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Influence of Vertical Pile Loading on Existing Tunnel Lining in Soft Clay
By R Ayothiraman
Tunnel excavation may induce adverse effects on nearby existing structures/foundations in urban areas. Accurate prediction of tunnelling effects on pile foundations of nearby structures in the urban e
Mar 8, 2011
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Training our New Starters – Between a Rock and a Hard Place
By M Davis
Increasing growth in the minerals industry over the past decade has raised the question of whether the standard of training for new geologists has been negatively impacted. This hypothesis was tested
Aug 22, 2011
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Which Way is the Wind Blowing Today? A Control Strategy Which Considers Meteorological Effects on Tunnel Ventilation
By D J. Gray
The 4 km long Huguenot Toll Tunnel in the Western Cape region of South Africa celebrated its tenth anniversary on 18 March 1998. At present a single (South) bore with bi-directional traffic flow is op
Jan 1, 1999
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Fluorine Removal From Ok Tedi Copper/Gold Concentrates
By J W. Glatthaar, M Mavotoi
The occurrence of fluorine in the copper/gold concentrates produced by Ok Tedi Mining Limited has provided a series of challenges to metallurgists since 1988. Although fluorine is distributed througho
Jan 1, 2003
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SRS-1200, shaft rescue system with intrinsically safe communications and gas monitoring
By B Stewart
The SRS-1200 concept came about following the recommendations from the Board of Inquiry into the 1994 Moura No 2 mine disaster with the aim of having a system to remove personnel from an unsafe enviro
May 5, 2022
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International Mining Investment - Factors Affecting Country Selection\
By Smele J. S, Dawes W. D
In recent years there has been a trend among mining companies to diversify exploration and development away from the countries that have dominated mining activity for the latter half of this centur
Jan 1, 1997
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An Integer Programming Model for Optimisation of a Heavy Media Coal Preparation Plant
By J Zhou
This paper discusses the implementation of a mixed integer linear programming model for a coal preparation plant. The plant considered consists of primary and secondary heavy media cyclones, hydrocycl
Sep 26, 2011
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Evolution in Panel Caving Undercutting and Drawbell Excavation, El Teniente Mine
By P Yß±ez, G Ferguson
The El Teniente mine produces more than 340 000 tonnes of fine copper per year from an industrial complex of underground mine, concentrator and smelter. Mass caving methods are employed to deliver app
Jan 1, 2000
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Burden, Spacing and Borehole Diameter at Rock Blasting
Most text books on rock blasting claim that the relationship between burden and borehole diameter is linear. The statistical calculation presented here with real values from one hundred open pit and
Jan 1, 1990
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Metallurgical Performance Models to Improve Cut-Off Grade Determination at Mount Isa Mines
By J Simpson, M Johnston
Recently Mount Isa Mines undertook a study to review the lead-zinc orebodies to extent of resource and reserves and determine the new life-of-mine schedule, as the Mount Isa and Hilton orebodies had n
Jan 1, 2003
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Distribution of Mineral Deposits in the Atherton 1:250 000 Sheet Area, North Queensland
Thirty six different commodities were recorded from 3708 mineral occurrences in the Atherton 1:250 000 Sheet area, mapped by personnel of the Queensland Department of Resource Industries. Tin, occurri
Jan 1, 1990
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A Review of Processing at the Cannington Ag/Pb/Zn Mine
By G Clarke
Commissioning of the Cannington processing plant began in October 1997. The nameplate capacity (of 1.55 million tonnes of ore per annum) was achieved relatively quickly. Since then (like many mines) t
Jan 1, 2007
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Understanding What Constitutes the Mining Industry's 'Social Licence to Operate' in Australia
Societal expectations about how the industry operates and treats its people will be a key driver in the development of the Australian mining industry over the next 20 - 30 years (Moffat, Mason and Lit
Jun 1, 2010
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A Remote, Rapid and Accurate Three-dimensional Ore Waste Boundary Tracking System
By A T. Spathis, K E. Leslie, K R. Blay
Many open pit mining operations seek to control blasting-related movement of ore and waste to minimise loss and dilution. Tracking the movement of ore boundaries can result in the maximisation of ore
Aug 24, 2015
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Opening Occupational Health and Safety Opportunities for Underground Mining Companies by Closing the Knowledge Application Gap
By Else D
While the underground mining work environment may have processes and equipment considered unique, most of the broad issues likely to affect the occupational health and safety of employees are not. One
Jan 1, 1992
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Automated omission-free geotechnical deformation monitoring – a new method deployable by non-specialists
By J Franke, C Gonzalez
One of the regular tasks of geotechnical and mining engineers is the measurement and management of deformation in underground excavations. Although several methods are used to do so, the incumbent met
Nov 29, 2022
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Application of High-resolution Seismic Reflection Surveys to Exploration for Blind Vein Systems at the Cracow Low-sulfidation Epithermal Field
By J Cook, S Pike, D Pridmore
"An EXTENDED ABSTRACT is available for download. A full-length paper was not prepared for this presentation. The application of high-resolution seismic reflection to map structure and/or mineralisatio
Mar 18, 2015
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Geometallurgy – Bridging the Gap between Mine and Mill: a Case Study of the DeGrussa Geometallurgy Program
By S Robinson, A Turner, R Dale, C Butler
"Sandfire Resources NL- (‘Sandfire’) DeGrussa definitive feasibility study (DFS) identified geometallurgy as a major factor in achieving optimum plant performance at the DeGrussa mine. A geometallurgi
Jun 15, 2016
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Operational deployment of sensor technologies for bulk ore sorting at Mogalakwena PGE Mine
By J Rutter, J du Plessis, er, M Scott, D Alex
It is generally acknowledged that bulk ore sorting is an attractive prospect for the mining industry. However, uncertainties relating to the operational performance of sensor technologies, the grade h
Nov 10, 2020
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Geotechnical behaviour of spent ore – impacts of metallurgical factors
By R Rimmelin, C Vergara
Heap leach pads are composed of mined ore, usually crushed, disposed on liners to be processed with leach solutions, and the tail of the process is called “spent ore” which are then transported by con
Jul 23, 2018