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  • AUSIMM
    No. 3 Changehouse

    With the sinking of the No. 3 Shaft at North Broken Hill Limited, it was necessary to construct adjacent to the shaft a new changehouse for mining and surface personnel.It was also probable that as th

    Jan 1, 1957

  • AUSIMM
    Depositional Evolution of the Devonian-Carboniferous Intracratonic Burdekin Basin, North Queensland

    By Draper J. J, Jell J. S

    The Burdekin Basin in the Townsville hinterland is an intracratonic extensional basin which contains up to 4500 m of marine and continental siliciclastics and carbonates. The basin sequence is recogni

    Jan 1, 1990

  • AUSIMM
    A Study of Crystal-Morphological Properties of Zirconium-Containing Minerals and Development of their Effective Recovery Methods from Ores

    By Nevolina VG, Zakharova IB

    The results of a study on the flotation of baddeleyite and associate minerals are presented, together with effective flotation reagents. Detailed microcrystallomorphological analysis of the benefica

    Jan 1, 1993

  • AUSIMM
    Comparison of Min/Max Autocorrelation Factors, Kriging, Co-kriging and Inverse Distance Block Totals – A Magnetite Hematite Case Study

    By D Kentwell

    For deposits where a full assay suite of elements/oxides is available and where several variables are critical to the evaluation of the deposit, it is desirable for the estimated block values of all e

    Jul 13, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Modelling of Near-Source Dust Dispersal From Surface Mine Blasting in Weak Wind and Tropical Conditions

    By S Bhandari

    This paper is a step in the direction of developing a computer model of the near source dispersal of suspended particulate matter (SPM) in planetary boundary layer (PBL). Since Surface Mine blasting i

    Jan 1, 2001

  • AUSIMM
    Higher Energy Bulk Explosives – Matching Products to Rock Types Using an Energy Map Concept

    By S Thomson, G Rigby, J Norgard, D Wilkinson

    Bulk explosives provide the energy to move a rock mass and reduce it to an optimal size (fragmentation). The intensity of energy needed depends on several factors including a customer’s geology and en

    Aug 24, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Finding Mineral Resources and the Consequences of Using Them: Major Challenges in the 21st Century

    The population and the per capila consumption of mineral resources have both grown dramatically during the century past. It is argued that growth will continue through the century ahead but that the m

    Jan 1, 1993

  • AUSIMM
    Characterisation of In Situ Stresses for Tunnel Lining Design in the Sydney?Basin

    By A L. de Ambrosis, S J. Clarke

    In the non-codified realm of tunnel design there are issues which are sure-fire instigators of controversy. This paper presents a discussion regarding one particular issue which in the authors’ experi

    Sep 17, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    The Canadian Experience ù Disclosure Standards for Mineral Projects

    After considerable input from the mining industry, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) finalised National Instrument 43-101: Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. This Instrument, whi

    Jan 1, 2002

  • AUSIMM
    The Problem of Increasing Coal Output from the Southern Mining District of New South Wales

    This problem is seen as being central to a number of peripheral problems. Of these, the following are considered to be of major importance: 1. Reserves. Changes in Quality. Depths at which they occ

    Jan 1, 1976

  • AUSIMM
    Diesel Particulate Matter in Underground Mines ù Controlling the Risk

    By F Djukic, T Fisher, G Irving

    Questionnaires were sent to 12 underground metalliferous mines in Queensland to enquire how these mines control diesel emissions from mobile diesel engines used underground. Where responses or control

    Jan 1, 2007

  • AUSIMM
    Durability Planning for Underground Infrastructure

    By D Wimpenny

    Underground infrastructure is often a critical component of transportation and utility schemes. It is characterised by long design lives with limited access for inspection and maintenance. The exposur

    Mar 8, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Maximising Productivity through Big Data, Simulation and Predictive Analytics

    By M T. Grigoleit, M S. Schneider

    The iron ore industry in Australia has, in recent years, experienced an unprecedented growth phase. But now that major expansions are moving into the operation phase, new challenges have emerged. Wher

    Jul 13, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Stope Filling with Thickened Classified Flotation Tailings (8ea60644-b41a-4846-93fc-367236e8ddfb)

    Stope filling practice on the Great Boulder Mine was described in -a paper published in Aus.I.M.M., Proceedings No. 137, in 1945. When the paper was presented the process had emerged from the experime

    Jan 1, 1948

  • AUSIMM
    Why is the Mineral Processing Field Behind in the Application of New Technology?

    Mineral processing is at the hub of the exploration-mining-metals production system. Because of the large volumes of material processed, incremental technology investments can pay off better than fo

    Jan 1, 1993

  • AUSIMM
    Review of Ground Support Systems at King Island Scheelite

    By Nag D. K

    King Island Scheelite is a wholely owned subsidiary of Peko-Wallsend Ltd. The company works two underground mines near the southern end of King Island at the western approach to lass Strait, 240 k

    Jan 1, 1981

  • AUSIMM
    The Spent Pot Lining Treatment and Fluoride Recycling Project

    By G Swayn, J Harpley

    Spent Pot Lining (SPL) is an unavoidable waste product of the electrolytic process in the smelting of aluminium. SPL is considered to be a hazardous waste in various countries because it contains sign

    Jan 1, 2002

  • AUSIMM
    Influence of Blasthole Delay Times on Fragmentation as well as Characteristics of and Blast Damage behind a Remaining Bench Face through Model-scale Blasting

    By P Moser, P Schimek, F Ouchterlony

    This paper summarises the findings of 27 model-scale bench blasts in magnetic mortar, which were conducted from 2011 to 2014 at the blasting site of the Montanuniversitaet Leoben.The aim of the study

    Aug 24, 2015

  • 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
    An Alternative Circuit for Chalcopyrite-Pyrite Ores with Elevated Pyrite Content in Cu-Au Ore Treatment

    By S Farrokhpay, C Akop

    Copper-gold-pyrite ore types with an elevated pyrite head grade utilise a sequential flotation circuit to recover initially a copper-gold concentrate with a pyrite-gold concentrate being produced from

    Sep 1, 2014