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  • AUSIMM
    From Blasthole to Reverse Circulation Sampling – Changing Grade Control Methods at Black Star Open Cut Zinc-Lead Mine, Mount Isa, Queensland

    By B Young

    Variable bench heights, interaction with underground workings and a steeply dipping orebody are challenges faced daily by geologists at Xstrata Zinc’s Black Star Open Cut (BSOC) Zinc/Lead/Silver mine

    Aug 22, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Development of a Corrosivity Classification for Weld Mesh Support at Cannington Mine

    Cannington Mine is an underground, hard rock, metalliferous mine located in North-Western Queensland, Australia. Weld mesh is installed to prevent the failure of rock from between the installed reinfo

    Nov 25, 2010

  • AUSIMM
    A Revolution in Raise Boring – The Development of the RBR900VF

    By R J. Wood

    Raise drilling (or raise boring) is not a new technology or methodology. The first raise drilling machine was developed by The Robbins Company (TRC) of the USA in 1962. TRC manufactured the first tunn

    Mar 24, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    The Application of AS 61508 to Road Tunnel Fire and Life Safety Systems

    By M Taylor

    The Project Specification and Technical Requirements documents associated with several recent large road tunnel projects within Australia have specified the application of AS/IEC 61508 – FunctionalSaf

    Mar 8, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Understanding and modelling squeezing ground conditions at the Ballarat Gold Mine

    By B Roache, A Vakili, R Talebi

    When a highly anisotropic or weak rock mass is subjected to high-stress conditions, it can lead to large ongoing deformations or squeezing ground conditions. Squeezing ground conditions can impose inc

    Nov 30, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Modern Mining Geology

    By 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

  • AUSIMM
    Sensitive dependence on initial conditions in resource estimation

    By D Kentwell

    This extended abstract and associated presentation provide a series of real examples of the complex interactions between the numerous input parameters, both geological and mathematical, that are requi

    Nov 21, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Improvement of blast efficiency at Rio Tinto Borates and Lithium Mine in California, USA

    By J Furtney, W Fu, D Nutakor, A Brose

    Rock blasting outcomes are often a shared responsibility of both the mine operations group and the mine geotechnical group. From an operational logistics and planning perspective, blasting concerns in

    Jun 22, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Underground rock bolt detection

    By B Liu, W J. Zhang, S Saydam, B Li

    Rock bolts are commonly used to reinforce ground in underground mining and civil tunnel environments. Rock bolts serve two main functions: i) they suspend large, loose blocks of ground, and ii) provid

    Nov 29, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Acquisition of the Exploration Rights and Ground Entry Procedures Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Queensland

    My paper presents a discussion of the legislative and departmental requirements in connection with the acquisition of exploration rights for minerals (other than petroleum and coal) in the Indepen

    Jan 1, 1987

  • AUSIMM
    From errors to uncertainty – a clarification for proper use by the Theory of Sampling

    By F F. Pitard

    Observation from attending many conferences around the world reveals that many people are constantly shifting from the word ‘error’ to the word ‘uncertainty’ without a clear vision of what the subtle

    May 9, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Wall control blasting – the influence of engineering geology on blast design

    By T N. Little

    This paper is concerned with the influence of engineering geology on design of Wall Control Blasts. In the Introduction, the Blast Management Framework and the Blast Design Requirements classification

    Jun 22, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Identifying and Dealing with Outliers in Resource Estimation

    By C De-Vitry

    In skewed distributions seen in many geochemical data sets, samples at the extreme ends of the distribution are often termed ‘outliers’. Samples considered as outliers can often make exploratory data

    Aug 18, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Victorian Brown Coal Mining - an Historical Overview

    This brief overview of the history of Brown Coal mining in Victoria is a luncheon presentation -I do not intend to make it indigestible with extensive listings of resources or production. There is

    Jan 1, 1989

  • AUSIMM
    Quantification of Drill Hole Deviation – Century Mine Case Study

    By C D. Pocock

    Maintaining catch berm capacity in open pit mines through controlled blasting prevents production delays associated with managing risks associated with wall instability. A method has been developed to

    Nov 8, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Dialogue With the Dark Side ù Geologists and Miners Are People Too

    We all live in professional silos û comfort zones, where we talk to like-minded people with the same training, experience and view of the world. We note in passing the existence of other disciplines,

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    People Management Issues in Offshore Mining Projects

    There is growing acknowledgement that successful organisations, including mining companies, achieve their competitive advantage by better managing their employees, customers and other stakeholders. Th

    Jan 1, 2000

  • AUSIMM
    Reducing the Cost of Tunnel Design in Australia

    By B Rouvray, R Bertuzzi

    The development of a design-and-construct tunnelling project in Australia from its concept to its construction requires designs to be prepared and reviewed at several distinct stages prior to document

    Sep 17, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Predicting Variations in Mill Feed

    By P McCarthy

    The relatively new field of geo-metallurgy promises to improve the predictability of mill feed quality and enhance processing outcomes. However, it is subject to the same limitations as the prediction

    Aug 8, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    SIL904 Hong Kong – Drill and Blast Tunnels, Station Blasting Innovations (Double- and Triple-deck Blasting) and Lining Solutions

    By W Curlewis, D Hake, Z Cuthbert

    The South Island Line (East) will be a medium-capacity railway covering approximately 7 km from Admiralty Station to South Horizons Station on the south side of Aberdeen Harbour in Hong Kong, with int

    Sep 17, 2014