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Innovative Victoria Park Tunnel design is Communicated Effectively to Stakeholders with the Aid of Three-Dimensional Visualisation MediBy M Sparrow
The Victoria Park Tunnel project is an inner-city alliance project in central Auckland, New Zealand. The existing two-directional viaduct will be modified to single-direction flow, and a new northboun
Mar 8, 2011
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Increased productivity using theory of constraints at the Argyle Diamond MineBy B Murphy, N Strong, J Albrecht
Rio Tinto’s Argyle Diamond Mine has a history of underperformance with delivery of ore from the underground operation to the surface for processing with no real clarity in sources of loss and value. I
Mar 15, 2021
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Social Licence in Real-time – Using Dynamic Methods to Support a New Kind of Community RelationshipBy N Boughen, K Moffat, L Brooks, A Zhang
In 2015, Ernst and Young (EY) ranked socio-political license to operate (SPLTO) as the fifth greatest challenge to the mining sector (EY, 2015). The EY report asserts that SPLTO will continue to prese
Jun 28, 2016
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Remodelling the Purnama Deposit – An Interpretation Case Study from G-Resources Martabe Project, IndonesiaBy A N. Kusnanto, D Sims, L Henim, S Crispin, J Hertrijana
The high sulfidation Purnama Au-Ag deposit located on the Indonesian island of Sumatra entered production in mid-2012 following a two-year program of construction and development. Discovered in 1997 f
Aug 18, 2014
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Management of Seam Gas Emission and Spontaneous Combustion in a Highly Gassy, Thick and Multi Seam Coal Mine ù A Learning ExperienceThis paper describes operational experience with seam gas and spontaneous combustion management, gained during ten years of production history (1993 to 2003) in the Wynn seam at Dartbrook Coal mine. I
Jan 1, 2005
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Assessment of phase evolution in CaO–MgO–Al2O3–SiO2 system with varied Al2O3/SiO2 ratio using in situ high-temperature Raman spectroscopy and X-ray scatteringBy G King, Q Shu, W Cao, F Gyakwaa, H Singh, S Wang, M Huttula, T Fabritius
Metallurgical slag, such as refining slag, is essential to enhance or promote steel cleanliness. The CaO–MgO–Al2O3–SiO2 system is the primary source of oxides-based inclusions. It plays a vital role i
Jun 19, 2024
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A day in the life of a mineworker in 2045By G McCullough, J Bassan, d P. Knights, C T. Farrelly
By 2045, carbon-neutral mines will be economically producing products that are vital for the world’s transition to renewable energy. After overcoming significant technical challenges (and the investme
Sep 1, 2024
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A Formal Approach to Economic Analysis of Pit Slope DesignBy Coates D. F, Neil T. J, O&apos
A proper economic analysis of pit slope design must reflect the trade-off between the benefits and the increased risks of slope fail- ure inherent in steeper slope angles. However, no formal framewo
Jan 1, 1977
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The Impact of Gravity Gold Recovery at Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold MinesBy D Hillier, A Giblett, K Parker, V Ramsell
Kalgoorlie Consolidation Gold Mines (KCGM) operates the Kalgoorlie Super Pit open cut, Mt Charlotte underground mine, Fimiston process plant and Gidji Roaster facility for joint venture partners Newmo
Oct 29, 2012
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Controlled Explosives Demolition of Concrete Bridge – Canberra 2010: Blast Design, Procedures, Risk Assessment and ExecutionBy N Elith
The explosives demolition of a post-stressed, steel reinforced, concrete road bridge in Australia’s capital city, Canberra. The bridge was 50 m from the new replacement bridge, 320 m from community st
Nov 8, 2011
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The Use of Rezoning Techniques to Model Historic Tailings FailuresBy D Reid
Run-out analyses of tailings storage facilities are typically undertaken using methods based on rheological theory. These are reasonable techniques to model the behaviour of tailings that, through sig
Jul 27, 2015
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Design and Construction of the Access Tunnels for the New Top Ryde City Shopping Centre, Northern SydneyBy Q Yang
This paper describes the design and construction of three 7.2 m span access ramp-tunnels to the three level underground car park of the newly redeveloped Top Ryde City Shopping Centre in northern Sydn
Mar 8, 2011
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Learning from and managing a significant saprolite instabilityBy M Bouare, C Holland, K N’Diaye
Two adjacent open pits in Mali hosted by deeply weathered saprolitic materials were mined consecutively over the course of approximately 12 months. During excavation, both pits experienced significant
Jun 22, 2022
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A Case Study on the Assessment, Planning and Extraction of the Crown Pillar at Sunrise Dam Gold MineBy M Brockman, M Cowan, A Robeson
"Sunrise Dam Gold Mine (SDGM) is located 820 km from Perth, 220 km from Kalgoorlie—Boulder and 55 km south of Laverton in Western Australia. The SDGM main pit had successfully operated since 1997 and
Nov 15, 2016
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Distributed Graphics Processors Widened Dimensions For Mining ApplicationsBy Johnson MT
The microprocessor revolution of the 1970's dramatically improved the price/per- formance of graphics hardware. Together with improved communications and new software concepts and standards th
Jan 1, 1983
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Be Open to Closure - It Can Save You MoneyBy J Heyes
Historically mining engineers haven't spent enough time planning waste dumps, but waste movement costs often outweigh ore haulage costs. There is a real incentive to plan waste dumps right the fi
Jan 1, 2009
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Mine reconciliation standardisation – R Factor SeriesBy R Hargreaves, T Elkington, W J. Shaw, G W. Booth
Every day, around the world, thousands of tons of ore are loaded onto ships completing the miningproduction process and starting a multimillion-dollar economic transactions process. These transactions
Mar 22, 2022
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Upgrading Low-grade Gold Ore Stockpiles by Preconcentration Using Ore Sorting – an Assessment of the Economic Impact and ViabilityBy A N. Parry, G van Wyk
"Sensor based automatic ore sorting technologies are used in the minerals industries to efficiently remove waste and submarginal grade material from crushed and screened run-of-mine (ROM) ore, produci
Oct 10, 2016
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Characterisation of Metal-Containing Waste Products in Relation to Retreatment Methods for Metal Recovery and RecyclingBy J T. Woodcock
This paper discusses characterisation techniques that can be applied to complex waste products from metal production and processing operations with the aim of devising treatment methods for upgrading
Jan 1, 2004
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Roof characterisation for hazard planning at Oaky North mine using geophysical dataBy B Vorster, T Medhurst, A Huey
Roof conditions at Oaky North Mine can be prone to stress related damage and/or time dependent degradation. The ability to identify these areas prior to mining has proved challenging using traditional
Nov 29, 2022