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Assessment of climate risk in the Australian mining industryBy M Allen
By its nature, the mining industry is energy and emissions intensive. In the future, the world will still require the outputs of mining but the industry will need to adapt to the low emissions economy
Jul 25, 2018
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Energy Efficiency Assessments in Design – Seminal Decisions and Effective ProcessesBy M Allen
Energetics has been in the business of climate change for more than twenty years. This experience has only served to cement the understanding that decisions taken during design define the environmenta
Aug 8, 2011
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Gwalia Consolidated Ltd - Success Through Diversity in Strategic Metals and Industrial MineralsGwalia Consolidated Ltd has been in the mining industry for about 15 years, yet its key wholly owned Greenbushes Mine has a history dating back to the last century. Similarly Gwalia Consolidated&apo
Jan 1, 1996
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Safety in Underground Railway Stations – An Example of the Interplay between Testing and 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics SimulationBy R Stosch, D Lohberger, J Rodler, E Schnell and A Bassler, H Ramseier
In the last two decades three-dimensional (3D) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations have become an important tool in engineering sciences. More recently, the safety requirements in undergrou
Sep 17, 2014
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Aren't You Too Young to be a Consultant?Many young mining engineers do not consider consulting as a possible job, believing that many years of working on-site is required to achieve practical experience, develop expertise and acquire indust
Jan 1, 2009
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Global Lessons for a Local Problem – Rehabilitation Bonds and Victoria’s Latrobe Valley CoalminesBy M L. Cramer, N P. Wines
"On 9 February 2014, bushfire embers landing on exposed coal in a disused pit at the Hazelwood mine in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley ignited a coal fire that burned for 45 days. The fire was the largest a
Jun 28, 2016
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An application of Monitoring and Numerical Modelling in Open Stope MiningBy Thomson I. R R, Friday R. G, Palmer W. T
The paper introduces the problems encountered in designing open stopes and briefly examines the factors that determine the final stope dimensions achieved after mining is completed. A case study is
Jan 1, 1981
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Heavy Mineral Prospectivity in the Eucla BasinBy B Hou
The Eucla Basin in southern Australia is emerging as an important global source of zircon from heavy mineral sands. Understanding the geological evolution of the basin and movement of heavy minerals d
Oct 5, 2011
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Automatic Control of Semi-Autogenous Grinding at Los BroncesBy Toro HCH, Von Borries GH
A brief description of the semi-autogenous grinding (SAG;) facilities of Compania Minera Disputada de Las Condes is given. A data-logging and computer system was connected to the plant inter facing th
Jan 1, 1985
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The MRMR Rock Mass Rating Classification System in Mining PracticeBy D H. Laubscher
The in situ rock mass rating system û IRMR - leading to the mining rock mass rating system - MRMR - for jointed rock masses has been used (and abused) in mining operations around the world for the pas
Jan 1, 2000
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Challenges and opportunities in accelerating electrification of underground heavy haulage equipmentBy J Webb
The mining industry is relatively niche and complex compared to other global industries in its safety and operating environment. Whilst some of the technology required to decarbonise the mining indust
Mar 29, 2023
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Some considerations on rock slope stability issues in Afghanistan with an emphasis on Kandahar RegionBy A B. Jahed, Ö Aydan, T Ito
In this study, the authors compiled some case history data and present some typical examples of rock slope stability issues in Afghanistan with a special emphasis on Kandahar region and categorise roc
Nov 29, 2022
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The Geology and Genesis of High-Grade Hematite Iron Ore DepositsBy J Mukhopadhyay, J Gutzmer
Most world-class high-grade (60 - 67 wt per cent Fe) hematite iron ore deposits are the product of enrichment of Precambrian iron-formations but processes responsible for enrichment are still unclear.
Jan 1, 2002
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Reducing the Effect of Wind on Airblast Measurement During BlastingBy K Henley
One of the greatest practical difficulties of measuring airblast occurs when a significant wind is blowing onto the microphone. Small windscreens are usually used to mitigate the wind noise on the mic
Aug 24, 2015
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Potential and limitations for sensor-based particle sorting of gold ores – experiences on sensor-based particle sorting piloted for SAG pebblesBy A Kobzev, C Robben
Sensor-based particle sorting of gold ores is the masterclass of preconcentration. The technical challenges of a grade in ppm scale makes a direct detection with currently available technology in mill
Nov 10, 2020
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Didipio Flash Flotation and Gravity Recovery CircuitBy M McGrory, A Rodolfo, J Paredes, L E. Manguba, K A Villaspir, G Webb, R Setiagani, H Cardenas
"OceanaGold’s Didipio operation has been in operation for three years. Integral to the flow sheet design is a flash flotation circuit treating a portion of cyclone underflow, consisting of an Outotec
Oct 10, 2016
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An investigation of potential wear occurring on refractory lining and coating formation – a remedy of wear in a basic oxygen steelmaking furnace using CFD modellingBy S Mitra, B J. Monaghan, T Honeyands, G Evans, R Chowdhury, D Scimone
Due to the harsh operating conditions, wearing of the inner refractory lining in a Basic Oxygen Steelmaking (BOS) furnace reduces the useful life of the refractories and incurs a significant cost comp
Jun 19, 2024
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Ventilation contaminant characterisation for a greenfield projectBy A Hatt
This paper presents a case study of characterisation work undertaken at a greenfield exploration project to provide engineering and OH&S inputs for the design of a ventilation system. The paper discus
Oct 12, 2022
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A Scoping Study on Fibre Optic-Based Temperature Monitoring of Underground Coal Conveyor BeltsBy B Yang, S M. Aminossadati
Transporting coal by means of conveyor belts is very common in Australian underground coal mines. Major conveyor belt-related mining incidents are now relatively infrequent as a result of recent impro
Jul 1, 2013
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Comparison of Semi-autogenous Mills Operations in Andean CountriesBy J Rayo
Andean countries (Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina) have 42 semi-autogenous mills (SAG) in operation and there are more than 30 projects in the pipeline that consider SAG mills. At the end of the ne
Sep 1, 2014