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The Miner's Guide to a Better Environmental PerformanceBy G MORRIS
The mining industry has been rightly proud of its environmental achievements and it would be fair to say that in some areas the Australian mining industry is at the forefront of world practice in e
Jan 1, 1992
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Rehabilitation at Strongman Mine, West Coast, New ZealandCoal mining ceased at Strongman Mine this year after 70 years of production. Underground mining finished in 2003 and opencast methods began in 1998. During the life of the mine, 8 million tonnes of co
Jan 1, 2006
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Stratigraphic, Mineralogical and Physical Variations at Waikato - North Head, South Auckland: Preliminary ResultsBy D Pastars, J L. Mauk
Located at the southern end of the Awhitu
Jan 1, 2001
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On-Line Sensor for Measuring Gas Velocities in Laboratory-Scale Flotation CellsBy K Heiskanen, R A. Grau
Gas velocity (Jg) measurements conducted close to the froth-pulp interface over the cross-section of a flotation cell reveal how efficiently the incoming air is being dispersed throughout the volume o
Jan 1, 2005
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New Exploration in NZ Stimulated by the Crown Minerals Prospectivity Modelling Studies for GoldThe Epithermal and Mesothermal Gold Prospectivity modelling projects carried out by Crown Minerals provided explorers in New Zealand with a new compilation of historical exploration data combined with
Jan 1, 2004
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Metallurgical Progress in the Australian CommonwealthBy Met M. E
In choosing the subject for my address to you this evening I was actuated by the knowledge that in the past Australian metallurgical problems have been solved by the introduction of extremely interest
Jan 1, 1936
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Impact of Rock Mass Characteristics on Hard Rock Tunnel Boring Machine PerformanceBy J Rostami, D Tadic
While hard rock tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have an established track record in the tunnelling industry, accurate estimation of TBM performance for each specific project remains critical. Machine pe
Jan 1, 2008
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What do High Reliability Organisational principles look like in practice in Queensland mines?By M S. Tuohy
Since the independent review of fatal accidents in the mining industry carried out by Dr Sean Brady (the ‘Brady Review’), High Reliability Organisations (HROs) and their operating principles have been
May 5, 2022
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Characterisation of Large Size Flotation CellsBy F H. Henrfquez, A G. Oroz
Design and operating conditions of large size mechanical flotation cells were evaluated by comparing them with actual operating conditions in a plant. The objective was to determine the time scale-up
Jan 1, 2005
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Environmental Assessment of Iron Ore Agglomeration ProcessesBy K R. Vining, T E. Norgate
A study was carried out to compare the environmental impacts of the two major iron ore agglomeration processes, sintering and pelletising, using life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. The following
Jan 1, 2006
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Design Selection for Large-Scale Grinding Operations ù AG/SAG or HPGR?By J Hudson
Autogenous (AG) and Semi Autogenous (SAG) grinding mills are the conventional selection for large-scale grinding circuits. It is accepted that these forms of comminution are not the most energy effici
Jan 1, 2006
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The Halloysite Clays of Northland, New ZealandBy R B. Evans, M G. Townsend
In Northland, New Zealand, localised large deposits of halloysite clay have been produced by in-situ alteration of rhyolite volcanics of Pliocene or Pleistocene age, which were erupted through pre-Pli
Jan 1, 1990
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Production of Nickel Bearing Pig Iron in Blast Furnace From Chromite OverburdenBy Kumar A, Mishra N. C
For each tonne of chromite ore mined in Sukinda, approximately ten tonnes of fine overburden material is generated. The overburden typically contains about 30 - 60 per cent Fe2O3, 0.3 - 1.1 per cent
Jan 1, 1999
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Mary Mac Hill - The Challenges and Strategies of Successful Open Cut Mining: A Complex Underground Gold Deposit Riddled with a Network of Complicated VoidsBy H Chalcraft, T D. Mullen
Conditions encountered at a recently completed brownfields mining project provided valuable insight into, and development of, techniques for working in and around known underground mining voids in an
Sep 18, 2012
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Gas Chemistry and Isotopic Signature of Fumaroles at Galeras Volcano, ColombiaBy T P. Fischer, S N. Williams, N C. Sturchio
Chemical and isotopic analyses of fumarole gases from Galeras Volcano, Colombia provide significant insights into the origin of volatile components in the magma. Water comprises a mixture of magmatic
Jan 1, 1995
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Sampling Techniques for Flash Smelter ShaftsBy Stevenson I, Dickinson W, Taylor R. N
Despite flash smelting's widespread use little is known about the actual processes taking place in flash furnace shafts and comparatively few reports of sampling campaigns have appeared in the
Jan 1, 1992
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Improving Health and Safety Through Conveyor System Training in a Virtual EnvironmentBy R Engle, R P. McMahan, D A. Bowman, S Schafrik, W Thabet
Preventing injuries and fatalities related to conveyor system use in the mining industry is important and increases uptime while decreasing lost time. The research presented here is funded by the Nati
Jan 1, 2008
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Mining Equipment Maintenance ManagementBy M Kuruppu
Large mining operations require a high percentage of the capital invested in mobile and fixed mining machinery. From an investment point of view this expenditure must be met by an equally high rate of
Jan 1, 2006
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Deoxidation of Ti-Ni alloy by the calcium and CaF2-MgCl2 fluxBy K S. Park, J K. Kim, J H. Park, Y Su
The present study investigates the possibility of the direct removal of oxygen from the Ti-30Ni (wt per cent) alloy melt through the thermodynamic equilibrium reactions at 1623 K in the vertical tube
Aug 21, 2024
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The Resource Valuation and Optimisation Model Real Impact from Real OptionsBy C Tonkin, S D. Howell, P V. Johnson, J Moriarty, P W. Duck
This paper presents the scientific framework underpinning the resource valuation and optimisation model (RVOM). The RVOM is a partial differential equation based real options software package, which h
Sep 26, 2011