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  • SME
    Investigations on the Influence of Applied Thrust on Rock Penetration Rate by a Raise Boring Machine Using Numerical Simulation and Experimental Trials - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By Amar Prakash, V. M. S. R. Murthy, VIVEK KUMAR HIMANSHU, Sufal Mehrotra, Ashish Kumar Vishwakarma

    Raises are vertical or inclined openings made to connect two levels of an underground metalliferous mine. They are developed using drilling and blasting-based technique or by mechanical means. Raise b

    May 29, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Risk assessment of iron mineral resources using conditional simulations

    By W Patton

    Investment decisions in the mineral resources sector are made on the basis of an assessment of the economic potential for a mineral deposit. Given the supporting information for the location, scale, a

    May 24, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Overcoming implicit modelling software limitations using Python scripting – an innovative geological modelling workflow for George Fisher Mine, Queensland, Australia

    By L Bertoss, D Carvalho

    In the last decade, the use of advanced implicit modelling software/algorithms in mineral resource workflows has become a best practice in the mining industry. In most cases, these workflows can easil

    May 24, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Environmental, social and governance considerations in public mineral reporting

    By H Arvidson, V Chamberlain, J Joughin, N Pollock, F Cessford, T Flitton, T Rowl

    Environmental, social and governance issues (ESG) have become a defining feature in the marketplace to differentiate preferred investments. With the sustainability commitment and reporting landscape a

    May 24, 2023

  • SME
    A Study on Apatite Recovering from the Tailing of the Bac Nhac Son‑Vietnam Beneficiation Plant by Combined Flotation in Mechanical and Column Devices - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By Son Hoang Nguyen, Thanh‑Hai Pham, Duoc Van Tran, Dung Thi Kim Nhu

    Apatite ore plays a critical and irreplaceable role in fertilizer production and is being upgraded in quality in northern Vietnam. The old tailing of the Bac Nhac Son beneficiation plant (Vietnam) has

    May 24, 2023

  • SME
    Stability and Sealing of Abandoned Roadways Under High Internal Pressure - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By Guodong Li, Chenlin Wang, Zibiao Yu, Bo Xu

    Abandoned coal mines have many underground space resources, such as roadways, shafts, and gobs. Among them, abandoned roadways are the best gas storage space for underground compressed air energy stor

    May 23, 2023

  • IIMP
    Cobalt in active seafloor massive sulfide deposits in the Norwegian Sea

    By Sabina Strmić, Fredrik Sahlström, Siv Hjorth et al

    Cobalt is critical for the green energy transition, yet the mineralogical distribution and the mechanisms of concentration of Co in different types of hydrothermal ore deposits remain poorly constrain

    May 10, 2023

  • SME
    Comparison of Fire Suppression Techniques on Lithium‑Ion Battery Pack Fires - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By Liming Yuan, Wei Tang, RICHARD THOMAS, JOHN SOLES

    Lithium-ion battery pack fires pose great hazards to the safety and health of miners. A detailed experimental study has been conducted at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIO

    May 4, 2023

  • SME
    Unstable shear slip failure and seismic potential investigation using DEM in underground mining

    By Ping Zhang, Xu Ma

    Perturbations from mining operations significantly affect the stability of rock masses, especially with the increase in mining depths. This study uses the discrete element method (DEM) to investigate

    May 1, 2023

  • SME
    Separation and Recovery of Vanadium(IV), Iron, and Titanium from Sulfate Solutions by the Synergistic System Composed of P204 and P507 - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By Zhenzhong Bian, Ruiyang Zhang, Xiaofeng Zhong, Zhangxuan Ning, Yuanping Zhang, Jie Lu, Airan Zhang

    This study addressed the separation and recovery of vanadium(IV), iron, and titanium from synthetic and real leach solutions of vanadium-bearing titanomagnetite using extractant P204 (di-(2-ethylhexyl

    Apr 25, 2023

  • SME
    Design and Implementation of Solar‑Powered Optical Fiber‑Based Illumination and Communication System for Underground Coal Mines - Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (2023)

    By Dushasan Kundu, B. N. Shivakiran Bhaktha, Khanindra Pathak, Sarbojit Mukherjee

    Mine safety and quality of life of miner working in underground mines depend to a large extent on mine illumination and communication. The provisioning of reliable, safe, and cost-effective illuminati

    Apr 14, 2023

  • SAIMM
    Where is all the gold?

    By M. Handley

    The Witwatersrand Basin contains by far the most gold ever found, and has hosted mining from its discovery in 1886 to the present. For many years, South Africa was the world’s largest producerof gold,

    Apr 5, 2023

  • SME
    A review of copper and nickel extraction from wastewater by emulsion liquid membrane (ELM)

    By Kristian E. Waters, Hao Ma, Haibei Wang

    Heavy metal ions exist in waste effluents including mining tailings, manufacturing discharges, and smelting and metal plating process wastes. Various methods are available to treat industrial effluent

    Apr 1, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Improvement strategies for accurate underground drilling and blasting effectiveness at the Barrick Kibali Gold Mine

    By F M. Senda

    This paper highlights strategies used at the Barrick operated Kibali Gold Mine (KGM) to improve the drilling accuracy and blasting effectiveness for longhole open stoping. The mine currently uses Solo

    Mar 29, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Innovative digital tools shaping the future of sustainable sprayed concrete operations and operator training

    By P Oikkonen

    Sprayed concrete has played an integral role in underground rock support for nearly a century. However, concrete is also considered to be one of the biggest environmental problems in construction and

    Mar 29, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Thin spray liners for face support at Kanmantoo

    By B Roache

    Ground support installation into the face of development headings has become an accepted practice at many Australian hard rock mines. Ground support is installed in the development face to reduce pers

    Mar 29, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    A review of the most common underground slot, winze, rise or raise designs

    By E Wargem

    The conventional method of underground mining involves a process known as drilling and blasting to excavate valuable ore bearing minerals through the load and haul process. Drilling and blasting proce

    Mar 29, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Performance of fully mechanised rock reinforcement using self-drilling anchors with pumpable resin technology

    By P Jere

    Mechanically coupled rock bolts encapsulated in cementitious or polyester cartridge resin grouts have been widely adopted for various underground rock reinforcement applications. Resin grouts are cons

    Mar 29, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    The design and implementation of the Kibali gold mine off-shaft development

    By T Peters

    The Kibali Gold Mine is currently comprised of several open pits, a 3.5 Mtpa underground mine and a 7.5 Mtpa processing plant. Development of the underground operation commenced in December 2012, with

    Mar 29, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Friction rock stabiliser QAQC and a process to investigate high pull test failure rates

    By R Varden

    Friction rock stabilisers, commonly termed ‘Split Sets’, friction rock bolts, or continuous friction coupled bolts are the most widely used rock bolt in the Australian underground metalliferous indust

    Mar 29, 2023