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From Mineral Resources to Sustainable Mining – the Key Trends to Unlock the Holy Grail?By S M. Jowitt, G M. Mudd
"The mining industry is the source for the vast majority of the metal, mineral and energy resources we use on a daily basis. New deposits are discovered over time and are developed into mines before b
Jun 15, 2016
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Study of the Effect of Blast Pattern Design on Autogenous and Semi-autogenous Mill Throughput at Gol-e-Gohar Iron Ore MineBy M R. Dehghan, H Mansouri, A Hakami, M A. Ebrahimi Farsangi, F Faramarzi
Today, it is accepted that rock fragmentation by blasting affects loading and hauling operations, and also directly influences on downstream processes such as crushing and grinding. In this research,
Aug 24, 2015
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Predicting changes in static liquefaction susceptibility using cone penetration test resultsBy J T. Sharp, M A. Styler, D McGowan, P W. Mayne
Static liquefaction is a geotechnical hazard in mine tailings facilities. Soils that are contractive in shear are susceptible to static liquefaction. Tailings facilities are dynamic structures, typi
Jul 23, 2018
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Impartiality and Fairness in Stakeholder Engagement Through Triangular Value AnalysisBy J L. Stacey
The diverse priorities, drivers and concerns of multiple stakeholders in the minerals industry complicate the integration of sustainable development considerations into mine design, as well as operati
Jan 1, 2009
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Back to the Future - Why Change Doesn't Necessarily Mean ProgressBy P A. Tilyard
There have been enormous changes in mineral processing in the past four decades. For example grinding mill power has increased by an order of magnitude, regrinding is done to -10 microns and flotation
Jan 1, 2009
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Rockfall Hazard Mitigation Best PracticeBy A Teen
An open cast mine on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand proposes to remove up to 30 m of overburden to access an ore body neighbouring National Reserve land. Part of the conditions of t
Jan 1, 2007
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Tropicana - Unravelling the complexity of a +6 Million Ounce Gold Deposit Hosted in Granulite Facies Metamorphic RocksBy J Savage, A Crawford, M Doyle, N McNaughton, T G. Blenkinsop
Area selection criteria for gold exploration have historically highlighted the low prospectivity of high-metamorphic grade terranes relative to regions with lower metamorphic grades. The Tropicana gol
Sep 26, 2013
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Geology and Nickel Sulphide Mineralization, Honeymoon Well, Western AustraliaBy Woodhouse M, Andrews D, Drew G
The nickel deposits within the Honeymoon Well project area (26¦ 40'S, 120¦ 25'E), located 45 km south of Wiluna, occur in the northern part of the Agnew-Wiluna belt (Figure 1; Hill et at,
Jan 1, 1996
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Assessment of Effectiveness of Artificial Recharge for Coal Seam Gas Water Management Based on Numerical ModellingBy C Rothfuss, X Wang, S J. Herbert, K Prasad
The extraction of groundwater to produce gas from coal seam gas (CSG) reservoirs has highlighted the opportunity for beneficial uses of groundwater in Australia. This paper presents an assessment of a
Nov 26, 2013
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Removal of Bismuth from Copper by Vacuum RefiningBy Pollard DM, Willis GM
The removal of bismuth from liquid copper in a vacuum furnace was studied over a range of pressures. The rate determining step changes from diffusion in the gas at pressures above 0.2 Torr to appr
Jan 1, 1980
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Environmental Impact Assessment For A Silica Sand Quarry In A New South Wales Coastal Recreation ReserveBy Longworth C. R
Competing requirements for land usage sometimes make the correct all- ocation difficult. The decision can be complicated by many factors such as local resident pressure, previous government decisio
Jan 1, 1976
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Geotechnical strata characterisation using geophysics and its application for coal mine designBy T Medhurst
Recent developments in geophysical borehole log analysis using the Geophysical Strata Rating (GSR) are now routinely used in a number Australian coal mining operations. This allows development of 3D g
Nov 30, 2018
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Variability of Gravity Recoverable Gold Values in Relation to Test Sample SizeBy S C. Dominy
The gravity recoverable gold (GRG) parameter reflects liberated gold or gold-dominated composite particles that can be recovered by gravity separation. Recoveries depend upon mineralogy, in situ parti
Sep 29, 2013
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Potential of the Overburden Cast Blasting Technique in Indian Surface Coalmines – A Modular Approach and its Financial ImplicationsBy M D. Uttarwar, R R. Yerpude
India is the world’s third-largest producer of coal and is endowed with the fifth-largest coal reserves in the world. Surface mining straddles the entire domain of the Indian coal mining industry, yie
Aug 24, 2015
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Concentrator design – standard engineering practice versus geometallurgy and simulationBy G Harbort, K Quan
Traditional engineering practice for concentrator design uses a mixture of risk minimisation options and capital minimisation approaches. Often this is based on the preferences and experiences of the
Sep 11, 2017
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Anglo American Research LaboratoriesÆ (AARL) Experiences with Flotation Plant ModellingBy V Ser, R Crosbie
To date, Anglo American Research Laboratories (AARL) has carried out several projects, based on the techniques developed in AMIRA International LimitedÆs (the mineral industries research association)
Jan 1, 2005
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Pre-concentration via waste rejection based on fragment size – Olympic Dam case studyBy K Ehrig, V Liebezeit, Y Li, B Pewkliang, M Smith, E Macmillan
Pre-concentration of low grade ores via the rejection of low/no value materials based on fragment size is the subject of many published papers and studies over the past decade. However, the possibilit
Nov 10, 2020
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Petrochemical Variations of Island Arc's Andesites (Kurile Island Arc)The problem of comparison of island arc's andesites in terms of petrochemical data is exa- mined. It is definitely established that only two main factors exist controlling the petroche- mical v
Jan 1, 1987
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Calcium based ternary nitrate salts for concentrating solar power applicationsBy V Shrotri L Muhmood, P Gandhre
The current work deals with the measurement of some thermophysical properties of Ca(NO3)2 based ternary nitrate molten salts as HTF (heat transfer fluid) / TES (Thermal Energy Storage) material for CS
Jun 19, 2024
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A More Holistic View of Mill Liner ManagementBy N Weerasekara, M Bird, M Yahyaei, M M. Hilden, M S. Powell, J Franke, P Toor
The combination of new tools with a more rigorous approach to understanding the interaction of mill liners with overall mill performance and economics, forms the basis of an integrated approach to lin
Oct 29, 2012