Welcome to the world-renowned series of technical monographs, published by the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) for the practising engineer.
JKMRC publishes a unique and widely-lauded series of monographs on mining and mineral processing, designed to help practitioners do a better job in operations, consulting, engineering services and research. These books combine practical method with scientific rigour by the world-renowned expertise available at JKMRC, and its peer groups, to deliver effective solutions to problems that professionals are required to solve in the field. Because of the applied research basis of the expert knowledge captured in the monographs, the books can also be a valuable aid for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Each book is designed as an integrated approach to a particular topic, written by top experts in the field and including many illustrative case studies.
- Mineral Comminution Circuits is the standard work on the operation and optimisation of comminution and classification circuits, and a guide to process simulation using JKSimMet.
- Open Pit Blast Design covers the blast design and monitoring methodology developed by JKMRC researchers over many years of applied research in Australia and overseas.
- Block Caving Geomechanics makes available the knowledge gained in the first International Block Caving Study.
- Guidelines on Caving Methods builds on this knowledge based on the succeeding Mass Mining Technology research program.
- Metal Balancing and Reconciliation provides metallurgists and geologists with the information necessary to practice these essential skills and complements the Draft Code of Practice developed as part of an AMIRA project.
- Statistical Methods for Mineral Engineers is a comprehensive and practical guide to collecting and analysing data, including plant trials
- Process Mineralogy is a wide-ranging treatment of principles, methods and technologies in this vital process discipline.
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7. An Introduction to Metal Balancing and Reconciliation
A product of the AMIRA Metal Accounting and Reconciliation Project P754
Edited by Robert Morrison
This text book is one outcome of the AMIRA Metal Accounting and Reconciliation Project P754. P754 is a collaborative research project which addressed the need for a more standardised approach to metal accounting in the mineral industry. A key outcome of P754 is a Code of Practice and supporting guidelines.
The industrial sponsors of P754 – Anglo Platinum, Anglo American Technical Division, BHPBilliton, Rio Tinto, Zincor (a Division of Exxaro Resources) and Namakwa Sands (at the time, a Division of Anglo Base Metals) - have made the code and guidelines freely available to the industry to encourage their wider adoption. While the code and guidelines provide principles to be followed and advice, this text book provides a more detailed guide on how the principles can be put into practice. It also covers application to a wide range of mineral products and commodities.
The research providers for P754 were The University of Queensland through the JKMRC, the University of Cape Town Centre for Mineral Research and the University of Stellenbosch. Seven post graduate students were supported by the project.
Further enquiries should be directed to jkmrc@uq.edu.au.