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Permanent Excavation Support Using Cement Grouted Split Set BoltsA series of in situ pull tests has been conducted to determine the holding capacity of the standard SS46 Split Set Stabilisers. The experiments have been conducted in a wide range of geological condit
Jan 1, 1997
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Geology and Definition of the Wattle Dam Coarse Gold DepositThe Wattle Dam gold mine, located near Kambalda in the Goldfi elds region of Western Australia has recently progressed to an underground operation and is now believed to be Australia's highest gr
Aug 1, 2010
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Systematic Monitoring of Operation of Mining Companies and BranchesOne of the important directions of further increase of quality and efficiency of control of mining companies and branches is the creation of the operation and development monitoring systems of such fa
Dec 6, 2010
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‘MRC-wiki’ – a Mine Rehabilitation and Closure Knowledge Management Tool for Central Queensland Coalmine PractitionersBy C J. Unger, T Baumgartl, C J. Bond, P Sabourenkov, V C. Glenn
Social licence to mine is influenced by society’s perception of the mining sector’s ability to effectively rehabilitate mined land and for governments to appropriately regulate that process for the br
Jun 28, 2016
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Description of Effective Technology for Silver Recovery from Zinc Cakes Obtained as by-Product in Metallurgical Zinc PlantsBy Sataev IS, Malinovskaja ND, Otrozdenova LA, Knodov NV, Maximov II, Kuznetzou OK
The technology of flotation recovery of silver from the residue of a zinc plant is described. The peculiarity of this technology is a preliminary pulp conditioning in sodium chloride solution in the
Jan 1, 1993
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Direct gold measurement for bulk ore sortingBy Y V. Haarlem, P Coghill, N G. Cutmore, M Millen, I Carter
Due to the low concentration of gold, ore sorting for gold has always required measuring indirect properties, such as density or colour, to allow separation on a rock by rock basis. This only works on
Nov 10, 2020
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Using Waste From Sand Mining to Reduce Environmental Impacts Coming From the Stocking ProcessBy L Soares, W T. Hennies, F Fujimur
Barra Bonita reservoir, located in the Sao Paulo State, Brazil, has been mainly used for local navigation and electricity generation to supply a prosper region in the country. Sand mining activities i
Jan 1, 2003
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A Review of the Applications of Tunnel Boring Machines in MinesBy Q Gong, J Li, J Zhao, Y Zheng
Excavation by tunnel boring machines (TBMs) offers many advantages over conventional excavation methods, in terms of safety level, working environment, advance rate and overall cost. While TBMs have b
Sep 17, 2014
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Analysis of dust behaviour in the face zone utilising- CFD modelling toolsBy O Joneydi, J Viljoen, R Funnell
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling is a useful tool that can assist engineers in designing effective ventilation systems for the control of airborne dust generated during mining operations.
Oct 12, 2022
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Sustainable Integrated Management System æSIMSÆBy R Miller, D Hawcroft
The business environment is never still and there has been enormous change in demand, technology and opportunity during the last decade. In order to succeed it is necessary for organisations to change
Jan 1, 2000
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Development of a Continuous Process for the Selective Removal of Arsenic from Lead BullionBy Wiltshire PG
The process uses sodium hydroxide and sodium nitrate reagents as in conventional Harris refining plants, selectively removing the arsenic to the caustic phase at an operating temperature of 420-450
Jan 1, 1984
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Improving the Recovery of Coarse Coal Particles in a Jameson CellBy G J. Harbort, Z Pokra
It has been observed in several Jameson cell installations where the source for flotation feed is deslime screens, that the recovery of coal particles greater than 0.5 m is not as great as that of fin
Jan 1, 2005
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Thermodynamics of Cobalt Oxide in Iron Silicate-Based SlagsBy S Jahanshahi, D R. Swinbourne
The classical metal-slag-gas equilibrium technique was used to study the thermodynamic activity of cobalt, iron and their oxides in iron silicate based slags containing under controlled oxygen potenti
Jan 1, 2000
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Effective Use of Mine Waste in the Design of a Residue Storage Facility, Pilbara Region, Western AustraliaBy A Wanninayake, E Novello, I Gillani
A residue storage facility (RSF) was designed to cater for Davidson Creek Area and Robertson Range Area operations under the FerrAus Pilbara iron ore development project in the Pilbara Region, Western
Aug 12, 2013
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Implementation of an Advanced Milling and Flotation Control System at Mopani Mufulira Copper MineBy B E. De Gee, N Viviers, A Naidoo
In 2013 the Mopani Copper Mine Mufulira plant in Zambia embarked on a project that was aimed at improving concentrator recoveries. The project commenced with the automation of the milling and flotatio
Sep 1, 2014
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An analysis of impact of weak rock formation on mining-induced deformation of rock slopeBy A Sainoki, D Fukuda, K Shioya, C Zhang, M Sharifzadeh, T Yamaguchi, S Saydam, J Kodama, C A. Amagu, Y Fuji
In an open pit mining, ensuring stability of rock slope has been one of the major challenges. As the instability of rock slopes can results in slope failures; consequently, endanger the lives of worke
Nov 29, 2022
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Seismic Design of Upstream-raised Tailings Storage Facilities in a Semi-arid, Low-seismicity SettingBy D A. Williams, P J. Chapman
Constructing upstream raises with tailings is an accepted and cost-effective practice in Western Australia, where the climatic conditions are favourable, desiccation (and hence overconsolidation) occu
Jul 27, 2015
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Development of a Process for Recovery of Rare Earths from the Mt Weld OredbodyBy Soldenhoff K, Levins D, Collier D, Day A, Secomb R, Brown S, Tapsell G, Bellingham A, Quan C
Bench and pilot plant studies were carried out at ANSTO to develop a process for rare earth recovery from the Mt Weld deposit near Laverton, Western Australia. This paper describes the development o
Jan 1, 1993
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Looking for Fractures - Integrating Geochemistry with Hydrogeology to Find Inter-Aquifer Leakage above Dewatered or Collapsed Coal SeamsBy P Mulvey, M Stuckey
"Inter-aquifer leakage due to fractures caused by coal seam gas extractions or longwall mining is an important issue for both the gas and coal industries. Currently, predicting stress induced macro-po
Nov 26, 2013
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Correlation as a Gold Path Finding Tool at Maldon, VictoriaBy G B. Ebsworth, J Krokowski de Vickerod
Several drilling programs at Maldon have produced 7790 core samples, which were assayed for gold, with 2825 of the samples assayed for nine other metallic elements. There is a lack of correlation betw
Mar 26, 2012