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  • AUSIMM
    Key Drivers of Energy and Cost Efficiency in Autogenous/Semi-Autogenous Grinding Circuits

    By G Lane, M Bueno

    In a recent publication (Bueno and Lane, 2011) the authors presented the analysis of a consolidated dataset composed by 137 autogenous/semi-autogenous grinding (AG/SAG) mill pilot trials. By comparing

    Oct 29, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    Professional Engineering Competency Standards in the Queensland Mining Industry

    A key issue in maintaining the mining industryÆs social contract to access community-owned resources, is the need to be able to demonstrate professional management of resource extraction and the risk

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    Flow sheet development for treatment of rare earth ores

    By M S. Henderson, R D. Alorro, L G. Dyer

    An alternative leaching system for rare earth element recovery from monazite is under development. The initial stage utilises oxalic acid to convert the rare earth phosphate into an oxalate salt throu

    Aug 24, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    The Use of DMS Plants Versus Other Types of Plants for Diamond Recovery

    It should be stating the æbleeding obviousÆ to say that the most efficient method of recovery must be used during the testing and evaluation phases of an orebody. Furthermore, the company will be lite

    Jan 1, 2004

  • AUSIMM
    The SNIM Guelb II Project in Mauritania – Process Design Challenges

    By G Cooper

    The Société Nationale Industriel et Minière (SNIM) is expanding its ore and concentrate production capacity in Mauritania, West Africa. This government-controlled mining company has bee

    Jul 11, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Gold Recovery on the Shotover River

    Gold was first discovered on the Shotover by Thomas Arthur in 1862, and soon there were over 3000 miners working on the river. It has often been called the richest river in the world. Most countries p

    Jan 1, 1983

  • AUSIMM
    The Use of the Eldomet for Anode Casting

    By Robertson K. S, Hunter T. C

    AEG-Elotherm's electromagnetic dosing channel, or Eldomet, is a recent invention enabling the transport and metering of molten metals. The development of a reliable refract- ory lining, and the

    Jan 1, 1974

  • AUSIMM
    Sustainable Development and Tailings

    By H Jones

    The paper outlines the adoption and evolution of ‘sustainable development’ as a concept in tailings management practices in the mining industry over the last 30 years. Over 500 lives have been lost in

    Nov 22, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Tunnelling in the Andes in Chile – By Drill and Blast and Tunnel Boring Machine

    By R Fletcher

    Pacific Hydro, a leading renewable energy company from Australia, is developing a series of cascading run-of-river hydro electricity projects in the Cachapoal Valley at the base of the Andes Mountains

    Mar 8, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Characterisation of respirable dust generated from full scale laboratory concrete cutting tests with conical picks at three stages of wear

    By S Slouka

    Airborne rock dust poses serious long-term health complications to workers in the underground mining and civil environment where rock excavation is utilised. During drilling, airborne rock particles a

    Oct 12, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Defying Gravity – Brownfield Continuous Improvement

    By J Robinson, L D’Uva

    "The Gold Fields group and Gekko Systems have successfully worked together on multiple projects, including at the St Ives, Agnew and Granny Smith operations in Western Australia, and the Damang operat

    Oct 10, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Characterising the Blasting Properties of Iron Ore

    By A Scott, I Onederra

    Most iron ores occur in mine benches as complex mixtures of lithologies and ore types. This significantly complicates their characterisation for both blast design and fragmentation modelling. A great

    Jul 13, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    A novel approach to evaluating gravity pre-concentration amenability utilising the hydrodynamics of dense liquids in inclined channels

    By J Zhou, T D. McGrath, K P. Galvin, C P. Lowes, J J. Eksteen

    Pre-concentration of low grade ores can improve the economic and environmental sustainability of an operation significantly, with opportunities for implementation ranging from run-of-mine to mill disc

    Nov 10, 2020

  • AUSIMM
    Derivation of High Reliability Water Quality Guideline Values for Cobalt in Freshwaters – Improving Water Quality Guidelines for Better Water Quality Compliance Management in Mining

    By F Butler, G E. Batley, A C. Hogan, A R. Butler

    The ANZECC/ARMCANZ (2000) Water Quality Guidelines (the Guidelines) are the primary reference used in Australia and New Zealand for managing and regulating water quality. For most mining operations in

    Jun 28, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    An Insight into the Swedish Heart of Atlas Copco

    Atlas Copco is one of the worldÆs leading providers of industrial productivity solutions (Atlas Copco, 2009). Furthermore, the company spans 160 markets and held 34 000 employees at the end of 2008. T

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    The Filblast Cyanidation Process

    By Bodnaras G. E, Sceresini P. A

    The Filblast Cyanidation Process incorporates the advantages of intense high shear mixing, high dissolved oxygen concentration and high pressure to achieve extremely rapid gold dissolution rates. Th

    Jan 1, 1994

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    Former metal mining areas in England and Wales – local residents’ preferences for the management of wastes

    By A M. Sardo, D E. Sinnett

    This study uses the Q Method to examine how those living in former metal mining landscapes value this heritage and their preferences for the long-term management of mine waste. Such sites are often pe

    Jul 23, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    HydroCopper<sup>«</sup> ù A New Method for Treating Copper Concentrates

    By E Yll÷, O HyvSrinen

    Outokumpu has developed a new chloride leach process, called HydroCopper«, to treat copper concentrates. Chalcopyrite is quite refractory in leaching and in sulfate milieu an autoclave of high tempera

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Near field blast vibration monitoring for slot or winze blast analysis

    By E Wargem

    The optimum mining of an orebody in an underground mining operation is fundamental to the mine’s ability to operate both sustainably and efficiently. The effective mining of an open stope or a cave is

    Mar 29, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Eco-efficiency of ANFO and bulk emulsion explosives application in Indonesian mining

    By H Utama, R Heryadi

    The demand for environmentally friendly commercial explosives has increased globally due to concerns regarding environmentally friendly mining activities. Ammonium nitrate fuel oil (ANFO) and bulk emu

    Sep 1, 2024