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Evaluation of a UAV-LiDAR system for mapping geological structures in an open pit highwallBy B Banerjee, H Masoumi, X Shen, S Raval, D Tannant
Structural mapping of pit walls can be performed using digital images and photogrammetry software, but the performance is limited by weather and environmental conditions including dust, rain and light
Nov 30, 2018
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Cities as Mine Sites of the FutureBy M Warnken
Major cities are not only the focal point for AustralianÆs work, leisure and homes, they also are the focal point for the flow of resources into the built environment, motor cars and transportation an
Jan 1, 2006
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Responding to Risk by Going with the Top Ranking Performers to Achieve Sustainable Mining in a Global IndustryThe value of Australia's education services exports increased to over $15 billion dollars in 2009, placing education as the third overall export earner behind coal and iron ore; however there are
Jun 1, 2010
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Robust construction and quality assurance culture for tailings storage facilities – equally important as robust design and review practiceBy M Laxman, A Kundu
After multiple tailings dam failures in recent times, the owner organisations have made increased efforts to step up the governance systems to industry best practise in the design, construction and op
Jul 23, 2018
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Viscosity Controlled Production of High-Concentration Backfill Pastes (25c0bb81-3167-4f40-8bbb-0bad87ad79f2)By Mez W
the German ruining industry uses different residues for hackfilling and stowing. A hydraulic pipe conveying technology for these materials has shown advantages for the transportation into the mine.
Jan 1, 1998
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Influence of Saline Water on Electrostatic/High Tension SeparationBy P Ramsaywok
The use of saline water for mineral beneficiation in arid regions is general practice and also the case with Exxaro Namakwa Sands, situated on the west coast of South Africa. Although it is ‘cost effe
Oct 5, 2011
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Determination of the Structure of the Bulli Coal Seam at Appin Colliery, N.S.W., by the Seismic Reflection MethodThe structure of the Bulli coal seam at Appin Colliery was detailed by the seismic reflection method. This unusual application of the seismic method was possible because there is a reflector near the
Jan 1, 1965
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South Deep ù The ChallengesOver years of exploration the massive and tabular orebodies in the area to the South West of Western Areas Gold Mine had been assessed as containing about 50 million ounces of gold û a world class ore
Jan 1, 2002
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Research Procedure in an Investigation into the Basic Causes of High Tailing Loss at Mt. MorganThe concentration of Mt. Morgan sulphide ore has always been attended by serious loss of gold. Until recently, with a simple selective flotation flowsheet, even the lowest grade of ore milled-about 2
Jan 1, 1939
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The Proton Precession Magnetometer as a Prospecting InstrumentBy Haigh J. E
An accurate measure of the earth's magnetic field can be made in a few seconds with the portable proton precession magnetometer. Such an instrument increases the applicability of the long success
Jan 1, 1963
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Production Drill and Blast Practices at Ridgeway Gold MineNewcrest Mining Limited (NML) owns and manages the Ridgeway Gold Mine (RGM) located outside Orange in the state of New South Wales. RGM is a new underground sublevel caving (SLC) operation that is ram
Jan 1, 2002
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Ore Reserve Reporting Practices of Major Australian Mining CompaniesIn recent years stricter requirements imposed variously by the Companies Acts, auditors and the Stock Exchanges have resulted in annual financial statements of mining companies becoming more detail
Jan 1, 1981
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Realising the Potential of the Boolgeeda Iron Formation – Stratigraphy and Iron Mineralisation at McCamey’s North, Hamersley Province, Western AustraliaBy P J. Howard
Atlas Iron Limited’s McCamey’s North project lies at the eastern end of the Hamersley Basin, approximately 50 km east of Newman, Western Australia, and 3 km northeast of BHP Billiton’s Jimblebar Mine.
Jul 11, 2011
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Geometallurgical Mapping and Modelling of Comminution Performance at the Cadia East Porphyry DepositBy L Keeney
Cu-Au porphyry deposits are large tonnage low-grade resources dependent on processing large volumes of material. The ability to understand and predict comminution performance is critical, as it is fre
Sep 5, 2011
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Time Variations of Chemical Species in Released Mine Waters, Northern Territory, AustraliaBy Noller B. N, Mine F. J
Modem open cut and underground mining in the tropics inevitably expose partially weathered and unweathered rocks to oxygen and water, leading to weathering and the release of solutes and often acidi
Jan 1, 1994
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An Innovative Approach to Robust Optimisation for Scenario-Based Mineral Project EvaluationBy S Coward, J Vann, R Wolff, S Jackson, S Moayer, A Bye
Uncertainty about the future and orebody should significantly impact evaluation of mining projects. Scenario planning, widely used in other industries, for example in the petroleum industry, can provi
May 24, 2012
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Exploring two approaches for real-time measurement of frother concentrationBy H Park, D J. Holland, L Wang, Y Matviychuk, Y Lee
Reuse of process water in mineral and coal flotation plants is widespread to effectively reduce freshwater consumption. However, the accumulation of the frother in the recycled process water is a grow
Aug 24, 2022
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Technical Note on a Laboratory Study of the Flocculation of Coal Slimes by Ultrasonic WavesBy Whang K, Choi H
A study of flocculation of ultra-fine coal particles by ultrasonic waves was investigated on a laboratory scale.The coal suspension was dilute, with low ionic strength, and at pH 6·2.When a stati
Jan 1, 1977
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Small Scale Carbonization and Coke Studies in Coalfield Exploration and Mine DevelopmentReliable and discriminating small, laboratory scale methods of study have been developed and used successfully in the critical evaluation and interpretation of the carbonization characteristics of a w
Jan 1, 1969
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Life-of-Mine Ventilation and Refrigeration Planning for Resolution Copper MineBy R G. Moreby, S Bluhm, FávonáGlehn, C Pascoe
Resolution Copper Mine in Arizona, USA, is planned to be a 2000 m deep panel cave mine with virgin rock temperatures exceeding 80¦C in rock with high crystalline silica content, resulting in a very ch
Jul 1, 2013