Conference Proceedings
Bac-Min Conference
Conference Proceedings
Bac-Min Conference
The Bac-Min Conference in Bendigo was convened by The AusIMM Central Victoria Branch and The AusIMM Central Services.
The purpose of the Bac-Min Conference was to offer an opportunity for a new generation of bacteria users and researchers to be informed on new discoveries, and to exchange information and ideas about topics such as the uses and functions of bacteria in the mineralisation depositional processes, in precious and base metal metallurgy, in hydrocarbon production enhancement, in treatment of spent ore heaps (extraction and remediation), in mine water and groundwater remediation.
For example, many metallurgists came to listen to the papers on bio-oxidation of refractory gold ores and those on base metal bio-leaching, mainly copper. Acid mine drainage is a problem in rehabilitation and papers touching on this topic and on cyanide detoxification had many listeners. Arsenic is usually present in mineral and hydrocarbon deposits, and most certainly in the Central Victoria region (Eaglehawk), and papers on this topic were very welcome. It is pleasing to see the more general papers on rehabilitation and remediation, just as it is most gratifying to see the strong international contributions.
We hope the Bac-Min Conference will become an Australian benchmark for a mining industry conference considering the application of bacteria in the industry.
The purpose of the Bac-Min Conference was to offer an opportunity for a new generation of bacteria users and researchers to be informed on new discoveries, and to exchange information and ideas about topics such as the uses and functions of bacteria in the mineralisation depositional processes, in precious and base metal metallurgy, in hydrocarbon production enhancement, in treatment of spent ore heaps (extraction and remediation), in mine water and groundwater remediation.
For example, many metallurgists came to listen to the papers on bio-oxidation of refractory gold ores and those on base metal bio-leaching, mainly copper. Acid mine drainage is a problem in rehabilitation and papers touching on this topic and on cyanide detoxification had many listeners. Arsenic is usually present in mineral and hydrocarbon deposits, and most certainly in the Central Victoria region (Eaglehawk), and papers on this topic were very welcome. It is pleasing to see the more general papers on rehabilitation and remediation, just as it is most gratifying to see the strong international contributions.
We hope the Bac-Min Conference will become an Australian benchmark for a mining industry conference considering the application of bacteria in the industry.
Papers in collection
- Bacterial Biodiversity - An Exploitable Biogeochemical Resource? Go to Paper
- Microbiology of an Industrial-Scale Chalcocite Heap Bioleaching Operation Go to Paper
- The Real Cost of the Global Warming Mania - Hydrometallurgy Versus Pyrometallurgy Go to Paper
- Isolation and Phenotypic Characterisation of Australian Mining Microbes From a Spent Heap Go to Paper
- A Column Bioleaching Model for Chalcocite - An Investigation of Oxygen Limitation and Bacterial Inoculation on Leaching Go to Paper
- The Effect of pH on the Behaviour of Copper in Sulfide Heap Leach Operations Go to Paper
- Microbial Versus Chemical Leaching of Chalcopyrite Concentrate - A Quantitative Mineralogical Investigation Go to Paper
- Bioremediation of Soil Heavily Contaminated With Creosote by Co-Composting With Sewage Sludge and Poultry Manure Go to Paper
- The Use of Direct Push Methods for Delineating Spatial and Temporal Variability in Groundwater Investigations Go to Paper
- Biomineralisation - A Novel Approach for Immobilising Toxic Metals in the Environment Go to Paper
- Unintended Consequences - Bioleaching of Uranium, Molybdenum and Vanadium at Petroleum Hydrocarbon Release Sites Go to Paper
- The Importance of Understanding the Interrelationship of Biology and Geochemistry When Designing Biopiles Go to Paper
- Prokaryotic Arsenic Metabolism - Roles in Arsenic Cycling and Bioremediation Go to Paper
- BioLix - An Alternative to Cyanide for the Extraction of Precious Metals From Ore Go to Paper
- Effects of Acidity on Bacterial Sulfate Reduction and the Bioprecipitation of Metals in Groundwater Go to Paper
- Review of Microbial Involvement in Biogeochemical Processes Related to Radionuclide Migration Go to Paper
- Cyanide Biodetoxification in Spent Ore, Tailings and Process Solutions Go to Paper
- Microbial Influences on Coal Seam Gas Reservoirs - A Review Go to Paper
- Iron-Reducing Bacteria - Ecology, Significance and Potential Uses Go to Paper
- Biofracturing and Methanogenesis in Black Shales With Reference to Coal Bed Methane Go to Paper
- Study of Native Micro-Organisms in Bioleaching Processes of Refractory Auriferous Minerals and its Use as a Tool for Bio-Regeneration Go to Paper
- The Bacterial Oxidation (BACOX) Plant at Laizhou Shandong Province China - The First Three Years of Operation Go to Paper
- The Biological Oxidation of Carbonaceous Material in the Treatment of a Refractory Gold Bearing Ore Go to Paper
- Biological Processes for Gold Recovery Go to Paper
- New Developments in the Bacterial Oxidation Technology to Enhance the Efficiency of the BIOX Process Go to Paper
- A Case Study of the Development, Engineering and Construction of a Biological Oxidation Plant for a Refractory Pyrite-Arsenopyrite Gold Ore Go to Paper
- Biooxidation of Porgera Gold-Bearing Pyrite Concentrate in Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Enriched Air Go to Paper
Contributor(s):
R J Seviour, P Uwins, K Venkateswaran, K H Nealson, R B Hawkes, P D Franzmann, J J Plumb, L W John, S E Keeling, K L Davies, J A Johnson, H R Watling, M J Leahy, M R Davidson, M P Schwarz, M D Maley, W van Bronswijk, R E Tiller-Jeffery, R B Browner, B I Whittington, H I Atagana, F P Beck, P J Clark, R G Ford, A W Fisher, S W Beckman, L C Thompson, A Fisher, D Harimon, R Hoeppel, R N vanden Hoven, J M Santini, I C A Streimann, A C Davis, B M Patterson, M E Grassi, A J McKinley, B S Robertson, N M Kashevarova, K Jones, I R F MacCulloch, M M Faiz, A C Greene, C D Ogg, K M Lynch, P B Pope, B K C Patel, T Amiconi, D Satalic, C Bain, F Gordillo Espinosa, V Sanmartin, J Torracchi, F Carrion, M Gunn, P Miller, F Jiao, J Wang, J Rowe, S McKnight, S Hall, P C van Aswegen, J A van Niekerk, P Whincup, M Binks, J Y Witne
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- Published: 2004
- Unique ID: PA-200406