The Challenge Ground support is one of the major costs in mining and it is of critical importance to mitigate the risk of rockfalls and maintain the safety of mine…
Professor Eric May received a MRIWA Supplementary PhD Scholarship in 2000. Following the completion of his PhD, Eric has continued on to a stellar research career in the Australian oil…
The Challenge Unpredictable rockburst and strainburst events create significant safety hazards for mining personnel and operations, however these phenomena are poorly understood. The challenge for this project was to understand…
The Challenge Recent catastrophic failures of tailings storage facilities around the world have increased interest in alternative approaches to tailings management. Although promising in this regard, the stacking of filtered…
The Challenge Soil geochemical exploration practices have changed little in decades, despite evolving need to investigate challenging areas covered by sediments. CSIRO have developed the UltraFine+TM workflow to optimise elemental…
The Challenge The mining industry is increasingly acknowledging the opportunity to reconsider an in-situ recovery (ISR) approach for a broad range of mining activities. Risk mitigation associated with the potential…
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Research delivers a breakthrough in extracting gold and platinum group elements from the Panton Sill.
Summary The thermal and oxidative characteristics of two floated nickel sulphide concentrates, one from the Kambalda Nickel Operation and from Agnew Mining Corporation, as well as a mixture containing concentrates,…
Summary The results of Rock-Eval pyrolysis examination of Devonian sediments from the Canning Basin, and Devonian and Carboniferous from the Bonaparte Basin, are described and discussed. The percentage Total Organic Carbon in the rock…
Summary In this research, sediment and petroleum samples, mainly drill stem cuttings, were subjected to detailed geochemical analysis. ROCK-EVAL pyrolysis measurements showed that the sediments do contain potential petroleum source…
Full report title Development of exploration concepts for SN-TA pegmatites: Use of host rock associations and alteration haloes Summary The pegmatite of this study is in a Barrovian-style terrain, localised…
