Issue

The AusIMM Board – governance and strategy
President’s Editorial

by Geoff Sharrock FAusIMM(CP), President, The AusIMM

Geoff Sharrock.
As I stepped into the role of President of The AusIMM for 2013, a number of AusIMM members asked me questions regarding the AusIMM Board, especially in relation to its role and .. read full article
Support for education and member achievements

by Miriam Way, Deputy Chief Executive and Director, Member Services, The AusIMM

Miriam Way.
The AusIMM has a strong history of supporting students working towards a career in the minerals industry and we are also working on a number of programs benefiting the universities .. read full article
Digital photogrammetry for safer, more efficient mine operations

by Peter Booth, Senior Engineering Geologist and Katrina Rees, Structural Geologist, Golder Associates

Underground drive photogrammetry model, with plane digitised to measure the geological structure.
A sound understanding of the geological, geotechnical and topographical conditions at a mine site is an essential part of safe and efficient mine operation. If well informed decisions .. read full article
Management – the key to success

by Jeff Williams MAusIMM, Conference Chair, International Mine Management 2012

The International Mine Management 2012 organising committee.
International Mine Management 2012, held in Melbourne on 20-21 November 2012, was jointly organised by The AusIMM, The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) .. read full article
A Remarkable Gift – 100 Years of the Walter & Eliza Hall Trust
by Kay Fraser

reviewed by Ray Boyle FAusIMM


The Walter & Eliza Hall Trust was founded on a £1 million donation (today equivalent to $104 million) from the £3 million Hall estate and last year commemorated its centenary .. read full article
An overview of mining’s contribution to sustainable development

by Daniel Heinrich, Senior Sustainability Advisor, WorleyParsons

Introduction and overview In 2012, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) commissioned a series of publications to describe mining and metals' contribution to .. read full article
Early geological investigations in the Waihi Goldfield, New Zealand

by Bob Brathwaite MAusIMM, GNS Science, Lower Hutt

Figure 1. Geological map of Waihi showing the traces of the gold-silver quartz lodes projected to the surface. From Brathwaite et al (2006), with the location of the recently discovered Correnso lode from Hobbins et al (2012). The original Martha Hill deposit embraced the Martha, Welcome, Edward, Empire and Royal lodes.
By far the largest gold-silver mine in the Waihi goldfield is the Martha Hill mine, which was mined underground from 1883 to 1952 with a recorded production of 1  082 000 .. read full article
Productivity Commission inquiry – Mineral and Energy Resource Exploration

by Wayne Robins, Senior Manager, Policy and Research, The AusIMM

Inquiry overview and scope The Australian Government commissioned the Productivity Commission to conduct and inquiry into Mineral and Energy Resource Exploration in September .. read full article
Planning for mine closure in Western Australia

by Danielle Risbey, Environment Division Northern Regional Team Leader, Department of Mines and Petroleum

Mine closure is a challenging process for both industry and regulators. In 2011 the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) and the Environmental Protection Authority released .. read full article
Is there reliability and validity in portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry?

by Dr Michael Gazley GAusIMM, Project Geologist, Plutonic Gold Mine

Figure 1. X-rays are emitted from the unit which excite atoms in the sample being analysed; this results in the displacement of inner shell electrons. Outer shell electrons fall into the space left by the displaced electron, and in doing so emit fluorescence which is characteristic of each element. The intensity of the energy is proportional to the concentration of the element in the sample.
Introduction Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) technology allows for the rapid collection of large amounts of multi-element data at relatively-low cost and has been widely embraced .. read full article
Dr Thomas Ronald (Ron) Albert Davey
1925-2013

by Rod Grant FAusIMM(CP), with the assistance of Kathleen Davey, John Floyd, Jim Happ, David Pollard and Denby Ward


The death of Ron Davey on 7 January this year represented the loss of one of Australia's most distinguished extractive metallurgists. He was 87. Ron was born in Melbourne .. read full article
The Women in Mining Network – going from strength to strength

by Kirsty Liddicoat MAusIMM, Chair and Jo Barron-Perry MAusIMM, Deputy Chair, WIMnet

WIMnet and our partners around Australia and New Zealand The Women in Mining Network (WIMnet) continues to be a healthy, strong and growing part of The AusIMM and the minerals .. read full article