Publications
Diamond Mining and Geology - Lessons Learned
Jarek Jakubec, Casey Hetman, June 2018
Category:
Geology, Mining
Improving Resource Knowledge to Optimise Minerals Processing: Introduction to Geology and Geometallurgy
Mark Noppe, May 2018
Category:
Geology
Mining Magazine: Getting some air
Donna Schmidt interviews SRK's John Bowling, May 2018
Category:
Mine Ventilation
Waste Liberation: Improving Mill Feed from a Miner's Perspective
Bob McCarthy, Dr. Bern Klein, May 2018
Category:
Mine Waste
Mapping Arctic Bottomfast Sea Ice Using SAR Interferometry
Christopher Stevens, May 2018
Category:
Other
Managing Resettlement Expectations, Risks and Timelines
Andrew Hart, May 2018
Category:
Environmental/Social
Full project cycle SIA: optimising social outcomes
Tim Hart, May 2018
Category:
Environmental/Social
The Importance of Due Diligence for Early-Stage Mining Projects
Neal Rigby, Ben Parsons, May 2018
Category:
Project Evaluation, Geology
Introducing Bulk Sorting: Its Enablers, Application, and Potential
Bob McCarthy, April 2018
Category:
Mining
Dewatering options for management of fine gold tailings in Western Australian Goldfields
Juan Jose Moreno, Sam Kendall and Andres Ortiz, April 2018
Category:
Mine Waste
Core Orientation: Comparison of televiewer and traditional methods to highlight inaccuracies in old data
Karl Llewelyn, April 2018
Category:
Geotechnical
Approach to Geotechnical Characterization and Slope Design Data Acquisition Programs in Different Deposit Types
Bruce Murphy, Wayne Barnett, April 2018
Category:
Geotechnical
Managing and validating limited borehole geotechnical information for rock mass characterization purposes – experience in Peruvian practice for open pit mine projects
Andrés Huaman, Joel Cabrera, Antonio Samaniego, April 2018
Category:
Geotechnical
Key Geotechnical Characterisation Parameters for Transition Materials in Deep Weathered Deposits and their Influence on Bench Slope Stability
Edward Saunders, April 2018
Category:
Geotechnical
Computational tools for the determination of factor of safety and location of the critical circular failure surface for slopes in Mohr-Coulomb dry ground
Carlos Carranza-Torres and Esteban Hormazabal, April 2018
Category:
Geotechnical
Lithium Brine Project Development: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Pablo Cortegoso, April 2018
Category:
Civil Engineering
Exploration and sampling techniques for conglomerate gold in the Pilbara region
Mike Cunningham, Bert De Waele, Kevin Cassidy, March 2018
Category:
Geology
Dealing with uncertainty and risk in rock engineering design
William Joughin, March 2018
Category:
Geotechnical
Conducting Airflow Measurements For Ventilation Surveys
Brian Prosser, Jake Jodouin, March 2018
Category:
Mine Ventilation
Understanding Geology and Structure: An Essential Part of Mineral Resource Estimation
Bert De Waele, Mathieu Lacorde, Mike Cunningham and Ben Jupp, February 2018
Category:
Geology
10 Things You Should Know About Surface Miners
Filip Orzechowski, February 2018
Category:
Geology, Mining, Geotechnical, Environmental/Social
Florida Canyon Zinc Project - Nexa Resources and Solitario Zinc Corp.
Jay Pennington, February 2018
Category:
Geology
Robust governance processes to provide assurance on reported mineral resources and ore reserves
Mark Noppe, February 2018
Category:
Project Evaluation
Lithium: Boom or bubble? | Projected demand sends prices skyrocketing
Chee Theng; interviewees include Pablo Cortegoso, February 2018
Category:
Other
Peer Review and Technical Audit: Improved Assurance for Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Estimates and Reporting
Mark Noppe, February 2018
Category:
Project Evaluation
A Case Study for Final Closure of a Mine Site, Santa Fe Calvada Mine, Nevada
John Cooper, December 2017
Category:
Mining, Civil Engineering, Other
Lithium Supply and Market: Past, Present and Future
Pablo Cortegoso, December 2017
Category:
Civil Engineering
Rapid exploration in remote terrains
Oliver Bayley, Rob Bowell, Jessica Charles, December 2017
Category:
Geology
The Practicalities And Implementation Of A NAF Grade Control Programme For Placement Of A WRD Cover
A Hendry, B Luinstra, J Jones, K Mandaran, and J Chapman, November 2017
Category:
Geochemistry
Development of a NAF/PAF Grade Control Programme for Placement of a WRD Cover
J Chapman, J Jones, K Mandaran, B Luinstra and A Hendry, November 2017
Category:
Geochemistry
Weathered Sulfidic Waste – Laboratory-Scale Tests for Assessing Water Quality in Backfilled Pits
A Watson, C Linklater, J Chapman and R Marton, November 2017
Category:
Geochemistry
The Influence of Sample Numbers and Distribution on the Assessment of AMD Potential
Andrew Garvie and Danny Kentwell, November 2017
Category:
Geochemistry
Pit Lake Water Quality Modelling at Century Mine
C Linklater, A Watson, A Hendry, J Chapman, J Crosbie and P Defferrard, November 2017
Category:
Geochemistry
Acid mine drainage treatment process optimization for manganese content reduction by sequential neutralization
Nereyda Loza, Osvaldo Aduvire , November 2017
Category:
Geochemistry
Infrastructure Leader - World Risk Report
Colin Chapman and Chris Smythe, November 2017
Category:
Civil Engineering
A commitment too far? - World Risk Report
Jane Joughin and Emily Harris, November 2017
Category:
Environmental/Social
SWCC Experimental results of copper tailings and spent ore
José Riquelme and Cristian Godoy, November 2017
Category:
Geotechnical
Mine Tailings Reprocessing Investigation
Nicholas Cristi, October 2017
Category:
Geotechnical, Mine Waste
Evaluation of Turkish Mine Waste Management Policy with Respect to Marine Pollution
Esin Esen, October 2017
Category:
Water Management
Mining Sector Disputes
Andrew Van Zyl, Neal Rigby, Jeames McKibben, Cameron Ford, Timothy Nelson, September 2017
Category:
Other
Deformation analysis of an AFRD for mine tailings storage and power generation
Osvaldo Nicolás Ledesma, Alejandro Verri, Alejo Sfriso, September 2017
Category:
Geotechnical
Testing new estimation techniques – rank and replace: a stockwork case study
Danny Kentwell, Dave Finn, September 2017
Category:
Geology
Improved assurance for Mineral Resource, Ore Reserve estimates and reporting through peer review and auditing
Mark Noppe, September 2017
Category:
Project Evaluation
Letšeng Diamond Mine, Lesotho: A Variant of Kimberley-type Pyroclastic Kimberlite Emplacement
Casey Hetman, Barbara Scott Smith, Jock Robey, Teboho Nkotsi, Mohapi Mohapi, Thabang Mohapi, September 2017
Category:
Geology
Underground Mining at Ekati and Diavik Diamond Mines
Jarek Jakubec, R. Woodward, B. Boggis, L. Clark, P. Lewis, September 2017
Category:
Mining
Is the Ultra-Class Truck Dream Dead?
Jesse Morton, Anoush Ebrahimi, Tim Joseph, September 2017
Category:
Mining
Expert Witness - Mining Due Diligence
Andrew Van Zyl, Simon Hanrahan, Mark Noppe, John Pfahl, September 2017
Category:
Project Evaluation
Modelling the reactivity of multi-mineral systems – Application to prediction of copper heap leach drain-down chemistry
David Bird, Rob Bowell, Julien Declercq, August 2017
Category:
Geochemistry
Shear strength and microstructure of polydisperse packings: The effect of size span and shape of particle size distribution
Emilien Azema, Sandra Linero, Nicolas Estrada, Arcesio Lizcano, August 2017
Category:
Geotechnical
Geological and metallurgical characteristics of banded iron formation associated detrital iron mineralisation in Central West Africa
B De Waele, M Lacorde, K Bischoff, G Loveday and F Linares, July 2017
Category:
Geology
5 Ways to Increase Understanding of Permafrost at Your Project Site
Christopher Stevens, July 2017
Category:
Other
Trends in the Evolution of Particle Morphology with Size in Colluvial Deposits Overlying Channel Iron Deposits
Sandra Linero, Stephen Fityus, John Simmons, Arcesio Lizcano, Jessica Cassidy, July 2017
Category:
Geotechnical
Does modifying the particle size distribution of a granular material alter its shear strength?
Emilien Azéma, Sandra Linero, Nicolas Estrada, Arcesio Lizcano, July 2017
Category:
Geotechnical
Adding value using representative geotechnical models for mine design
James Haythornthwaite and Karl Llewelyn, July 2017
Category:
Geology, Geotechnical
Integrating Climate Change into Water Management Design
Victor Muñoz Saavedra, Tia Shapka-Fels, Maritz Rykaart, June 2017
Category:
Water Management
Tracking Nitrate Sources at a Platinum Mine - Putting the puzzle together
Sarah J.W. Skinner, June 2017
Category:
Water Management
Development of a Fire Modeling Study for the Chuquicamata Underground Mine
Brian Prosser, Jess Van Diest, June 2017
Category:
Mine Ventilation
Dynamically Representing Tailings Pool Geometry - GoldSim Webinar Presentation
Dave Hoekstra, June 2017
Category:
Water Management
Underground Ventilation System Analysis at WIPP
Nathan Wineinger, Keith Wallace, June 2017
Category:
Mine Ventilation
Thickened Tailings Deposition for Closure
Nicholas Thompson and Pepe Moreno, June 2017
Category:
Mine Waste
Lithium Brine Project Development: What does it take?
Pablo Cortegoso, Cristian Pereira, June 2017
Category:
Civil Engineering, Water Management
Mine Ventilation - Let It Flow
Ailbhe Goodbody (Mining Magazine), May 2017
Category:
Mine Ventilation
Regulations Regarding the Planning and Management of Residue Stockpiles and Residue Deposits
James Lake, May 2017
Category:
Mine Waste
10 Advantages of Using Televiewer Surveys in Geotechnical Mining Studies
Valérie Cettour Meunier, May 2017
Category:
Geotechnical, Rock Mechanics
Wolf Mountain Case Study - Strategic Mine Planning for Multiple Narrow Vein Underground Deposits
Matt Arnold, May 2017
Category:
Mining
Nemrut Bay Seawater Quality Assessment at the Planning Stage of Marine Outfall
Esin Esen, May 2017
Category:
Water Management
Subway Stations Retaining Walls: Case Histories in Soft and Hard Soils
Oscar Vardé and Alejo Sfriso, April 2017
Category:
Geotechnical
10 Things You Should Know About Mine Planning for Open Pit Stratified Deposits
Filip Orzechowski, April 2017
Category:
Mining
Dealing with uncertainty and risk in the design of deep and high stress mining excavations
William C Joughin, March 2017
Category:
Geotechnical
Modelling hard rock jointed pillars using a distinct element and discrete fracture network approach considering the effect of a clay-filled shear structure
Joseph Muaka, S Duma, P Mushangwe, L Gardner, Tafadzwa Chindedza, Jeanne Walls, William Joughin, March 2017
Category:
Rock Mechanics
Managing a Change in Rock Mass Response to Mining at the Frog's Leg Underground Mine
J Mgumbwa, A Page, L Human, MJ Dunn, March 2017
Category:
Geotechnical, Rock Mechanics
Acid Mine Water Treatment With Recovery Of By-Products Of Economic Value
Osvaldo Aduvire, March 2017
Category:
Water Management
New Mining Projects: Developing Early Stage Projects: Guinea Case Study
Mark Campodonic, March 2017
Category:
Geology
Optimising processing costs through the assessment of geological and mining cut-off grades
Tim Lucks, March 2017
Category:
Geology
Mine Water Liability: Evaluating the Risks and Potential Costs
Stephen Day, Tom Sharp, March 2017
Category:
Water Management
Liquid Assets: Water Footprint and Access to Capital
Maureen Upton, March 2017
Category:
Mining, Environmental/Social
Financial Assurance, Closure Cost Estimates and ARO for Mining Projects - Different Numbers for Different Reasons
Terry Braun, February 2017
Category:
Mining, Environmental/Social
Clash of the Titans - Father Time, Mother Nature and the Mine Waste Cover
Maritz Rykaart, February 2017
Category:
Mine Waste
Reviewing Historical Trends of Geological Training in the Mining Sector
Erik Ronald, February 2017
Category:
Geology
10 things you should know about Strategic Mine Planning for Open Pits
Fraser McQueen, January 2017
Category:
Mining, Project Evaluation
