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  • AUSIMM
    Integrated Landforms for the Storage of Tailings and Waste Rock at Magnetite Mines in Western Australia

    By D R. Anstey

    The mining of magnetite iron ore in Western Australia will generate large volumes of waste rock and tailings over many decades. The need to dispose of these materials will result in massive waste land

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    Maldon to Dombarton Rail Link – Design Development of the Avon Tunnel

    By A Bagis, T Baker

    In 1983 the New South Wales (NSW) Government began to construct a 35 km freight rail line to provide additional rail capacity to Port Kembla in the Illawarra region, south of Sydney, through a direct

    Sep 17, 2014

  • SME
    New improvements to MFIRE to enhance fire-modeling capabilities

    By L. Yuan, A. C. Smith

    MFIRE, the mine-fire simulation program of the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), is widely accepted as a standard for assessing and predicting the impact of a fire on

    Jun 1, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Laboratory investigation of relationships between zeta potential and coal dust suppression efficiency

    By Z Zhao

    Coal dust is hazardous to underground coal workers and water spray is the most common and economic method for controlling coal dust. Previous studies proved that the addition of surfactants can improv

    Oct 12, 2022

  • TMS
    Advanced Mixer Settler Designs That Will Optimize Tomorrow's Large Flow Production Requirements

    By M. Giralico

    Optimized mixer settler designs will now handle flows of over 25,000 GPM. The size and expense of the equipment hamper experimental settler optimization efforts. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AUSIMM
    Comparison of risk register quality and consistency using causal network topology analysis

    By Y Lin, B J. Seligmann, M Hassall, S Micklethwaite

    For multi-site mining companies, checking the quality and consistency of the data recorded in risk registers is important for confirming how well mine safety management systems have been implemented.

    Apr 16, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Brave New Mine – Examining the Human Factors Implications of Automation and Remote Operation in Mining

    By T Horberry

    This paper describes work conducted as part of an overall research project that aims to identify current and emerging trends in the development of automation and remote mining technologies, and to pro

    Nov 22, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Block Caving - Controllable Risks and Fatal Flaws

    Block caving is the lowest cost underground mining method but it has relatively high risks and a high up-front capital and development cost. It has application to large, often lower-grade orebodies wh

    Jan 1, 2000

  • AUSIMM
    Implementation Strategies for Energy Effectiveness and Sustainability – Example of Anglo American Platinum

    By O Bascur, A Soudek

    Large metallurgical complexes are substantial users of energy, water and assets. To improve the effectiveness of energy and assets the quality of the data and events become paramount for real-time ope

    Sep 1, 2014

  • CIM
    Single Stage SAG/AG Milling Design

    By Brian Putland

    Single stage semi-autogenous / autogenous (S/AG) milling has become a common design for a variety of ore types with the advantages of being comparatively low capital cost and flexible for future expan

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SME
    Slurry Treatment Plants in Mechanized Tunnelling Operations— Safety, Performance and Cost Factor for Jobsites - RETC2021

    By Gino Vogt

    In mechanized tunnelling operations performance, consumption and safety are main factors for jobsites. One of the most important components effecting these factors, especially in slurry TBM operations

    Jun 13, 2021

  • AUSIMM
    Mineral chemistry of iron oxides in the Leveaniemi iron ore deposit in Northern Sweden

    By A Larsson, K Niiranen

    The Palaeoproterozoic Leveäniemi iron oxide apatite (IOA) deposit of the so-called Kiruna type is currently mined by Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (publ.), commonly known as LKAB. The mineralogy of iron

    Nov 8, 2021

  • AUSIMM
    An approach to the calibration and validation of transfer chute DEM simulations handling cohesive iron ore fines

    By T Walkemeyer, R Elliott, D Chang-Martin

    Over the past decade, discrete element method (DEM) simulations have seen increasing adoption by the resources sector to inform the design of materials handling equipment such as transfer chutes, bins

    Sep 18, 2023

  • CIM
    Achieving Stakeholder Support for New Gold Mining Developments that Contain Sulfide Minerals

    By T. D. Chatwin

    While new jobs and taxes are major incentives for support of mining, stakeholders must also be assured that current jobs, resources and environment will be protected. Mining companies can help achieve

    Jan 1, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Integrated Site Water Balances and Water Quality Models for Decision-making over Life-of-mine

    By R Strand, B Usher

    Environmental compliance and mine designs are increasingly including assessment of flows and water qualities as a key driver to decision-making over life-of-mine. Integrated site-wide water quality mo

    Jul 16, 2014

  • IIMP
    Automatización y Optimización de la Gestión de Información Hidrogeológica en la Mina Cerro Verde

    By Stefany Castro, Miguel Pineda, Jonathan Calle, Sebastián Osorio

    Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde cuenta con un nivel de monitoreo completamente automatizado, el resultado final se presenta en una plataforma digital dinámica de visualización de resultados de calidad y n

    Sep 30, 2022

  • TMS
    Teams That Work-Following The Gorilla's Lead

    By J. W. Holzenthaler

    Teams continue to play a major role at the Phelps Dodge Mining Company El Paso Operations, especially during the present time of low copper prices. The El Paso Operations' teams have taken the in

    Jan 1, 1999

  • AUSIMM
    Coal Bursts in the Deep Longwall Mines of the United States

    By C Mark

    Coal bursts involve the sudden, violent ejection of coal or rock into the mine workings. They are a particular hazard because they typically occur without warning. During the past two years, three US

    Nov 5, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    The Queensland Great Artesian Basin Water Resource Plan

    By A McKay

    The Great Artesian Basin (the Basin) is a large aquifer system underlying more than 20 per cent of continental Australia and most of Queensland. The aquifers of the Basin are an important water source

    Jan 1, 2006

  • AUSIMM
    Tunnelling within the Bunya Phyllite of Legacy Way, Brisbane, Queensland

    By M Norbert, C Bennett

    The Legacy Way Tunnel was constructed from Toowong to Kelvin Grove in Brisbane, and is the first large-scale underground excavation in the Bunya Phyllite in Brisbane. The Legacy Way Tunnel is 4.3 km i

    Sep 17, 2014