Reviews the role of advanced automation technology in the development of mineral resources, with particular emphasis on mining and mineral processing. The 53 papers cover automation and the future of mining, modelling and control of mining processes, transportation in mining and modelling, control, automation and the future of metallurgical processes. As established mineral deposits become depleted and new techniques are being sought to overcome the problems encountered in winning minerals from less accessible deposits, the topics discussed in this volume will take on increasing significance in the mining and mineral processing industry.
(partial) Prediction of hazards in underground excavations, E Hoek. The
role of automation in the mining of tabular deposits at depth, M D G Salamon.
The shape of hard rock mining in the 21st century, P W Hickson et al.
Fragmentation control and underground automation, K Nielson. Experience with
operating and controlling an in-pit portable crushing and conveying system, E
J Freeh & C D Iles.; Future applications of computers in the design and
control of mineral beneficiation circuits, D J McKee. Process-data
acquisition in hydrometallurgy, D Royston & J H Cante;ford. A generalised
investigation of adaptive optimisation in the chemical processing of
minerals, A P Prosser.
