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    Monitoring CO2 Sequestration from Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Platforms Using Interferometric (InSAR) Image Stack Analysis

    By Bruce Macdonald

    Operational reservoir management activities such as cyclical steam, water or CO2 injections frequently cause surface micro-deformation. InSAR monitoring from space based sensors of this surface deform

    Jun 1, 2012

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    Passive Seismic Tomography for Imaging Horizontal Stress Concentration at the Mine Scale

    By Erik C. Westman

    Knowledge of the orientation and relative magnitude of in-situ stresses at the mine scale is important for safe and efficient production from an underground mine. With this knowledge, stope location a

    Jun 1, 2012

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    Effect of Mining on Deformation Patterns in a Large Open Pit Rock Slope

    By A. K. Alzo?ubi

    Block toppling in natural rock slopes has been under investigation since the 1970?s. De Freitas and Watters (1973) introduced the term ?toppling? to describe the movements of rock slopes by rotation i

    Jun 1, 2012

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    Statistical Analysis of Microseismic Event Characteristics to Monitor In-situ Stress Changes

    By Melanie Grob

    Two commonly estimated fractal dimensions, called b and D values, represent statistical characteristics in the distribution of magnitude sizes (b) and spatial hypocenter locations (D) of microseismic

    Jun 1, 2012

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    Quantifying the Loss of Support Capacity Due to Corrosion

    By Jean-François Dorion

    In an underground mine rock reinforcement elements and surface support units are often exposed to conditions that make them susceptible to corrosion. These unfavourable conditions include high relativ

    Jun 1, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    A Case for Revision of Time-Honoured Mine Ventilation Design Parameters through Active Field Observations

    By B Belle

    "Mines around the world are inherently and operationally diverse. Current methodologies for the design of mine ventilation and cooling infrastructure involve controlling major safety and health hazard

    Jun 1, 2012

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    Can a Risk-Based Evaluation Provide a More Valuable Mine Design?

    By B Maybee

    In underground mine planning, many potentially value-eroding decisions are made due to a lack of time and proper evaluation practices. The information required for mine planning decisions goes beyond

    May 24, 2012

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    Exploration Value Drivers and Methodologies

    By P Guj, J A. Bell

    The valuation of early-stage exploration projects requires a valuer to take into account a large number of uncertain value drivers, the interplay among which may be non-linear. This paper examines som

    May 24, 2012

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    Strategic Optimisation at Sierra Rutile - A Case Study in Maximising Project Value

    By P Myers, T Elkington, S Wonday

    Sierra Rutile LimitedÆs (SRL) heavy mineral sand mining operation in Sierra Leone, West Africa, is embarking on a new phase of its life. After confronting many challenges during the 1990s and 2000s, S

    May 24, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    Uncertainty - An Important Source of (Additional) Value for Mine Projects

    By S Watson, L Martinez

    Mine projects are complex opportunities that demand a constant assessment of uncertainty, ie risk and upside potential. This is because the value of a mine project is typically influenced by many unde

    May 24, 2012

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    Approaches to Reporting Grade Uncertainty in High-Nugget Gold Vein Projects

    By W B. Edgar, S C. Dominy

    High-nugget effect vein-gold systems are generally considered to be one of the most challenging of deposit types to evaluate and exploit. To potential investors and mining companies, they are viewed a

    May 24, 2012

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    Real Option Valuation of Mineral Exploration/Mining Projects using Decision Trees - Differentiating Market Risk from Private Risk

    By A Chandra, P Guj

    Only a few complex real options can be valued using closed-form equations, such as the Black and Scholes formula, because these algorithms are restrictive and prevent the construction of practical pro

    May 24, 2012

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    Making Sure that the Amount of Grade Variation is a Known Known

    By G K. Robinson

    Variations in many aspects of physical and chemical grade are often of concern to mining operations and mineral processing plants. In most circumstances these amounts of variation are predictable. At

    May 24, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    Mine Project Risk Management

    Risk management has become an essential tool for mining companies to ensure their projects are well-managed and profit expectations are achieved. Risk management has also become a mandatory corporate

    May 24, 2012

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    A Great Project Team - Bringing Together Location and Culture

    By A M. Ebbels, D Pratt

    The current commodities super-cycle has seen an explosion in the number of mining projects demanding human resources throughout the world. The demand for key personnel currently far outweighs the inte

    May 24, 2012

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    Real Option Value Optimisation

    By 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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    Now, this is the Time for Mining Companies to Choose - Real Option Valuation or Discount Cash Flow

    By S Shafiee, N Abbate

    The evaluation of mining projects requires a methodology that will give flexibility and manage the existing uncertainty within the projects. The discount cash flow (DCF) and other traditional evaluati

    May 24, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    What Project Managers must Demand from an Economic Evaluation!

    By P Card

    Some project managers accept unsatisfactory economic evaluation modelling because they are unaware of what constitutes good practice. They tend to leave it to the evaluation specialist or others to de

    May 24, 2012

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    Understanding Trends in Performance of Open Cut Mining Equipment

    By 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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    Managing Uncertainty on the Cut 8 Project

    By G M. Jones, J Rademan

    Debswana, owned by the Government of the Republic of Botswana (GRB) and De Beers in a 50:50 joint venture partnership, operates the Jwaneng diamond mine in Botswana - the most valuable diamond mine in

    May 24, 2012