The process of developing an iron ore mine from exploration data through to informed mining decisions provides an example of a Complex Adaptive System. The detailed composition of an ore body (expressed as a “block model” of regularly spaced rectangular blocks) has to be estimated from initially sparse exploration data, based upon a limited number of drill holes. As planning proceeds, the data ...

BACKGROUND During May-June 2010, a childhood lead poisoning outbreak related to gold ore processing was confirmed in two villages in Zamfara State, Nigeria. During June-September of that year, villages with suspected or confirmed childhood lead poisoning continued to be identified in Zamfara State. OBJECTIVES We investigated the extent of childhood lead poisoning [≥ 1 child with a blood lead ...

Abstra t. Here, we have designed and implemented algorithms for string mat hing with gaps for musi al melodi re ognition on polyphoni musi using bit-wise operations. Musi analysts are often on erned with nding o urren es of patterns (motifs), or repetitions of the same pattern, possibly with variations, in a s ore. An important example of exibility required in s ore sear hing arises from the na...

This case study utilizes a value of information decision framework to provide mine managers guidance regarding the purchase of ore grade scanners. LKAB’s Kiruna mine produces three types of iron ore to meet long-term contractual agreements on a monthly basis. There is a priori uncertainty regarding the ore type in any given mineable section of the orebody. In addition, there is extracted ore ty...

The paper presents laboratory report on leach study of a particular ZnS ore using a range of concentrated acid. The authors carried out this work as prelude to a more systematic study on the considerable body of knowledge in processing this type of ore in terms of the Roast-Leach-Electrowin process and then considered the extent to which this method is applicable to their specific ore. The ore ...

The European population of Greater Scaup Aythya marila has experienced an alarming, ~60% decline in numbers over the last two decades. The brackish lagoons of the Odra River Estuary (ORE) in the south-western Baltic Sea, represent an important area for the species during the non-breeding season in Europe. The lagoons regularly support over 20 000 Scaup, with peaks exceeding 100 000 (38%-70% of ...

Bauxite is mined and transported by conveyor to a processing plant, screened and washed, then placed into blended stockpiles to feed the alumina refinery. While being stacked to the stockpile, the ore is sampled. Completed stockpiles must be acceptably close to target grade (composition), not only in alumina, but also in residual silica, carbon and sodium carbonate. The mine is an open-cut pit....

Ore algebras are an algebraic structure used to model many different kinds of functional equations like differential and recurrence equations. The elements of an Ore algebra are polynomials for which the multiplication is defined to be usually non-commutative. As a consequence, Gauß’ lemma does not hold in many Ore polynomial rings and hence the product of two primitive Ore polynomials is not n...

A Microsoft Excel macro is described that enables rapid recognition of common opaque minerals. The program uses ore mineralogical features such as reflectance, anisotropy, bireflectance, Vickers Hardness and morphological features (bladed crystals, zoning and twinning) to identify possible candidates from a database of 200 common ore minerals. Reflectance can be estimated from the uncorrected l...

This study investigated the effect of oxygen and micro-cracking on the flotation of low grade nickel sulphide ore. The ore treated contained serpentine minerals which have a history of being difficult to process efficiently. The use of oxygen as a bubbling gas has been noted to be effective because it increases the pulp potential. The desired effect of micro cracking the ore is that the nickel ...