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  • AUSIMM
    Geotechnical Challenges in Cave Monitoring – a Modern Approach

    By A Jäger, J L. Lett, J Rachocki and B Mobilio

    The Newcrest Mining Limited Cadia East Panel Cave mines near Orange, New South Wales, Australia commenced production 1200 m below the surface in May 2014. Understanding the mine-wide impact caving had

    May 9, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Environmental Investigations of the Effects of the Ok Tedi Copper Mine in the Fly River System

    By Higgins RJ

    Environmental investigations have been undertaken by Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) since 1981 when the Ok Tedi Environmental Study was commenced. Environmental monit- oring and management programme

    Jan 1, 1991

  • AUSIMM
    Notes on the Geology of the Pinnacles Mine and District

    A homely simile will serve to epitomise an interpretation of the rock structures and associated phenomena of the block of country under review, as it appears to the writer.Disregarding the many thousa

    Jan 1, 1927

  • SME
    Optimization Of The Hydraulic Design Of Thickener Feedwells Applying Computational Fluid Dynamics And Experimental Techniques

    By L. Echeverri

    Research studies have shown that the flow within feedwells displays a vortical structure and high velocities at the locations where standard tangential inlets force its way into the feedwell swirling

    Jan 1, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    A Detailed Assessment of Concentrator Performance at Broken Hill South Limited

    By S B. Stewart, C J. Restarick

    Over a four-hour period of steady plant operation samples were taken at regular intervals frum points within the grinding and flotation circuits. Size fractions of each composite sample were analysed

    Jan 1, 1971

  • TMS
    Development of a High-temperature Micro-indentation Technique for Material Mechanical Property Evaluation up to 1200 oC

    By J. M. Tannenbaum

    A depth-sensing micro-indentation technique is developed for evaluating mechanical properties of materials at elevated temperatures (to 1200°C). System description and design considerations of the tes

    Jan 1, 2010

  • AUSIMM
    Structural Controls on the Development of a Mineralised Fault ù Fracture Network, NW Otago, New Zealand

    Vein swarms in metamorphic terranes such as the Otago Schist Belt, New Zealand provide evidence of past hydrothermal flow systems leading to fault initiation and reactivation. A major episode of hydro

    Jan 1, 2002

  • AUSIMM
    Manganese and Iron in Broken Hill Sphalerite

    Individual specimens of sphalerite from the Broken Hill lode vary considerably in manganese and iron contents, even within the same orebody, so that study of the overall variation of manganese and iro

    Jan 1, 1956

  • SME
    Modeling helps tame surges in rapidly filling storage tunnels

    By Peter Klaver

    Deep tunnels have been used for decades for the temporary storage of large volumes of urban runoff, both storm water and combined sewer overflow (CSO). Tunnels are attractive because they reduce surfa

    Jan 3, 2010

  • SME-ICGCM
    Development and Application of Geotechnical and Rockmechanical Standard Planning System for Roadway Development in German Coal Mines

    By K. H. Brandt

    A standard planning system for the development of roadways was adopted for German coal mines based on the results of geotechnical and rockmechanical investigations. Its goal is to provide for sufficie

    Jan 1, 2004

  • CIM
    Dense Medium Separation and its Importance to Canada’s Diamond Mining Industry

    By Dave Price

    "Canada is scheduled to become the 4th highest diamond revenue producing country in the world by year 2004 with the already operating Ekati Mine and the anticipated operation of the Jericho Mine in 20

    Jan 1, 2000

  • AUSIMM
    Inertisation of coal augering holes

    By B Leisemann, M Watkinson

    Coal augering is an ideal method for recovering coal from the highwalls of open cut coalmines. Coal augering is a simple process whereby additional flights are added to the auger cutting head and auge

    Aug 28, 2017

  • AIME
    Institute of Metals Division - The Relation Between Flow Stress and Dislocation Structure During Recovery of High-Purity Aluminum

    By J. L. Lytton

    The flow-stress recovery of high-purity aluminurn following a 10 pct tensile prestrain was studied in terms of a fractional flow-stress recovery parameter fr. The flow-stress recovery behavior was rel

    Jan 1, 1965

  • AUSIMM
    Gravity Cleaning of Fine Coal

    Traditionally, the gravity cleaning of coal has been evaluated in pilot plant tests. Attention is now turning to the development of empirical models of gravity cleaning equipment that can be used for

    Jan 1, 1985

  • AIME
    Coal - Some Geological Factors Affecting the Upper Freeport Coal and Its Quality

    By E. F. Koppe

    The Upper Freeport coal in the Freeport and New Kensington quadrangles, Pennsylvania, varies from a bony streak to a thick coal deposit often exceeding ninety inches, the "Double" or "Thick Freeport".

    Jan 1, 1961

  • AUSIMM
    Cadmium in the Broken Hill Lode

    Cadmium occurs in the Broken Hill Lode essentially as a camouflaged element, substituting diadochically for zinc in the sphalerite.Analyses of a series of zinc concentrate flotation products, prepared

    Jan 1, 1955

  • SME
    The Importance Of Geologic And Geotechnical Monitoring For Improving Stability In Deep Two-Seam Longwall Layouts

    By K. Fleck

    Energy West Mining Company (EWMC) has implemented a geologic program for improving stability and support requirements along deep two-entry longwall gateroads at its Deer Creek Mine operations located

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SME-ICGCM
    Roof Screening for Underground Coal Mines: Recent Developments (45f180e8-0601-41d7-bc8b-2e9de87bd46d)

    By Craig Compton

    Falls of small pieces of rock from between roof bolts continue to cause fatalities and to injure hundreds of coal miners each year. Roof screen is the most effective way to prevent these incidents,

    Jan 1, 2007

  • AUSIMM
    Geology as Applied to the Mining of Silver-Lead-Zinc Ores at Mount Isa

    This article attempts to outline essential features of the Mount Isa ore deposit, to reveal the agencies thought to be responsible for its localization, and to describe methods used for obtaining and

    Jan 1, 1939

  • AUSIMM
    Real Time and In Situ Measurement of Elemental Composition Using Lasers

    Real Time and In Situ Measurement of Elemental Composition Using Lasers

    Sep 13, 2010