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Historical Challenges, Modern Solutions at Ballarat EastBy M Sykes
Gold was initially discovered at Ballarat in 1851. After initial alluvial mining, underground quartz mining commenced in 1853, continuing until 1918. The historic miners were considered to be capable
Jan 1, 2008
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Selective Flotation of Chalcopyrite and Pyrite from a Mixed Copper Mineral Concentrate under Controlled Redox Potential ConditionsBy I Ametov, S Harmer, R Alford
A process that allows selective flotation separation of low Cu/S ratio minerals (chalcopyrite and pyrite) from high Cu/S ratio minerals (bornite and chalcocite) from a mixed copper mineral concentrate
Sep 1, 2014
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Development of an iron ore analysis method applying assimilation reaction to coarse oreBy Y M. Lee, Y Hong, B C. Kim
Since sintered ore is the primary source for producing molten iron in the blast furnace process, maintaining stable quality despite the utilisation of low-grade iron ore is crucial. However, conventio
Sep 18, 2023
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Building Safe, Productive Cultures and LeadershipBy M I. Roberts
Corporate and workplace culture, as many owners, directors, executives and managers know, is by far the most powerful determinant of productivity. It’s much more significant than buildings and equipme
Jun 22, 2016
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Contract Commissioning and Operation of Western Areas’ Cosmic Boy ConcentratorBy C Dick
Over the past three decades, mining operations have seen a significant increase in the use of contractors for mining, camp management and catering, recruitment, maintenance, power management, and comm
Aug 8, 2011
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Mining Grade Control ù Past, Present and FutureThe objectives of mining grade control are presented and examples of the techniques used in various open pit and underground mines are used to define the attributes of good grade control. Reasons are
Jan 1, 2000
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Gold-New Developments, Research, and the FutureNew technology is a significant factor in the present upsurge in world, and Australian, gold extraction and production. The main technologies in current use for gold production are described, ref
Jan 1, 1986
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Reducing the Effect of Wind on Airblast Measurement During BlastingBy K Henley
One of the greatest practical difficulties of measuring airblast occurs when a significant wind is blowing onto the microphone. Small windscreens are usually used to mitigate the wind noise on the mic
Aug 24, 2015
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Geomechanical modelling of the Ernest Henry iron oxide copper gold deposit – identifying fluid pathways to predict potential mineralised zonesBy J G. McLellan, B Miller
Copper and Gold mineralisation at the Ernest Henry deposit is bound by two controlling shears along the hanging wall and footwall margins. The shear zone geometries have been influenced by a large dio
Sep 20, 2017
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Application of normative ore mineralogy to geological and metallurgical data sets at the Hera Au-Pb-Zn-Ag mine, New South Wales, AustraliaBy A R. McKinnon
The recently opened Hera Au-Pb-Zn-Ag mine in central New South Wales has provided an ideal opportunity to demonstrate the calculation of sulfide ore mineralogy using normative methods. Normative miner
Sep 20, 2017
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Spontaneous Fire Risk Rating of a Colliery Proposed to be Developed by Short Wall Method of MiningBy Sen S. K, Banerjee D. D, Nandy D. K
It has been stressed that the intrinsic spon- taneous heating characteristics of a coal is not enough in predicting spontaneous fire risk of a mine. The influence of extraneous conditions created f
Jan 1, 1988
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Prefeasibility Testing of Gold Ore Samples Prior to CIP Plant DesignBy K B. Quast
During the prefeasibility stage of the mining cycle for a gold deposit, an evaluation of the ore leaching characteristics from various defined areas is essential prior to plant design. There are a num
Jan 1, 1998
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Sustainability Reporting and Mining - An Assessment of the State of Play for Environmental IndicatorsThe global mining industry is perceived to be a world leader in sustainability reporting û with a 2008 Ernst & Young survey placing four mining companies in their top five performers in sustainabi
Jan 1, 2009
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An Advanced Modelling Technique for Scale-Up of Batch Flotation Results to Plant Metallurgical PerformanceBy O N. Savassi
A rigorous methodology for prediction of flotation plant performance is presented, which is based on a standardised batch flotation test called the MFT. The work is part of the FLEET program, develope
Jan 1, 2005
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Evaluation of Exploration ProjectsIt is difficult to evaluate exploration properties in a manner that is transparent, repeatable and easily re-calculated to cater for different geological interpretations, but the risk-based assessment
Jan 1, 2007
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Dynamic grade control modelling processes at the Waihi Underground Gold MineBy A Whaanga, W Vigor-Brown
IGO Ltd’s (IGO’s) Nova-Bollinger Deposit (Nova-Bollinger) is a magmatic nickel-copper-cobalt (NiCu-Co) sulfide deposit found 160 km east-north-east of the town of Norseman in Western Australia (WA). T
Mar 22, 2022
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The Coal Resources of New South WalesTHE area of the State of New South Wales is not great, nevertheless it has very large and important Mineral Resources. This is the more noticeable when the values of the annual mineral production from
Jan 1, 1926
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Maximising resource utilisation in South Africa – the BIF storyBy A Singh, C Da Corte
Banded Iron Formations or more commonly known as BIF are sedimentary rock formations with alternating silica-rich layers and iron-rich layers that are typically composed of iron oxides (hematite and m
Nov 8, 2021
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Controlled Blasting for Civil Construction in an Urban EnvironmentBy R Domotor
Brisbane’s Airport Link is Australia’s largest road infrastructure project, worth a total value of A$4.8 billion. The project is using surface and underground blasting to excavate hard volcanic r
Nov 8, 2011
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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