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"Optimisation of Mining Policy Under Different Economical Conditions Using a Combination of Non-Linear Programming and Genetic Algorithm"By A Esfahanipour, M Osanloo
Determination of cut-off grade?strategy is one of the most important stages of open pit mine planning and design. It is the parameter directly influencing the financial, technical, economic, legal, en
Sep 26, 2011
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The upgrading of low-grade nickel ore stockpiles at Western Areas Ltd Forrestania operations, using a mobile ore sorting plantBy A Parry, C Fitzmaurice
After conducting laboratory ore sorting testwork on samples of a low grade nickel ore stockpile at Western Areas’ Flying Fox nickel mine, a mobile crushing, screening and ore sorting plant was located
Aug 29, 2018
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Copper Scalping at ValeÆs Matte Separation PlantBy S Girard, L Rowland, V Lawson, Y Shields
Since 1948, ValeÆs Matte Separation Plant has been successfully using magnetic separation and froth flotation to separate the copper sulfide, nickel sulfide and Ni-Cu metallic alloy contained in Besse
Oct 29, 2012
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TiRON – A New Process for the Production of High-Grade Feedstock for TiO2 Pigment ManufactureBy J M. Shekiro
In the chloride process to manufacture TiO2 pigment, feedstocks containing higher TiO2 contents (high-grade ores or HGOs) are favoured in order to minimise production of undesirable by-products. Most
Oct 5, 2011
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A New Technique to Combat Methane Gas HazardsBy Forrester P. I, Richardson W
Methane in coal mines is an ever present hazard resulting in loss of lives and serious economic consequences. For effective control of methane, ventilation alone may not be totally adequate in som
Jan 1, 1988
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Gemstones in Australia - The State of PlayBy S R. Pecover
AustraliaÆs opal and sapphire mining industry has fallen from its peak in the 1980s and 1990s into a significant low today. This is not due to exhaustion of the resource, but instead an over-reliance
Jan 1, 2008
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Jaguar Raisebore design using LiDAR for back analysisBy R P. Varden
This paper looks at the design of the Bentayga raisebore with subsequent back analysis using a LiDAR survey. A search for LiDAR raisebore assessment publications shows little work has been done on thi
Mar 15, 2021
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Technology change in underground mining – things to considerBy A G. L Pratt
Change and its relationship with the introduction of new technology is a constant of human history. The mining industry has many examples of this relationship. This record contrasts with its present d
Oct 16, 2017
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Lowering risk in complex mineralisation: application of mobile supersucker developmentBy K Biegaj, S C. Dominy
A high-nugget effect and presence of coarse gold characterises many styles of gold mineralisation. The effective sampling of these deposits is often difficult because of the relatively low concentrati
Nov 21, 2018
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Efficiency improvement of iron beneficiation plant by special fine particle separatorBy M Lak, R Amiri, A Haratian, M Asghari, S Haji
Dry magnet separators are used to upgrade and beneficiate a wide variety of minerals such as hematite and magnetite materials. In recent years advances in dry magnetic separators have improved their p
Nov 8, 2021
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How Many Gold Mines will Inefficiency Kill?By G Lumley
Gold miners have been underperforming the price of gold for a number of years. So why has the æmarketÆ undervalued our gold miners relative to what they have been mining? The low valuation ascribed to
Sep 26, 2013
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Improvement strategies for accurate underground drilling and blasting effectiveness at the Barrick Kibali Gold MineBy F M. Senda
This paper highlights strategies used at the Barrick operated Kibali Gold Mine (KGM) to improve the drilling accuracy and blasting effectiveness for longhole open stoping. The mine currently uses Solo
Mar 29, 2023
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Telepresence – the application of remote control and automation technologies for increased safety and productivityBy J Cronin
For the last decade, we have read about the great technical innovation that is coming to the mining industry that will increase safety and productivity. There is consensus that it will be a technical
Oct 16, 2017
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An investigation of gyratory crusher liner wear at the Telfer Operation using non-operational streamlined modellingBy J Harding, S Munro, R A. Bearman
Despite the importance of the primary crushing stage, performance optimisation is not well analysed with sufficient focus to give improvement opportunities. At the Newcrest owned Telfer operation, lin
Aug 24, 2022
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Building a Geometallurgical Model for Early-Stage Project Development – A Case Study from the Canahuire Epithermal Au-Cu-Ag Deposit, Southern PeruBy R Baumgartner
The Canahuire deposit is a recently discovered Au-Cu-Ag epithermal deposit in Southern Peru. A geometallurgy program is a key study element of the project Feasibility study. Metallurgical, mineralogic
Sep 5, 2011
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Application of Leading Practice Spontaneous Combustion Assessment to Exploration at the Doyles Creek ProjectBy J Edman, RáBeamish, G Cambourn, B Beamish
Moist Adiabatic Benchmark (MAB) and R70 testing have been applied to core samples of a multiple seam sequence from a borehole at the Doyles Creek Project. The coal samples range in rank from high vola
Jul 1, 2013
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Contract Mining Lihir Gold MineLihir Gold Mine is situated in a dormant volcanic caldera on a small island off PNG. Not æextinctÆ but dormant. Current ground temperatures are up to 150 degrees Celsius with active geysers in the wor
Jan 1, 1999
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The CSA ventilation upgrade – geotechnical challenges and learningsBy T M. Brettell, D Sidea
The CSA Mine is located in Cobar, New South Wales and is operated by Glencore. Large scale underground production started from 1965, with zinc, lead, silver and copper extracted in the past. The curre
Oct 16, 2017
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A standardised method for the precise quantification of practical minimum comminution energyBy D K. Weatherley, G R. Ballantyne, S Ali, M Yahyaei, M S. Powell
This paper explores development of a novel ore characterisation method for the precise measurement of practical minimum comminution energy. A monolayer of particles with a narrow size distribution is
Aug 24, 2022
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Water Accountability and Efficiency at a Base Metals RefineryBy K G. Harding, A Osman, A du Toit, F K. Crundwell, C M. Sheridan
"Most mineral processing plants have high water requirements for their operational activities. These plants often function in an environment where water is becoming increasingly scarce. An increase in
Nov 26, 2013