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Mouat, Jeremy, and Ian Phimister. "The Engineering of Herbert Hoover." Pacific Historical Review 77, no. 4 (2008): 553–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/phr.2008.77.4.553.

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This article offers a revisionist account of Herbert Hoover's career as a mining engineer, looking particularly at his activities in Australia and China where he first established his reputation and his fortune. The young Hoover went to Western Australia in 1897 to work for the British firm of Bewick, Moreing. Hoover's employers sent him to China in early 1899. He became a partner two years later and returned to Australia to direct Bewick, Moreing's operations there. After his return to London, he grew increasingly involved in financial dealings and gradually withdrew from the business of mining. Hoover's career as a mining engineer coincided with a period when the authority of engineers assumed a new significance; American mining engineers in particular became trusted experts. Hoover was one such engineer, although this article argues that his role was more ambiguous and compromised than earlier studies have acknowledged.

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GOLOSINSKI, TAD S. "MINING EDUCATION IN AUSTRALIA." Mineral Resources Engineering 04, no. 03 (1995): 311–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s095060989500028x.

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Garvey, John. "Uranium Mining in Australia." Mineral Resources Engineering 07, no. 04 (1998): 283–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0950609898000304.

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Kassler, M. "Robots and mining: the implications for Australian industry in the 1980's." Robotica 3, no. 1 (1985): 13–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0263574700001429.

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SummaryAfter elucidating the terms ‘mining’ and ‘robot’, a historical background to the problem of mining is described, with emphasis on the use of technology. Various reasons for the increasing utilisation of technology are discussed, as regards the mechanisation of existing operations and those unachievable without new technology. It is asserted that the mining industry has a number of particular features that make increasing mechanisation especially attractive. The point is made that the ultimate stage of the historical tendency towards the use of new technology is fully automatic mining, a goal that may not be realised, however, in the next decade.The above historical discussion is followed by a critical appraisal of the conservative nature of the Australian industry and the study of the various factors that contribute to the slow uptake of new technology in mining.Attention is then concentrated on the general problem of robots and mining. It is shown that worldwide there were no applications of robots to mining up to the end of 1981. A wide study has been carried out to identify some uses of robots in mining, but without success.The next topic to be discussed is the widespread confusion about robots and teleoperators. The fundamental difference between the two is underlined, and particular attention is paid to Thring's teleoperator mining concept (telechiric mining). It is emphasized that telechiric mining will have no significant impact upon Australian mining in this decade.These pessimistic asssessments are followed by claims that in some areas robotic concepts, though not robots themselves, could have a considerable effect on mining automation in the 1980's, both in Australia and elsewhere. The following projects are enumerated as possible candidates for applying robotic concepts: Surface mining; Mine development; Underground coal transport; Coal winning; Coal preparation. In order to make progress, it is recommended that a robotics expert ought to be included in the interdisciplinary teams studying the problem of mining automation.The last part of this paper is devoted to Australia's need for robotic mining. A list of systems involving robotic concepts is presented that may be realised in the current decade. It is maintained that Australia ought to develop a few of such systems for the domestic and international markets, and that the short-term needs of the Australian mining industry are fundamentally different from those of other Australian industries as regards robots. Hence, decisions regarding robots for mining should be made independently from those appertaining to automation problems of other industries.

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Todd, Patricia, Bradon Ellem, Caleb Goods, Al Rainnie, and Leigh Smith. "Labour in global production networks: Workers and unions in mining engineering work." Economic and Industrial Democracy 41, no. 1 (2017): 98–120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143831x16684964.

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Understanding the role of labour, underplayed in global production networks (GPN) theory, has guided this research on the mining engineering services sector. During the project, the global mining industry entered a downturn. Asking how mining and engineering firms responded to that downturn is a specific variant of wider questions about the place of labour in GPNs and whether labour can shape the GPNs of which it is part. Based on interviews with union officials, workers and management in Australia, the authors show that cost-cutting by global mining companies impacted heavily on the mining engineering sector, pressuring global and local firms. Labour – be it the work process or workers themselves – was central to how firms reacted. The agency of workers and their union was deeply constrained because of the power of companies in GPNs and the nature of the national state and local economies, areas in need of further theoretical development.

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SZWEDZICKI, TAD. "CHALLENGES FOR MINING IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA." Mineral Resources Engineering 09, no. 03 (2000): 377–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0950609800000263.

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McCullough, Clint D., and Mark A. Lund. "Opportunities for Sustainable Mining Pit Lakes in Australia." Mine Water and the Environment 25, no. 4 (2006): 220–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10230-006-0136-0.

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Forbes, J. R. "The Interaction of Mining and Native Title in Australia." Mineral Resources Engineering 07, no. 04 (1998): 271–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0950609898000298.

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Scott, B., P. G. Ranjith, S. K. Choi, and Manoj Khandelwal. "A review on existing opencast coal mining methods within Australia." Journal of Mining Science 46, no. 3 (2010): 280–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10913-010-0036-3.

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Basu, Arun J., and Ernest Y. Baafi. "Discrete event simulation of mining systems: Current practice in Australia." International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Environment 13, no. 2 (1999): 79–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09208119908944214.

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Harries, John, Des Levins, Bob Ring, and Wally Zuk. "Management of waste from uranium mining and milling in Australia." Nuclear Engineering and Design 176, no. 1-2 (1997): 15–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0029-5493(96)01337-4.

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LaBranche, Nikky, Cigdem Keles, Emily Sarver, Kelly Johnstone, and David Cliff. "Characterization of Particulates from Australian Underground Coal Mines." Minerals 11, no. 5 (2021): 447. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min11050447.

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The re-identification of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis in Queensland in 2015 has prompted improvements in exposure monitoring and health surveillance in Australia. The potential consequences of excessive exposure to respirable dust may depend upon the size, shape and mineralogical classes of the dust. Technology has now advanced to the point that the dust characteristics can be explored in detail. This research collected respirable dust samples from four operating underground coal mines in Australia for characterization analysis using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX). The research found multiple mineralogical classes present with their own particle size distributions. The variation between mines appears to have had a larger effect on particle size distribution than the differences in mining processes within individual mines. This may be due to variations in the geologic conditions, seam variation or mining conditions.

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Zenkov, I. V. "MINING ECONOMICS AND ORGANIZATION IN THE COAL OPEN-PIT MINES OF EASTERN AUSTRALIA." Ugol’, no. 06 (June 8, 2017): 60–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.18796/0041-5790-2017-6-60-61.

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Boxall, Naomi J., Sarah King, Ka Yu Cheng, Yosephine Gumulya, Warren Bruckard, and Anna H. Kaksonen. "Urban mining of lithium-ion batteries in Australia: Current state and future trends." Minerals Engineering 128 (November 2018): 45–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2018.08.030.

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Zhang, Ting, and Xiang Tao Xu. "Study of Local Failure of a Multi-Plate Arch Bridge by Numerical Modeling." Advanced Materials Research 275 (July 2011): 65–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.275.65.

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An old multi-plate arch bridge (arch bridge) was built at a busy mining site for mine transportation in Western Australia in the early 1970s. After operation for more than 30 years, large deformations were noticed at the openings of two steel plate arches out the four at one side of the bridge. Site survey and inspection were carried, showing some corrosion and large deformation at the eastern end of the middle two arches of the bridge. This paper presents a simplified 2D finite element analysis (FEA) for predicting and evaluating the excessive deformation of the aged plates of the bridge. The finite element analysis results are consistent with the survey data for the deformed shape. It is found that the local failure was mainly caused by inadequate engineering design of skewed bridge a structure under the heavy traffic loads from iron ore mining trains on top of it.

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Yihdego, Yohannes, Hilmi S. Salem, Benard Ayongaba, and Zarko Veljkovic. "Mining sector challenges in developing countries, Tigray, Ethiopia and inspirational success stories from Australia." International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering 9, no. 4 (2018): 321. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijmme.2018.097440.

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O'Brien, M. D., and D. G. Swift. "Study of deep open cut mining systems at the Leigh Creek coalfield, South Australia." International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts 27, no. 2 (1990): A113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0148-9062(90)95256-z.

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Hendrickx, Marc. "Fibrous Tremolite in Central New South Wales, Australia." Environmental and Engineering Geoscience 26, no. 1 (2020): 73–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.2113/eeg-2273.

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ABSTRACT Tremolite schists in Ordovician meta-volcanic units in central New South Wales (NSW) consist of fine fibrous tremolite-actinolite. They host tremolite asbestos occurrences, and small quantities of asbestos were mined from narrow vein deposits in central NSW during the last century. When pulverized, the tremolite schist releases mineral fragments that fall into the classification range for countable mineral fibers and may be classed as asbestos despite not having an asbestiform habit. The ambiguity in classification of this type of natural material raises significant health and safety, legal, and environmental issues that require clarification. While the health effects of amphibole asbestos fibers are well known, the consequences of exposure to non-asbestiform, fibrous varieties is not well studied. This group of elongated mineral particles deserves more attention due to their widespread occurrence in metamorphic rocks in Australia. Toxicological studies are needed to assess the health risks associated with disturbance of these minerals during mining, civil construction, forestry, and farming practices.

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Vasylchenko, O., O. Lotiuk, A. Yevstihnieiev, A. Basalaieva, and S. Kustova. "The environmental regulation of mining: legal foundations." Naukovyi Visnyk Natsionalnoho Hirnychoho Universytetu, no. 3 (2021): 106–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.33271/nvngu/2021-3/106.

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Purpose. To enhance the quality of Ukrainian legislation by improving the legal framework of public administration in the field of environmental regulation of mining in Ukraine. Methodology. The authors used comparative and legal, historical, systemic, structural and functional, formal and logical, and dialectical research methods. The need to use an integrated research method is emphasized. Findings. The authors investigated two problems actualized by the so-called Adani Syndrome: 1. The criteria for assessing the impact on the environment and their legal force. 2. The legal framework governing the rights of the owner, the state and the public. The above problems were studied in comparison with the legal support of environmental regulation of mining in Ukraine. Originality. The experience of environmental regulation of mining in Australia is analyzed on the example of the conflict over the Carmichael mine project, resulting in disclosing the current state of Ukrainian legislation in this area. The directions of improving the legal foundations of public administration in the field of environmental regulation of mining in Ukraine have been brought up for discussion. Practical value. The use of the obtained results will make it possible to eliminate the difference between the legal support of environmental regulation of mining in developed and developing countries. The proposals have been formulated to improve the legal regulation in the area under study in terms of detailing the powers of individual governing bodies of special competence, as well as in terms of procedures for assessing the environmental impact. The formulated proposals can help to strengthen the effectiveness of the legislation in power.

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Holla, L. "Ground movement due to longwall mining in high relief areas in New South Wales, Australia." International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 34, no. 5 (1997): 775–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1365-1609(97)00004-1.

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Annandale, Mark, John Meadows, and Peter Erskine. "Indigenous forest livelihoods and bauxite mining: A case-study from northern Australia." Journal of Environmental Management 294 (September 2021): 113014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113014.

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Viswanathan, M. N. "Mineral Sand Mining and Its Effect on Groundwater Quality." Water Science and Technology 22, no. 6 (1990): 95–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1990.0056.

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Tomago sandbeds (New South Wales, Australia) is a coastal unconfined aquifer, where mining of mineral sands, like Rutile, Zircon, Ilmenite etc., was in progress since 1972. Groundwater is also extracted from Tomago aquifer for urban water use. Groundwater iron levels vary from 0.1 mg/litre to about 10 mg/litre. Iron in excess of 0.3 mg/litre is removed by chemical treatment. Mining of mineral sands resulted in the substantial increase of iron levels. The level of increase itself being very site specific. Several processes were identified as being responsible for such increases. If water were to be extracted from the mined area, additional treatment would be required to remove excess iron.

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Do, Trong Nhan, and Jian-Hong Wu. "Simulating a mining-triggered rock avalanche using DDA: A case study in Nattai North, Australia." Engineering Geology 264 (January 2020): 105386. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2019.105386.

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Koch, John M., and David T. Bell. "Native legume establishment on acidic coal mining overburden at Collie, Western Australia." Environmental Geochemistry and Health 7, no. 4 (1985): 141–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf01786641.

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Eapaea, Miro Peter, David Parry, and Barry Noller. "Dynamics of arsenic in the mining sites of Pine Creek Geosyncline, Northern Australia." Science of The Total Environment 379, no. 2-3 (2007): 201–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.03.017.

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Simon-Coinçon, R., A. V. Spain, and A. R. Milnes. "Landform Processes in the Post Coal-Mining Landscape, Bowen Basin, Australia. A Geomorphological Approach." International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Environment 17, no. 1 (2003): 20–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1076/ijsm.17.1.20.8628.

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Davies, Peter, and Susan Lawrence. "Engineered landscapes of the southern Murray–Darling Basin: Anthropocene archaeology in Australia." Anthropocene Review 6, no. 3 (2019): 179–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2053019619872826.

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Human activities over the past 200 years have fundamentally transformed the shape of Australia’s southern Murray–Darling Basin. The arrival of British colonists in the 19th century disrupted millennia of human management of the region and brought widespread changes to biota and soils. The subsequent development of mining, transport and irrigation infrastructure re-engineered the region’s landscapes to meet human objectives and ambitions. This article offers an integrated regional history of anthropogenic change across the southern Murray–Darling Basin, identifying historical processes driving complex ongoing interactions between human activities and the natural environment. We examine three broad domains of engineering and geo-disturbance in the region, including the development of transport corridors, micro- and macro-scale water management and landforms remade by erosion and sedimentation. We use the archaeology of the recent past to integrate insights drawn from physical geography, fluvial geomorphology and related research into the enduring landscape changes of modern Australia’s food bowl.

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Munksgaard, Niels C., and Bernd G. Lottermoser. "Fertilizer Amendment of Mining-Impacted Soils from Broken Hill, Australia: Fixation or Release of Contaminants?" Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 215, no. 1-4 (2010): 373–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-010-0485-y.

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Heard, Isaac, Peter E. D. Love, Michael C. P. Sing, and Veronica Goerke. "Learning to build relationships for a better Australia." Construction Innovation 17, no. 1 (2017): 4–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ci-06-2015-0032.

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Purpose Research examining the role of construction and involvement of resource organisations with indigenous reconciliation has been very limited in Australia. This paper aims to examine how a sample of organisations from Western Australia (WA) are engaging with indigenous reconciliation. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire survey juxtaposed with in-depth interviews are used to explore how construction and resource companies (mining and energy) operating in WA have been planning to build better relationships with the indigenous community as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. Findings The majority of construction and resource companies sampled embraced reconciliation as part of a contractual and legal requirement rather than part of their CSR. It was acknowledged that to effectively address the issues associated with reconciliation and indigenous engagement, there is a requirement for flexibility and adaption of existing protocols and processes to better suit the cultural differences that arise with interactions between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples. Research limitations/implications The questionnaire survey was cross-sectional, and a limited number of in-depth interviews were undertaken. Respondents’ opinions were sought about their organisations’ reconciliation action plans, which have only been recently embraced by firms, and thus, views that were solicited should not be treated as being definitive. Originality/value Research examining the role of construction and involvement of resource organisations with indigenous reconciliation in the construction and resource sector has been limited. The findings of this study can provide a platform for examining and comparing how construction and resource organisations in different countries are embracing the process of reconciliation with their indigenous peoples.

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Shi, Dongping, Chengyu Xie, and Lichun Xiong. "Changes in the Structures and Directions of Rock Excavation Research from 1999 to 2020: A Bibliometric Study." Advances in Civil Engineering 2021 (September 11, 2021): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9274918.

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Rock excavation has been the hot spot and frontier of scientific research. Rock excavation research is in a period of rapid development. The bibliographies included in ISI Web of Knowledge database from 1999–2020 were used as data samples, and the collected data were analyzed by literature co-citation and cluster analysis using CiteSpace and VOSviewer information visualization techniques and dynamic network analysis tools. A knowledge map of the evolution of bibliometric research development is drawn to reveal the representative literature in the field of bibliometrics. The hot areas of bibliometric research are introduced. The development trend of bibliometrics is proposed. The results of the study show that the amount of the literature on rock excavation is growing rapidly. A large amount of the foreign literature is available in China, the United States, Australia, Canada, France, and other countries. The main included journals are Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, “Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering,” “Engineering Geology,” and “Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment.” Keyword co-occurrence analysis includes the following contents: rock damage constitutive model, excavation damage area, numerical simulation, stability analysis support, and prediction technology of rock.

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Tyrrell, Wendy R., David R. Mulligan, Lindsay I. Sly, and L. Clive Bell. "Trialing wetlands to treat coal mining wastewaters in a low rainfall, high evaporation environment." Water Science and Technology 35, no. 5 (1997): 293–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1997.0220.

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The large number of wetlands treating mining wastewaters around the world have mostly been constructed in temperate environments. Wetlands have yet to be proven in low rainfall, high evaporation environments and such conditions are common in many parts of Australia. BHP Australia Coal is researching whether wetlands have potential in central Queensland to treat coal mining wastewaters. In this region, mean annual rainfall is &lt; 650 mm and evaporation &gt; 2 000 mm. A pilot-scale wetland system has been constructed at an open-cut coal mine. The system comprises six treatment cells, each 125 m long and 10 m wide. The system is described in the paper and some initial results presented. Results over the first fourteen months of operation have shown that although pH has not increased enough to enable reuse or release of the water, sulfate reduction has been observed in parts of the system, as shown by the characteristic black precipitate and smell of hydrogen sulfide emanating from the wetlands. These encouraging signs have led to experiments aimed at identifying the factors limiting sulfate reduction. The first experiment, described herein, included four treatments where straw was overlain by soil and the water level varied, being either at the top of the straw, at the top of the soil, or about 5 cm above the soil. The effect of inoculating with sulfate-reducing bacteria was investigated. Two controls were included, one covered and one open, to enable the effect of evaporation to be determined. The final treatment consisted of combined straw/cattle manure overlain with soil. Results showed that sulfate reduction did occur, as demonstrated by pH increases and lowering of sulfate levels. Mean pH of the water was significantly higher after 19 days; in the controls, pH was &lt; 3.3, whereas in the treatments, pH ranged from 5.4 to 6.7. The best improvement in sulfate levels occurred in the straw/cattle manure treatment.

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Wang, Shu Ren, Paul Hagan, and Yan Cheng. "Fractal Characteristics of Sandstone Cutting Fracture under Mechanical Shock Loading Conditions." Applied Mechanics and Materials 226-228 (November 2012): 1789–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.226-228.1789.

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It is the key to guide rock-breaking design and engineering practice for how to obtain a reasonable test indicator to assess the cuttability of the rock. Some sandstone samples were tested by using the linear rock cutting machine in the school of mining engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. The curves characteristics for the weight percent of the broken debris with the mesh size distribution were obtained through the screening statistics. Furthermore, the fractal dimension of the specimen broken debris was derived through theoretical calculations and statistical analysis. The results showed that the rock cutting fragmentation is of significant fractal features under the mechanical shock loads. The broken debris fractal dimension of the structural integrity specimens is bigger, the range of the fractal dimension is smaller and the broken debris size distribution is more even than that of the poor structural integrity specimens. The fractal dimension is the ideal test indicator to assess and analysis the rock-breaking degree.

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Li, Yang, Jiachen Wang, Yiding Chen, Zhipeng Wang, and Jianpeng Wang. "Overlying strata movement with ground penetrating radar detection in close-multiple coal seams mining." International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks 15, no. 8 (2019): 155014771986985. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1550147719869852.

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Longwall mining is a productive mining method that has been widely used in China, the United States, Australia, and Europe. However, due to the subsidence caused by coal mining activities, the phenomenon is complex, longwall mining brings the overburden movement issues accompany with the coal recovery. In subsidence trough, the resulting strata and surface ground movements are regarded as largely contemporaneous with mining, producing more or less direct effects of natural ecology. Ground penetrating radar has been widely used in geological hazard detection due to its high precision, but it is rarely employed in underground measuring the overlying strata movement above the longwall panel. In this article, there are five close-multiple coal seams (5#, 7#, 8#, 9#, 12# seams) within 70 m distance to be monitored in Qian Jiaying coal mine of Kailuan Coal Company in Hebei province. The 7#, 8#, 9#, 12# coal seams were already excavated in sequence. So the 5# coal seam is overmining above the gobs of four coal seams at the top. The ZTR12-series ground penetrating radar equipment is used to detect the development of fractures under the floor of the 5# coal seam. The ZTR12-series ground penetrating radar system has the capability of large depth detection and explosion proof to adapt to the working environment of underground coal mines and can realize fine detection and accurate identification. The maximum detection distance of reflection method can reach 50 m. The measurement results show that the 5# coal seam is in the fracture zone above the gobs of four coal seams, and the caved zone of lower coal seam develops to fine sandstone of the 5# coal seam floor. The ground penetrating radar has shown much promise in the detection of overlying strata movement.

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Hogarth-Scott, Piers. "The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the oil and gas industry – reducing cost, improving operational efficiency, increasing safety and helping tap into new markets." APPEA Journal 57, no. 2 (2017): 469. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj16087.

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The Internet of Things (IoT) and its forecast 50 billion+ devices will transform industries with an estimated $11+ trillion annual impact to the global economy by 2025. In that same period, Australia has the opportunity to derive up to $116 billion in annual economic value from IoT. The IoT is taking the internet into everything that impacts our lives – from engineering to health, infrastructure, agriculture, mining and more. It is the future of digital connectivity, data accumulation and system efficiencies, but implementation requires sound strategy with a balance between innovation, opportunity and risk. KPMG views IoT as an opportunity for Australian technology companies, industries and entrepreneurs to be leaders in the development and execution of innovative IoT applications. The potential economic, social and environmental benefits from effective IoT solutions are vast. However, IoT developments must focus on security, privacy and trust, to ensure the safety of the IoT ecosystem and its users. The oil and gas industry have in many ways been leaders in the industrial IoT, recognising that innovation in IoT can reduce cost, improve operational efficiency, increase safety and help tap into new markets. However, to unlock the full economic opportunity presented by IoT, interoperability of technologies is essential. This paper explores IoT interoperability with a particular focus on Hypercat BSI PAS212:2016.

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Smith, G. B., D. B. Donato, C. G. Gillespie, S. R. Griffiths, and J. Rowntree. "Ecology of a hypersaline gold mining tailings facility in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia: a case study." International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment 22, no. 2 (2008): 154–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17480930701630841.

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Zhiznin, S. Z., and A. V. Cherechukin. "Factors of development and introduction of clean coal-mining technologies in the world economy." Mining informational and analytical bulletin, no. 6 (May 20, 2020): 27–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.25018/0236-1493-2020-6-0-27-37.

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Despite the route lined out since the turn of the 21st century toward the use of renewable energy sources, as of today and for the nearest decades, the fossil energy resources represent the critical part in the world economy. Fossil fuels will keep prevailing in the energy budget of the most countries in 2020 according to the long-term forecasts of the International Energy Agency and by estimates of the other authoritative sources. In the electric energy production, the contribution of coal in 2020 is the largest worldwide and continues growing owing to high-level consumptions in China, India, developing countries in Southeastern Asia, as well as in the mature economies of Japan and Australia. The huge own reserves of coal provide the developing economies with relatively cheap and reliable source of energy, the underside of which is the increased environmental damage. It is critical to develop and investigate approaches to minimization of technological environmental impact at the preserved balance between the economic advance, social welfare and environmental conservation. In the coal-powered energy generation, such approach is application of clean mining technologies. In order to identify application features of such technologies in modern conditions and in the future, it is necessary to review the historical background of economically efficient solutions, the engineering capabilities and the global market conditions in terms of the United States of America as the top coal producer and consumer among the mature economies possessing the advanced coal mining technologies. The outcome of the review is also helpful in the analysis of economic efficiency of clean technologies to be introduced in the coal industry in Russia. Thus, the aim of this article is to examine development and introduction of clean coal technologies in terms of the U.S.A. for tracing promising trends in the conditions of a global economic system.

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Schneider, Larissa, Neil L. Rose, Anna Lintern, et al. "Assessing environmental contamination from metal emission and relevant regulations in major areas of coal mining and electricity generation in Australia." Science of The Total Environment 728 (August 2020): 137398. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137398.

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Carpenter, Chris. "Data-Mining Approach Evaluates Production Performance in the Permian Basin." Journal of Petroleum Technology 73, no. 01 (2021): 46–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/0121-0046-jpt.

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This article, written by JPT Technology Editor Chris Carpenter, contains highlights of paper URTeC 198192, “Production Performance Evaluation From Stimulation and Completion Parameters in the Permian Basin: Data-Mining Approach,” by Mustafa A. Al-Alwani, SPE, and Shari Dunn-Norman, SPE, Missouri University of Science and Technology, and Larry K. Britt, SPE, NSI Fracturing, et al., prepared for the 2019 SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, 18–19 November, Brisbane, Australia. The paper has not been peer reviewed. The complete paper uses 3,782 unconventional horizontal wells to analyze the effect of proppant volume and the length of the perforated lateral on short- and long-term well productivity across the Permian Basin. Tying cumulative production to completion and stimulation practices showed that increasing pumped proppant per well from 5 million to less than 10 million lbm yielded a 34% increase in 5-year cumulative average barrels of oil equivalent (BOE). Raising the pumped proppant per well to 10 million-15 million lbm and 15 million-20 million lbm increased 5-year cumulative BOE from the previous proppant range group to 27% and 18.5%, respectively. Introduction For this study, stimulation chemical data from Permian (Midland) Basin wells were downloaded from FracFocus for all horizontal wells completed and stimulated between 2012 and 2018. The data were then subjected to rigorous cleaning and processing, a process detailed in the complete paper, and then combined with DrillingInfo completion and production parameters. Combining these data provided ample parameters for stimulation, completion, and production data. The objective of the study was to investigate the production performance of Permian Basin wells as a result of different ranges of stimulation and completion parameters. Fig. 1 shows a database representation of the major counties in the Permian Basin with the number of wells in each county. Results and Discussion To substitute for any quantities of produced gas, all production data have been converted to BOE by using the conversion factor of 1 BOE=6 Mcf. The amount of proppant being pumped and the length of the perforated lateral length have been selected to represent the stimulation size and the completion magnitude, respectively.

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Chigarev, B. N. "Total numbers matter. Landscape of China’s scientific publications in 2018-2020 on the energy issue." Actual Problems of Oil and Gas, no. 32 (April 21, 2021): 76–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.29222/ipng.2078-5712.2021-32.art7.

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This study aims to reveal and analyze the landscape of China’s scientific publications in 2018–2020 on the subject “Energy Engineering and Power Technology” using bibliometric data from the Lens platform. Bibliometric data of 26,623 scholarly works that satisfy the query: “Filters: Year Published = (2018–); Publication Type = (journal article); Subject = (Energy Engineering and Power Technology); Institution Country/Region = (China)” were used to analyze their main topics disclosed by Fields of Study and Subject; the leading contributors to these R&D activities were also detected. Chinese Academy of Sciences, China University of Petroleum, Tsinghua University, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China University of Mining and Technology are the leading institutions in the subject. Most research works were funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China. China carries out its research not only in conjunction with the leading economies: United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada, but also with the developing countries: Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Viet Nam. Materials science, Chemical engineering, Computer science, Chemistry, Catalysis, Environmental science are the top Fields of Study. Analysis of co-occurrence of Fields of Study allowed to identify 5 thematic clusters: 1. Thermal efficiency and environmental science; 2. Materials science for energy storage and hydrogen production; 3. Catalysis and pyrolysis for better fossil fuels; 4. Computer science and control theory for renewable energy; 5. Petroleum engineering for new fossil fuel resources and composite materials. The results of the work can serve as a reference material for scientists, developers and investors, so that they can understand the research landscape of the “Energy Engineering and Power Technology” subject.

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Giummarra, Melita J., Ben Beck, and Belinda J. Gabbe. "Classification of road traffic injury collision characteristics using text mining analysis: Implications for road injury prevention." PLOS ONE 16, no. 1 (2021): e0245636. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245636.

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Road traffic injuries are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Understanding circumstances leading to road traffic injury is crucial to improve road safety, and implement countermeasures to reduce the incidence and severity of road trauma. We aimed to characterise crash characteristics of road traffic collisions in Victoria, Australia, and to examine the relationship between crash characteristics and fault attribution. Data were extracted from the Victorian State Trauma Registry for motor vehicle drivers, motorcyclists, pedal cyclists and pedestrians with a no-fault compensation claim, aged > = 16 years and injured 2010–2016. People with intentional injury, serious head injury, no compensation claim/missing injury event description or who died < = 12-months post-injury were excluded, resulting in a sample of 2,486. Text mining of the injury event using QDA Miner and Wordstat was used to classify crash circumstances for each road user group. Crashes in which no other was at fault included circumstances involving lost control or avoiding a hazard, mechanical failure or medical conditions. Collisions in which another was predominantly at fault occurred at intersections with another vehicle entering from an adjacent direction, and head-on collisions. Crashes with higher prevalence of unknown fault included multi-vehicle collisions, pedal cyclists injured in rear-end collisions, and pedestrians hit while crossing the road or navigating slow traffic areas. We discuss several methods to promote road safety and to reduce the incidence and severity of road traffic injuries. Our recommendations take into consideration the incidence and impact of road trauma for different types of road users, and include engineering and infrastructure controls through to interventions targeting or accommodating human behaviour.

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Ali, Aal-e., Vladimir Strezov, Peter J. Davies, and Ian Wright. "River sediment quality assessment using sediment quality indices for the Sydney basin, Australia affected by coal and coal seam gas mining." Science of The Total Environment 616-617 (March 2018): 695–702. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.259.

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Whitehead, Julie, and Karen Walters. "EPCM contracting: clearing the minefield." APPEA Journal 54, no. 1 (2014): 231. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj13023.

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The past year has seen a downturn in the number of new mining and infrastructure projects in Australia. Despite that, the authors are noticing a continuation of the trend towards a greater use of engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) style contracting. The increased use of EPCM contracts is in part due to projects becoming larger and more complex. As these projects can only be delivered by multiple contractors who all seek to limit their liability, the EPCM contract offers a useful framework for coordinating and managing those contractors, and maximising the owner’s recourse to them. This is particularly so in the oil and gas industry, with many projects using this form of project delivery. As there is no standard-form EPCM contract, however, and given the complex technical nature of these types of projects, negotiating an EPCM contract can be fraught with danger, especially for owners who may not have used this style of contract before. This paper discusses the unique characteristics of the EPCM contract (particularly in contrast to the engineering, procurement and construction style contract), the typical risk allocation, and the creative use of compensation and incentive regimes to drive optimum performance. The EPCM model is not suited to all projects, but if it is appropriately negotiated and drafted, and is well managed by an appropriately skilled and resourced owner’s team, it can provide a platform for excellence in project delivery.

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Tibbett, Mark, Matthew I. Daws, Suman J. George, and Megan H. Ryan. "The where, when and what of phosphorus fertilisation for seedling establishment in a biodiverse jarrah forest restoration after bauxite mining in Western Australia." Ecological Engineering 153 (June 2020): 105907. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.105907.

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Hancock, G. R., M. K. Grabham, P. Martin, K. G. Evans, and A. Bollhöfer. "A methodology for the assessment of rehabilitation success of post mining landscapes—sediment and radionuclide transport at the former Nabarlek uranium mine, Northern Territory, Australia." Science of The Total Environment 354, no. 2-3 (2006): 103–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.01.039.

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Boggs, G. S., K. G. Evans, C. C. Devonport, D. R. Moliere, and M. J. Saynor. "Assessing catchment-wide mining-related impacts on sediment movement in the Swift Creek catchment, Northern Territory, Australia, using GIS and landform-evolution modelling techniques." Journal of Environmental Management 59, no. 4 (2000): 321–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jema.2000.0371.

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Pells, P. J., Z. T. Bieniawski, S. R. Hencher, and S. E. Pells. "Rock quality designation (RQD): time to rest in peace." Canadian Geotechnical Journal 54, no. 6 (2017): 825–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2016-0012.

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Rock quality designation (RQD) was introduced by Don Deere in the mid-1960s as a means of using diamond core to classify rock for engineering purposes. Subsequently, it was incorporated into the rock mass rating (RMR) and Q-system classification methods that, worldwide, now play substantial roles in rock mechanics design, whether for tunnels, foundations, rock slopes or rock excavation. It is shown that a key facet of the definition of RQD is ignored in many parts of the world, and it is noted that there are several inherent limitations to the use of RQD. Based on mapping of rock formations by 17 independent professionals at different locations in Australia and South Africa, it is shown that differences in assessed RQD values result in significant errors in computed RMR and Q ratings, and also in geological strength index (GSI) and mining rock mass rating (MRMR). The introduction of a look-up chart for assessing GSI has effectively removed the need to measure, or estimate, RQD. It has been found that GSI values derived from the look-up chart are as valid as those derived by calculation from the original component parameters, and are satisfactorily consistent between professionals from diverse backgrounds. The look-up charts provide a quick and appropriate means of assessing GSI from exposures. GSI is, in turn, a useful rock mass strength index; one new application is presented for assessing potential erosion of unlined spillways in rock. Incorporation of RQD within the RMR and Q classification systems was a matter of historical development, and its incorporation into rock mass classifications is no longer necessary.

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Wilson, Siobhan A., Anna L. Harrison, Gregory M. Dipple, et al. "Offsetting of CO2 emissions by air capture in mine tailings at the Mount Keith Nickel Mine, Western Australia: Rates, controls and prospects for carbon neutral mining." International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 25 (June 2014): 121–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2014.04.002.

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Banford, C. R. "Australian mining - the role of roofbolting." International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts 26, no. 2 (1989): 79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0148-9062(89)90232-5.

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Arefin, Md Arman, Md Nurun Nabi, Saalem Sadeque, and Prasad Gudimetla. "Incorporating sustainability in engineering curriculum: a study of the Australian universities." International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 22, no. 3 (2021): 576–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijshe-07-2020-0271.

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Purpose Literature limited in scope regarding the incorporation of sustainability into engineering curriculum encouraged authors to look at the current approaches of universities to the integration of sustainability into university curricula. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the literature published and analyse the university secondary data (information published on the university websites and magazines and programme catalogues) to understand the current status of Australian universities regarding the integration of sustainability in engineering. Design/methodology/approach Articles and reports from different trustworthy sources have been analysed in this study. A text mining methodology was used to gather information from websites, magazines and programme catalogues. Findings Obtained information and data indicate that the universities are considering sustainability seriously with both internal and external stakeholders of universities working towards embedding sustainability in engineering curricula. Most of the Australian universities have successfully implemented sustainable engineering education and the rest are focussing on integrating sustainability into their engineering education curriculum. Originality/value This is the first review, which focusses on incorporating sustainability into the engineering education of Australian universities. However, considering current progress and also some drawbacks of the universities regarding the integration of sustainability into engineering curriculum, 15 future research questions have been developed, which should be considered to make the integration process more efficient and equip engineers who would be able to engage and tackle the environmental, personal, social and economic challenges of the twenty-first century.

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Xie, Hualin, Yanwei Zhang, Zhilong Wu, and Tiangui Lv. "A Bibliometric Analysis on Land Degradation: Current Status, Development, and Future Directions." Land 9, no. 1 (2020): 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land9010028.

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Land degradation is a global issue receiving much attention currently. In order to objectively reveal the research situation of land degradation, bibliometrix and biblioshiny software packages have been used to conduct data mining and quantitative analysis on research papers in the fields of land degradation during 1990–2019 (data update time was 8 April 2019) in the Web of Science core collection database. The results show that: (1) during the past 20 years, the number of papers on land degradation has increased. According to the number of articles, it is divided into four stages: a low-production exploration period, a developmental sprout period, expansion of the promotion period, and a high-yield active period. (2) Land-degradation research covers 93 countries or regions. The top five countries in terms of research volume are China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia. China, the United States, and the United Kingdom are the most important countries for international cooperation in the field of land degradation. However, cooperation between countries is not very close overall. (3) Land degradation, degradation, desertification, remote sensing, soil erosion, and soil degradation are high-frequency keywords in the field of land degradation in recent years. (4) The research hotspots in the field of land degradation mainly focus on research directions such as restoration and reconstruction of land degradation, and sustainable management of land resources. (5) The themes of various periods in the field of land degradation are diversified, and the evolutionary relationship is complex. There are 15 evolutionary paths with regard to dynamic monitoring of land degradation, environmental governance of land degradation, and responses of land degradation to land-use change. Finally, the paper concludes that the research directions on land degradation in future include the process, mechanism, and effect of land degradation, the application of new technologies, new monitoring methods for land degradation, theory enhancement, methods and models of ecological restoration, reconstruction of degraded land, multidisciplinary integrated system research, constructing a policy guarantee system for the reconstruction of degraded land, and strengthening research on land resource engineering.

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