillin
The Mount Carlton project in Queensland's North East sits on a high-sulphidation epithermal style deposit rich in gold, copper and silver. Mt Carlton is an open pit mining operation with ore proce
Aug 29, 2018
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Mining Truck Operations in Association with Truch-Jig ApparatusThis paper describes a mine truck hauling process called "Truck Jigging" which is currently the subject of a process patent application.The investigation explores the production and cost adv
Jan 1, 1989
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Reductive Leaching of Manganese Containing Material with Pyrite in a Mild Sulphuric Acid MediumBy Parida K. M, Paramguru R. K
Laboratory-scale studies aimed at developing a process for solubilising manganese values from a low grade pyrolusite containing material using low grade pyrite, both available in India, are described.
Jan 1, 1995
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Screen Media Aperture Size Measurement Using MetsoÆs Screen TrackerBy G van Niekerk, M Wortley
Screening is a critical part of many mineral processing circuits and keeping the aperture of the screening media within specification is vital to ensure efficient performance of the processing plant.
Sep 26, 2011
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Tailings process optimisation through automation and controls integrationBy R Williams, M Baxter, D Zink, R Cunningham
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the efficient operation of a tailings dewatering circuit comprising a thickener and filter press through proper control and automation. It is common to see thi
Jul 23, 2018