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Paper No. 187. Roasting Sulpho-Telluride Gold Ore at The Kalgurli Gold Mines LTD.To obtain the best economic results in treating the comparatively high-grade ore of the Kalgurli Mine a good roast is essential, and the effort of this paper will be to briefly describe the plant and
Jan 1, 1911
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Increased drilling accuracy leads to significant improvement in ore recovery and dilutionBy R Stimpson, B Johnson, B Hesse
During a period of twelve months between FY18-19, a series of trials were conducted to compare production drilling accuracy using two different methodologies, and the subsequent impact this had on sto
Mar 15, 2021
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Real Option Value OptimisationBy J Gould, T Elkington
Mine operation strategies are commonly optimised with a net present value (NPV) maximisation objective. There are well known properties of a typical mining project optimised for NPV, including high pr
May 24, 2012
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Optimisation of the Peak Gold Mine’s Processing Plant through Advanced Process ControlBy J Hartog, V Beehan, D Beeson
Treating an ore blend from five different deposits at Newgold’s Peak Gold Mine (PGM) has always been a challenge due to the inherent variability between each of the orebodies.Operating the processing
Sep 1, 2014
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Performance Enhancing Blends – Concentrator Feed Blending at Iron MagnetBy M Darvall
Magnetite ore blending has yielded signifi cant performance improvements in OneSteel’s magnetite concentrator. The magnetite concentrator beneficiates magnetite ore from the Iron Magnet Deposit and pr
Jul 11, 2011
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Resue Mining with eDev™ Electronic Detonators at Stawell Gold MinesBy C Hamilton
Stawell Gold Mines (SGM) is an underground mining operation located in Victoria, Australia. The mining method employed is long hole retreat stoping, utilising up and downholes and artificial concrete
Mar 21, 2011
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Construction of the Seven Thousand Tonne per Day – Big Gossan Production ShaftBy N Herault
PT Freeport Indonesia recently completed preproduction development and construction of the Big Gossan underground copper and gold mine, located in the Ertsberg mining district of Papua, Indonesia. Pro
Mar 21, 2011
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Modern Mining GeologyBy G Fahey, S Rose
"Mining geology as a defined profession is only about 100 years old. The successful modern mine geologist needs to be a multidisciplinarian, but also needs to maintain a focus on the key outputs of th
Aug 18, 2014
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Some Comments on How Mining Departments and Schools Can Survive a Cyclic DownturnBy S Thomas, E Grimsey
Mining education in Australia has undergone another cyclical downturn over the past five years and several departments have been discontinued while others are still teetering on the brink of destructi
Jan 1, 2004
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Dynamic Pit and Waste Dump Schedule Optimisation at Tropicana Gold MineBy S Graskoski, S Craig, C Myburgh
Too often in mine planning, maximising revenue-generating material takes precedence over minimising costs. The ability to target both revenue and cost optimisation enables mine plans to fulfil corpora
Sep 26, 2013
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Performance of fully mechanised rock reinforcement using self-drilling anchors with pumpable resin technologyBy 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
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Off to a Good Start with Lift #2: Drawbell Extraction ù NorthparkesBy M Lovitt, T Hewitt
The extraction of drawbells in Lift #2 at Northparkes Mines E26 orebody was achieved by single shot blasting, enabled through the use of electronic detonators. This paper discusses the designs conside
Jan 1, 2005
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Advanced Grinding Mill Relining MethodsRME has a vision for a new mill operational paradigm made possible by RMEÆs fast, safe Mill Relining System. This vision can be moved forward into reality at any time with or without guidance from rec
Jan 1, 2006
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Development and Implementation of Major Hazard Management PlansBy D Hume
During 2001 the Ridgeway Gold Mine, driven by company initiatives and recent NSW legislation (General Rule 2000), developed and implemented Major Hazard Management Plans to control significant hazards
Jan 1, 2002
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Some Aspects of Rock Mechanics Applicable to Underground Coal MiningBy Katsuyama K, Nag DK
Three aspects of rock mechanics, namely, in-situ stress estimation by acoustic emission (AE) method, strength of rock mass and role of chemicals to reduce the strength are covered. It is possible to d
Jan 1, 1998
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Martha Mine Tailings Storage Facilities ù How Do They Stack Up?By K M. Brodie, D I. K McLeod, J Ruddock
Environmental incidents involving mine tailings and waste rock inevitably become highly publicised and serve to damage the credibility of the entire industry. The recent serious incident involving a s
Jan 1, 2002
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Effect of Al2O3/SiO2 ratio on structure and properties of mould flux for high-Al steel continuous castingBy J Zhang, O Ostrovski, C Zhang D Cai, Q Wang
The conventional CaO-SiO2-based mould fluxes are not suitable for high-Al steel casting because of the strong reaction between silica in the flux and aluminium in the steel strand. In the process of c
Aug 21, 2024
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Depositional Behaviour of Coal Tailings, Co-Disposed Coal Washery Wastes, and Loose-Dumped Coarse RejectCoal washery wastes comprise tailings, finer than 0.5 to 0.1 mm depending on the sophistication of the washery, and coarse reject, typically finer than 50 mm. Subaerial disposal of coal tailings slurr
Jan 1, 1998
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Design, Installation, Commissioning and Operation of Fine Grinding Technology at the Kevitsa MineBy B Nielsen, H Lehto, B Musuku
"The demand for fine and ultra-fine grinding associated with the processing of more challenging, finer grained orebodies and the global driver of minimising energy consumption has been an increased fo
Oct 10, 2016
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A Cost Benefit Analysis to Explore the Optimal Number of Blast Movement Monitoring LocationsBy J Loeb, D Thornton
Blast movement measurement is a key component of grade control, enabling mines to carry all of the precision involved in locating ore blocks, through a chaotic blast, to production. A monitoring syste
Aug 18, 2014