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Process Control Developments at Queensland AluminaThe completion of the 3rd expansion at Queensland Alumina added 725,000 t.p.y. capacity to what was already the world's largest alumina refinery. Rated design capacity is now 2.0 million t.p.
Jan 1, 1974
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Subsurface Environmental Engineering - A Look Into the FuturePerhaps the only thing certain about an address that purports to look into the future of any human endeavour is that time will prove it :.o be inaccurate. In undertaking the dubious, but oft-times
Jan 1, 1988
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Petrology and Evolution of the N.E. Pacific Including the Aleautiansof the multitude of physiographic problems of immediate interest in volcanic terranes, it is the origin of the magma forming the magnificent volcanoes that is perhaps the most mysterious. Unlike a
Jan 1, 1987
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Economy in a basket: multi-purpose use of gabions at the Porgera Gold MineBy Thompson M
The humble gabion basket is to mine development what the light bulb and safety pin are to eir-ryday life. Gabions provide a flexible, easy to assemble and cost efficient solution for "101" mine and ci
Jan 1, 1994
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Gas Well Testing in the Roma AreaGas well tests were performed on 17 wells in the Roma area. The procedure used in the test programme incorporates an initial isochronal test followed by what is described as the "two flow drawdow
Jan 1, 1968
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The Social Psychology of Risk, Safety and Leadership MaturityBy R Long
The founder of social psychology is sometimes identified as Kurt Lewin. In a 1947 article, Kurt Lewin coined the term ‘group dynamics’. He described this notion as the way that groups and individuals
May 9, 2016
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Understanding Trends in Performance of Open Cut Mining EquipmentBy G Lumley
PlannersÆ optimism (or maybe commercial necessity) means that most mine plans use equipment rates that are rarely achieved (Lumley and Beckman, 2009). This lack of understanding of what equipment actu
May 24, 2012
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Quantifying iron ore ‘handleability’ to reduce processing plant delaysBy P Cherepanskiy, G Elphick, R Hus, C Perring
When an iron orebody nears its end of life, the extracted material can become increasingly problematic to handle. Higher moisture content occurs as larger portions of originally-below-water-table mate
Jun 22, 2022
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Discrete Fracture Network Modelling – Importance of Accounting for Data Uncertainty and VariabilityBy S Rogers, D Stead, E Eberhardt
The last decade has seen a major increase in use of the discrete fracture network (DFN) approach applied to cave mining problems, often integrated within more complex geomechanical simulations. Becaus
May 9, 2016
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The Introduction of Axis at Black Star Open CutBy M Gabbitus, B Young, T Lukins, M Slater
This paper details the implementation of a new type of grade control system at the Black Star open cut mine in Mount Isa, Queensland. It explores the site requirements for grade control, what as previ
Sep 18, 2012
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Surrounded by Change - Collective Strategies for Managing the Cumulative Impacts of Multiple MinesBy D Brereton, C J. Moran
Intensive resource extraction, in the form of multiple mining operations, presents significant assessment and management challenges for resource developers, governments, community and the environment.
Jan 1, 2009
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Platinum Mining and Sustainability - Understanding the Environmental Costs of Future TechnologiesBy G M. Mudd
The growing popularity of platinum and platinum group metals (or PGMs, including palladium, rhodium and others) for a wide range of applications leads to some interesting issues for mining and sustain
Jan 1, 2009
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Quantitative Risk Assessment Tools to Assist with Waste Management and Placement GuidelinesBy S Lehane, S Pearce
The characterisation and assessment of waste rock has been the subject of considerable research, and many guidance documents have been published both internationally and within Australia. While these
Jul 27, 2015
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Comparative Cost of Rock Drilling UndergroundDURING a period extending over about the last two and a half years, the performances of various types of rock drills in use at the mining department of the Zinc Corporation have been recorded as close
Jan 1, 1923
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Is Every Mine a Pilot?By G I. Lumley
‘Every mine is a pilot’ is an attitude which encourages the mining paradox of optimistic mine plans and equipment under performance; propped up by an environment lacking accountability. The premise th
Jun 22, 2016
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Your Career ù Are You an Overnight Dot.Com or a Long-Term Growth Option?The current boom being experienced by mining, coupled with a shortage of professionals, will mean those in the industry will have many choices. It may be easy to become carried away and run with the h
Jan 1, 2004
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How Many Gold Mines will Inefficiency Kill?By G Lumley
Gold miners have been underperforming the price of gold for a number of years. So why has the æmarketÆ undervalued our gold miners relative to what they have been mining? The low valuation ascribed to
Sep 26, 2013
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Mentoring - Fostering Relationships to Enrich Decision-MakingMother Nature controls, technical professionals model and miners decide. Decisions to explore, mine and mill. Mine decisions, mine design, planning and scheduling are subject to the quality of models
Jan 1, 2006
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Improving Consistency of Delivery at Mt Rawdon OperationBy M Boon, M Franklin
This paper outlines the journey of cultural maturation and management system development at the Mt Rawdon (MRO) gold mine from its acquisition by Evolution Mining Limited (Evolution) in late 2011 to 2
Jun 22, 2016
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Universal Reconciliation – A Multidisciplinary Approach across the Entire Mining Value Chain to Identify Loss of Value and Maximise Operational PerformanceBy R Hargreaves, C Morley
The authors often see problems on mine sites that are due to insufficient feedback between technical discipline silos as the realities on the ground fail to inform the models and plans used to drive r
Aug 18, 2014