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The Application of Resource Control in A Mining OperationAccident control has been a pre occupation of progressive industrial and mining companies for many years but few have attempted more than direct injury control. In recent years, particularly in Nor
Jan 1, 1975
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The Barewood-Hindon Vein System: A Regionally Extensive Normal Fault-Hosted Gold Deposit in the Otago SchistBy D Craw, J Youngson
Recent exploration for mesothermal gold deposits in the Otago Schist has focussed largely on extensions of, or analogies to, the reverse fault-hosted Hyde-Macraes Shear Zone deposit. Abundant normal f
Jan 1, 2002
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Evaluation of Blast Furnace Slag as Base Material in Road PavementsGraded macadam slag base has been used successfully by the Department of Main Roads, N.S.W., in the construction of Expressways. However, the use of graded macadam in urban conditions introduces p
Jan 1, 1979
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A Simplified Creep Analysis for Low Strength Seams in Rock PillarsBy M Habte
This paper presents a simplified method for the assessment of creep deformations in rock masses containing bands of low strength or soil strength rock. The main impetus for this work was the need to a
Mar 8, 2011
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Financing the Channar ProjectBy Parker JB
The Channar Iron Ore Mining Project (the Project) is a joint venture involving the Hamersley Holdings group (Hamersley) and the China Metallurgical Import and Export Corporation (CMIEC). The Projec
Jan 1, 1989
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Search for Low Grade Iron Ores Amenable to BeneficiationBy Gilbert DJ, Lemon NM
A case history of a two year study of low grade ores in the Middleback Range area with the objective of defining possible areas of interest from a combination of geological- petrological-metallurgic
Jan 1, 1975
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Critical risk management, good, but not good enoughBy D L. Head
Critical risk management (CRM) has become one of the latest safety buzz terms in mining. Everyone seems to be doing it, everyone seems to know about it, yet we are still having fatalities in our indus
May 5, 2022
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Setting Processing Plant Projects up for Success in AustraliaBy R Young
Independent Project Analysis (IPA) is in the business of benchmarking the performance of capital projects on behalf of owner companies in the processing and extractive industries. IPA assesses between
Aug 8, 2011
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Regional scale structural influence on the Ernest Henry orebody below current mining levelsBy E Philippa, B Miller
Material characterisation, ore sequencing and process capability are commonly regarded as the key parameters to consider in designing and operating an effective pit to plant supply chain. Therefore, a
Mar 22, 2022
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The Development of No 2 Ore Shaft as a Surface Hoisting Shaft at Mount Isa Mines LimitedBy Onton W
During the latter part of 1936, conditions encountered in sinking the Main Ore shaft made it impractical and uneconomical to continue deepening it to serve haulage levels below the present No. 5
Jan 1, 1988
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The Design and Operation of Heavy Medium Recovery Circuits for Improved Medium RecoveryIn dense medium processes for the beneficiation of minerals the consumption of medium (generally ferrosilicon) represents a major component of the operating cost. This provides a strong incentive
Jan 1, 1987
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Project NPV as a Portfolio of Derivative SecuritiesIt has long been recognised that applications of the Net Present Value (NPV) investment decision making methodology can have serious deficiencies in situations where investment can be delayed and,
Jan 1, 1994
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Methane Drainage Under the No. 7 Longwall Block Appin CollieryBy Regan R
Appin Colliery mines the Bulli Seam with a gas composition of 98.5% methane and 1.5% carbon dioxide. Relaxation of the strata generally occurs to below the base of the Wongawilli Seam, some 40 m be
Jan 1, 1982
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Notes on the Engineering Design of Tungsten-Carbide Rock BitsIn presenting this paper the author has in view a twofold purpose. In the first place, it is intended to set forth for the benefit of practical mining men some account of the principles underlying the
Jan 1, 1950
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Strategic Diversity in SmeltingTo secure a sustainable competitive advantage some smelters may need strategies based on flexibility in feed and product ranges depending on immediate future projections of profitability. This paper
Jan 1, 1996
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Mining and the New Zealand EconomyThis paper discusses the social and economic impact of mining, and in particular goldmining, on New Zealand. The range of topics covered and their complexity has confined us in this paper to highlight
Jan 1, 1981
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Geothermal Resources and Developments in New Zealand and the South West PacificThe Southwest Pacific is a region of active volcanism and geothermal systems. Only in New Zealand have the geothermal systems been exploited for electricity generation and industrial processing. At pr
Jan 1, 1990
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Compacted nickel Powders for Alloying and ElectroplatingBy Flann R. C
A small modification to current industrial practice should lead to better nickel powders for use in alloying, electroplating, and powder metallurgy. Nickel powder compacts sold for alloying are not
Jan 1, 1979
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Pneumatic Stowing of Mill Residues in Underground Stopes, Broken Hill South LimitedTwo of the problems long associated with the complete extraction of level pillars in the wide ore bodies of Broken Hill have been: (1) The high cost of maintaining level gangways through areas of slow
Jan 1, 1941
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Three Case Histories of the Self Potential Method of Base Metal Prospecting Within the Lachlan Geosyncline, New South WalesThe results of self potential geophysical surveys conducted over base metal prospects near Orange, Goulburn, and Wellington, N.S.W., indicate that this rapid and inexpensive exploration procedure meri
Jan 1, 1973