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Consultant's comment: Global consciousness of global problems — by admin — created Feb 26, 2009 08:25 AM

Of all the issues dominating our decisions today, perhaps no other two figure so prominently as the global economic crisis and climate change.

Consultant’s Comment: Climb down off the peak – reducing electricity costs — by admin — created Feb 26, 2009 08:32 AM

As the focus shifts from production to cost reduction, mining companies must look across their entire business including reducing electricity costs in the production process.

What drives exploration success? — by admin — created Feb 26, 2009 08:32 AM

This question was expounded by Peter Williams and Paul Roberts, of SRK Consulting, at a recent Earth Sciences conference.

Company Briefing: Arrow Energy Limited (ASX:AOE) — by admin — created Feb 26, 2009 08:34 AM

Arrow Energy Limited has played a leading role in the development of Australia’s coal seam gas (CSG) industry.

Careful planning pays dividends in milling and grinding — by admin — created Feb 26, 2009 08:35 AM

The milling/grinding area is traditionally known as “the heart of the plant”. So, when it comes to preparing for its installation, a great deal of planning is required. What follows are some commonsense steps and pointers which are crucial to this process.

Pilot study scale regrind mill: Deswik — by admin — created Feb 26, 2009 08:37 AM

Benefits of an on-site small scale fine grinding test study Deswik Milling now offers Australian client’s the convenience of a Deswik25 pilot mill to enable onsite fine grinding trials as part of plant design and feasibility studies.

Turnkey analyser and sampling system for Olympic Dam — by admin — created Feb 26, 2009 08:39 AM

One of the world’s most advanced automated mineral processing sampling and analysing systems is to be commissioned this year at Australia’s largest underground mine, BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam.

Legionella monitoring in underground mining operations — by admin — created Feb 26, 2009 08:41 AM

For many years Legionella bacteria have posed a health risk. Their proliferation and dissemination from cooling tower water has been well documented and researched leading to the development of Australian standards and procedures to control the risks associated with Legionella growth [2,8,11,12].

Importance of rock stress measurements in Australia — by admin — created Feb 26, 2009 08:51 AM

“Knowledge of the pre-excavation state of stress at a given location in the Earth’s crust is a prerequisite for the rational design of large underground excavations in rock” Brown and Hoek (1978)

Current practices shaping the science and practice of mineral processing — by admin — created Feb 26, 2009 08:53 AM

Extracts from presentation made to the XXIV International Mineral Processing Conference, held in Beijing China in September 2008.