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  • AUSIMM
    Managing Stress and Ground Condition Changes with Increasing Depth at Callie Underground Mine

    The Callie Underground Gold Mine (Callie) is owned by Newmont Asia Pacific and located 531 km north-west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Historically, stopes have been mined util

    Nov 25, 2010

  • AUSIMM
    Research on in situ recovery technology of hot-dip galvanised dross

    By X Li, R Chu, X Deng

    The hot-dip galvanising industry is the largest consumer of zinc, with over 40 per cent of the world’s total annual production of zinc used for galvanised steel. The dross generated in the hot-dip gal

    Jun 19, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Improved sustainability through WHIMS Plant addition at Roy Hill

    By C Jenkins, J Jasper, Y Suryaputradinata, S Lozyk, M J. Hartmann

    The primary objective of mining companies is to function as a profitable business by delivering products that fit customer requirements in a safe and sustainable manner. Optimum resource utilisation i

    Nov 8, 2021

  • AUSIMM
    Advancing sustainability in pumping systems – a comprehensive methodology for calculating, monitoring and minimising power and water consumption

    By A Karrech, G M. Hassan, A Varghese, E Lessing, S Martins

    Pumps play a critical role in mining operations, and their energy consumption and environmental impact are significant. This paper addresses the need for a holistic approach to sustainable pump deploy

    Sep 1, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Understanding the State of Innovation in the Iron Ore Industry

    By D Andrew, G Stanway, P Mahoney, C Griebel

    The iron ore mining industry is currently going through an adjustment from high to more moderate growth as China’s economy transitions from capital-intensive investment to a more services-oriented eco

    Jul 13, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Application of sensor-based-sorting technology at pilot plants in South America

    By T Soares, P Esteves, C Senna, V Souto, E Dias

    Steinert provides a wide portfolio of Sensor Based Sorting (SBS) technologies, including the possibility to combine different sensor data in the development of the separation applications. This multi

    Nov 10, 2020

  • AUSIMM
    Developing technologies for a complex orebody

    By G Anderson, V Lawson, P Voigt

    Glencore operates zinc concentrators at both Mount Isa and McArthur River. Both orebodies have a history of complexity and required the development of new technologies to maximise the value from thes

    Nov 21, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Use of fly-ash slurry in backfill grouting in coalmines

    By X Z. Sun, N Jiang, J H. Zhao, C X. Wang, L Y. Bai

    In backfill grouting for underground coalmines, the filling materials strengthen the caving rock and support the overlying strata to reduce surface subsidence. The broken roof strata fail and collapse

    Nov 29, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Space mining – managing astronomical complexity

    By D Brown, K Markovic, Z Tabor

    From ancient times to the modern world, the mining industry has played a pivotal role in shaping the society that we live in today. It remains an integral part of everyday life and is a catalyst for b

    Sep 1, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    Health, Safety and Sustainability

    By D Cliff, K Bailey

    Traditionally occupational health and safety (OH&S) has been managed for the direct benefits of reducing injury and illness to workers on mine sites. In the current skill shortage climate it is im

    Nov 20, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    Maximising the value of Rio Tinto’s Yandicoogina orebody – a mine geology perspective

    By A Kleinitz, J Halilovic, K Trappitt

    Mine operators use grade control to determine the destination of each block of material in the mine. In polymetallic mines, grades are best expressed in dollars: the Net Smelter Return, NSR, per tonne

    Mar 22, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Metso SmartTag - The Next Generation and Beyond

    By K J. Riihioja, E Nozawa

    SmartTag is a radio frequency identification (RFID) based technology designed to allow tracking of ore from its source through blasting, run-of-mine (ROM) pads, crushers, intermediate stockpiles and f

    Sep 26, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Some New Concepts in Dry Beneficiation Possibilities for Iron Ores

    By D Henderson, M Germain

    The beneficiation of iron ore deposits to yield haematite and magnetite concentrates for steel making processes typically require the use of one or a combination of wet processing techniques based on

    Jan 1, 2009

  • AUSIMM
    Jacked Box Versus Cut and Cover Technique for the Pedestrian Underpass Construction in Brisbane

    By A Purwodihardjo

    Evaluation of the construction method used for the pedestrian underpass construction at Ipswich Road, Brisbane, Australia is presented in this paper. The pedestrian underpass was constructed through t

    Mar 8, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Optimising the operation of paste thickening at the Yara Siilinjärvi Plant

    By E Ruhanen, S Kauvosaari, M Kosonen, C Meintjes

    The Yara Siilinjärvi plant is located in the central part of Finland. Siilinjärvi is Western Europe's only apatite mine and annually it produces 1 Mt of apatite concentrate, which create

    Aug 29, 2018

  • AUSIMM
    Leading safely doesn’t only mean leading safety

    By A G. Guinea

    Every person in an organisation has what could be called ‘a different take’ on what it means to be a safety leader. The directors will tell you they are ultimately responsible for everyone’s safety an

    May 5, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Dynamic influences of optimisation on emissions

    By P J. Bangerter, J Pan

    Optimising for Net Present Value (NPV) with a strategic optimiser such as COMET, Prober-E, Blaser or Minemax has hitherto lacked a dynamic method for analysing the so-called third-order outcomes (such

    Aug 2, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    Can biocements stabilise tailings storage facilities?

    By G Simpson, S Dressler, A E. Levett

    Tailings storage facilities often represent a mining operation’s most significant liability, posing serious environmental, social and safety risks. Almost all mining operations dispose of wet tailings

    Aug 2, 2023

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    Opportunities for rare earth element recovery from waste streams

    By K Clode, J Al-Shdifat, S Daykin

    Planning for a circular economy allows for previously untapped market opportunities to be explored, resulting in new, innovative revenue generating opportunities, while also reducing environmental imp

    Sep 1, 2024

  • AUSIMM
    From ‘closing a mine’ to ‘transitioning a community’ – evolving from specific post-mining land-uses to a holistic post-mining vision

    By A Maier, M Goldner, C Gimber

    Given the ongoing global crises of climate change and nature loss, with the World Economic Forum (WEF) identifying them as the top risks to global economies in terms of both likelihood and impact in t

    Aug 2, 2023