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Utilisation of wastes from synthetic rutile plants

Summary Synthetic rutile production produces about 0.25 Mt/year of wastes. The two major waste types are iron oxide waste and neutralised acid effluent waste. Glasshouse experiments showed that addition of…

Published: 7 July 2020

Seismic/Lithology

Summary From studies on a wide spectrum of problems related to seismic methods of petroleum exploration, some worthwhile advances have been made in data processing and interpretation. Problems investigated included…

Published: 7 July 2020

Mine waste management in arid areas

Summary Field trials were conducted on the sponsoring companies mine sites at Leonora, Laverton, Leinster and Mt Magnet. The sites were highly variable, but were mostly alkaline and saline. Seventy…

Published: 7 July 2020

Upgrading ultrafine iron ore

Summary A laboratory scale selective flocculation process, capable of recovering iron oxide from a sample of ultrafine (< 10 µm) iron ore tailings containing kaolinite and other gangue minerals, was…

Published: 7 July 2020

The establishment of wetland plants

Summary Fourteen species of sedges, rushes and bulrushes were studied to develop suitable propagation techniques. Rhizome transplantation techniques were developed following trials made at three wetland sites and under controlled…

Published: 7 July 2020

Ignition studies in flash smelting

Summary Following a review of published material on the process of ignition and flash smelting, a test programme was conducted on a pilot flash smelter. The variables examined were the…

Published: 7 July 2020

Propagation of forest and heath understorey species: Hibbertia

Summary The morphology, viability, germination and dispersal of seeds were studied for Hibbertia hypericoides, H.commutata. H.huegelii, H.amplexicaulis, H.serrata and H.cuneiformis. Keywords: Hibbertia, propagation, morphology, viability

Published: 7 July 2020
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