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  • AUSIMM
    Secondary means of egress via emergency gig

    By R Austerberry, S Green

    The discovery of the Cuffley Lode at Mandalay Resources Costerfield Operations provided an opportunity to extend mine life via mining the offset depth extension of the previously worked Alison Mine. A

    Mar 15, 2021

  • AUSIMM
    Soft Computing Approach to Predict Blast-induced Flyrock

    By N Gupta, R Trivedi, S Bhandari

    Managing blasting operations in four mines surrounded by villages is a challenging task. This study aims to compare the blast-induced flyrock as observed in opencast mines by predicting flyrock distan

    Aug 24, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Interactive Modelling and Visualisation of Large Deposits Using Linear Octrees

    Large deposits present computational challenges to todayÆs commercial orebody modelling systems that are based on conventional block models. We describe a system that is specifically engineered to mod

    Sep 26, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Adsorption Behaviours of Humic Substances onto Iron Ore Particle Surface

    Adsorption Behaviours of Humic Substances onto Iron Ore Particle Surface Humic substances extracted from lignite mainly consist of fulvic acids (FA) and humic acids (HA), which have been successfully

    Sep 13, 2010

  • 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

  • AUSIMM
    The Pre-Feasibility Study – Big Choices, Little Time

    By D J. Logan, J Jackson

    "As of 1 December 2014, the 2012 edition of the JORC Code requires Ore Reserves to be defined by studies at the pre-feasibility or feasibility level. This paper examines how the pathway for most minin

    Mar 8, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Using Geometallurgy during Process Optimisation Activities at the Southern Middleback Ranges Magnetite Concentrator

    By D Olwagen, C Stanton, J Gerber

    From December 2013 to February 2014 the Southern Middleback Ranges magnetite concentrator went through a successful optimisation process that included the installation of extra grinding power to treat

    Jul 13, 2015

  • AUSIMM
    Strategic short-term geotechnical design

    By K T. Mandisodza, T J. Cartledge

    The principal objective of Geotechnical Engineers supporting operating mines is to provide safe working conditions and ensure that pit designs are geotechnically optimised to site conditions and pre-d

    Jun 22, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Advancements, innovations and initiatives for optimising the treatment of haul roads

    By H Haghighi

    Haul roads are often permanent unsealed access roads used by heavy haul trucks to transfer minerals. These roads can deteriorate rapidly which results in potholes, deformations and dust. Downer EDI Wo

    Sep 18, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    DeGrussa Copper Mine – mine closure experience

    By M Bellamy

    The DeGrussa copper deposit was discovered by Sandfire Resources in April 2009. Construction of the 1.6 Mt/a concentrator, open pit and underground mining operations commenced in March 2011 with first

    Mar 29, 2023

  • AUSIMM
    A Holistic Viewpoint for Selecting the Vertical Haulage System – Shafts and Conveyors

    By R M. Krek

    The haulage system used to convey ore from an underground mine to a surface stockpile at the mine process plant is a vital component of the mine’s overall infrastructure and economic viability. The sy

    Mar 24, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Effects of anglesite on the flotation of sphalerite in complex sulfide ores and a method to suppress sphalerite floatability

    By S Jeon, K Aikawa, M Ito, A Kusano, I Park, N Hiroyoshi

    In mineral processing of complex sulfide ores containing copper (Cu), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn), flotation has been commonly used. Typical Pb mineral in the ores is galena (PbS), while some types of th

    Aug 24, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Nature and Distribution of Gibbsite in Some Western Australian Iron Ores

    By M Paine

    Work to date has shown that the use of Al2O3:SiO2 ratios is suitable for identifying potential gibbsite bearing samples. Subsequent confirmatory XRD analysis helps to refi ne this initial identificati

    Jul 11, 2011

  • AUSIMM
    Ore Mineralogy and its Relevance for the Selection of Concentration Methods in the Processing of Brazilian Iron Ores

    By C C. Souza, S C. Amarante, A C. Arauj

    All major companies now producing iron ore in Brazil currently employ or are planning to employ some sort of concentration method to upgrade their fine sized products (sinter feed fines and pellet fee

    Jan 1, 2002

  • AUSIMM
    Geostatistical analyses of cone penetration testing data of a tailings storage facility in a semi‐arid setting

    By P Chapman, B Moosapoor

    The objective of this paper is to present the potential applications of geostatistical analyses in planning CPTu investigations, as well as interpolation of CPTu data. The paper presents a case study

    Jul 1, 2021

  • AUSIMM
    The necessity of 3D analysis in open pit, rock slope, stability analysis – in theory and practice

    By A Mcquillan, N Bar

    Geotechnical models developed during the open pit mine planning stage are generally three-dimensional (3D) in component to capture the spatial variation in geological, structural, hydrogeological and

    Nov 29, 2022

  • AUSIMM
    Truck Haulage Improvements at the Phu Kham Mine – the Journey to 97 per cent Utilisation of Availability

    By S P. Young, K R. Monro

    Reducing metal prices have forced mining operations to become more efficient and innovate in order to do more with the existing base. Much of this effort has focused on improving the efficiency of loa

    Jun 22, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Mass Blasting for Mine to Mill ù The AT04 Mass Blast, Kanowna Belle Gold Mine

    By D Kay, M Lovitt

    Mass Blasts are generally required at the completion of longhole stoping cycles to maximise the recovery of ore from a specific orebody. During the course of mining, the practice is to leave pillars o

    Jan 1, 2002

  • AUSIMM
    The Use of High Resolution Geophysical Technologies to Map the Base of Ore at BHP Billiton Æs Yandi Channel Iron Deposit

    By G Hall

    BHP BillitonÆs (BHPB) Yandi ore deposit is a channel iron deposit (CID) in the Pilbara district of WA. The ore is predominantly a goethite-hematite pisolite and overlays a clay at the base of the depo

    Jan 1, 2002

  • AUSIMM
    Planning for (not so) final land use

    By J Durbin

    To effectively plan for closure, we must have an end-point in mind. To undertake meaningful rehabilitation, a post-mine land use (or uses) must be known. However, it is becoming more apparent that th

    Jul 25, 2018