The following is an article from Dr G Ward Wilson which appeared in the Paste 2023 Supplement Commingling tailings and waste rock By Dr G Ward Wilson, University of Alberta, Canada Introduction The practice of co-disposal for mine tailings and waste rock is becoming more and more popular. There are progressive degrees of codisposal, beginning […]
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The following is an article from Professor Andy Fourie which appeared in the Paste 2023 Supplement Future Tails: an industry–university collaboration to providetraining for professionals working in the field of tailingsmanagement By Professor Andy Fourie, The University of Western Australia, Australia Although there have been a number of high-profile failures of tailings storage facilities (TSFs)
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The following is an article from Neil Bar which appeared in the SSIM 2023 Supplement On the importance of three-dimensional analysis of rock slopes in civil and mining engineering projects by Neil Bar, Gecko Geotechnics LLC, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Introduction Geotechnical models developed during the planning stages of rock slopes for surface mines
The following is an article from Sharla Coetsee which appeared in the SSIM 2023 Supplement Establishment and maintenance of an effective pit slope monitoring database By Sharla Coetsee, Reutech Mining, South Africa Slope performance monitoring is integral for ensuring safe operational conditions during mining activities, and for gauging the efficacy of the slope design applied.
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The following is an article from CSIRO which appeared in the SSIM 2023 Supplement Integrated and intelligent geoscience by Dr Ewan J Sellers, Dr Ebrahim F Salmi, Dr Yi (Joey) Duan, Dr Pengyu Huang, CSIRO Mineral Resources Introduction Many of the readily accessible high-grade and homogenous ore deposits suitable for surface mining have already been
The following is an article from Dr Kim Le Roux which appeared in the SSIM 2023 Supplement A skills assessment framework to improve the technical capability of key mining disciplines by Dr Kim Le Roux, Rio Tinto One of the biggest risks facing the mining industry is the critical shortage of highly skilled technical people
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The following is an article from Kent McTyer which appeared in the Ground Support 2023 Supplement Resin curing time and rockbolt load transfer By Kent McTyer, DSI Underground Introduction This study discusses an often-overlooked aspect of resin-anchored bolting – resin curing time. It is estimated that almost all underground coal mines and numerous hard rock
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The following is an article from Robyn Teet which appeared in the Ground Support 2023 Supplement What are we designing for? Understanding risk scenarios for targeted data collection, enabling confident ground support design By Robyn Teet, Resolve Mining Solutions The mining industry can be complex and high risk, and as many recent papers, presentations and
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The following is an article from Dirk Venter which appeared in the Ground Support 2023 Supplement Ground support design cycle: an approach to increase safety and efficiency By Dirk Venter, Epiroc Introduction Ground support is essential in an underground mine to ensure the safety of the workers and the mine. As the volume and depth
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The following is an article from JENNMAR which appeared in the Ground Support 2023 Supplement Jennmar: 25 years of Australian ground support learning Introduction Since commissioning a manufacturing facility in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1997, Jennmar has learned a lot about Australian ground support requirements. Having manufactured ground support in the United States (US)
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