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Copper mining in Australia 

Copper mining in Australia 

Australia produces 19 useful minerals in significant amounts, from over 350 operating mines and copper is one of these minerals. Copper mines in Australia are distributed across South Australia (69%), New South Wales (14%), Queensland (10%), Western Australia (6%),...

Haulage systems for open pit mines 

Haulage systems for open pit mines 

There are three main haulage systems that are used in hard rock open pit mines. These are: Conventional truck haulage Truck trolley systems  In-pit crushing and conveying (IPCC) What is the mine’s current haulage system? The most common mine haulage system transports...

Tailings Dam Failures – Factors, Causes, and Examples

Tailings Dam Failures – Factors, Causes, and Examples

In this part two and the final article of the mine tailings article series, we evaluate mine tailings dam failures and discuss factors, causes and examples. There are many examples where tailings dams have failed and caused catastrophic disasters such as environmental...

Mine Tailings – Overview and Management in Australia

Mine Tailings – Overview and Management in Australia

In this first article of a two-part series, Global Road Technology explores mine tailings and gives further interesting insights on the topic.  Mine tailings are the finely ground residue from ore extraction. Approximately 7Gt of tailings are produced globally each...

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