Conference Proceedings
The AusIMM Proceedings 1949
Conference Proceedings
The AusIMM Proceedings 1949
Mining Operations of the Electrolytic Zinc Company of Australasia Limited at Rosebery, Tasmania
This paper gives a general description of mining operations at the Rosebery Mine and a brief account of the older Hercules Mine. The more unusual aspects of the operations, such as the sinking of the inclined shaft, blast-hole experiments, diamond drilling practice, and proposed future developments are described in detail.The following main heads are used:Roseberry- General production Data.General Description of Ore-body, and Characteristics of Ore and Country Rock.Layout of MineMining Methods, Filling, etc.Blast Hole Stoping.Sinking Main Inclined Shaft.Mining Timber. Contract System.Diamond Drilling and Sampling.Surveying.Labour Force.New Developments, Sand Filling and Pumping.Hercules-Situation of Mine.Transport-Haulage and Aerial.Ore Bodies.Stoping Methods.Ore Handling.
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L R Murphy
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