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Iron Ore and Open Pit Operators Conference Proceeding 2026

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Iron Ore and Open Pit Operators Conference Proceeding 2026

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The proceedings highlight the expertise, innovation, and collaboration that define the global iron ore and open pit mining sector. At a time of rapid technological advancement and increasing operational challenges, they present leading-edge practices, practical case studies, and operational insights that demonstrate how the industry continues to drive improvements in productivity, safety, sustainability, and long-term value creation.

Papers in collection

  • ‘DrillTime’ orebody definition via blasthole logging Go to Paper
  • A comparative study of blastcone sampling methods and flitch distributions at the Roy Hill Mine Go to Paper
  • A geotechnical reconciliation journey implementing a risk-based framework utilising unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) photogrammetry-based mapping Go to Paper
  • Addressing 21st century challenges in iron ore beneficiation Go to Paper
  • Advanced mine planning for mineral sands Go to Paper
  • AI-driven operational excellence for iron ore processing Go to Paper
  • AI-powered mine reconciliation – enhancing operational efficiency Go to Paper
  • Air-decks as a cost lever – numerical modelling to production rollout in iron ore Go to Paper
  • Australia’s contribution to international standards in iron ore Go to Paper
  • Autonomous haulage meets open pit gold mine – lessons from engineering and operation at Newmont Boddington Go to Paper
  • Autonomous thermal inspection for early detection of haul truck tyre injuries in iron ore open pit mining Go to Paper
  • Barite removal from goethitic ore – a sensor and magnetic approach Go to Paper
  • Beyond charcoal – pathways to reduce CO2 emissions in hematite pelletising Go to Paper
  • Biodegradable air deck application in mine surface blasting Go to Paper
  • Bit by bit – unravelling the MWD mystery Go to Paper
  • Blast movement simulation of stratiform orebodies, a case study from a layered mafic intrusion Go to Paper
  • Blueprint for representative drill hole and sample selection workflows for orebody characterisation – an industry-focused example from an apatite-iron deposit Go to Paper
  • Board assurance of critical controls effectiveness Go to Paper
  • Breaking boundaries – novel approach to pre-concentration of low-grade BIF from South Africa Go to Paper
  • Calix’s zero emissions steel technology (ZESTY) – from proof of concept to demonstration plant Go to Paper
  • Characterisation of low-grade and complex iron ore stockpile (Thabazimbi, South Africa) and identification of possible beneficiation strategies Go to Paper
  • Characteristics of sinter return and its impact on sintering performance and decarbonisation Go to Paper
  • Cold briquetting of iron ores and the performances assessment Go to Paper
  • Combining artificial intelligence and simulation to optimise haulage Go to Paper
  • CSIRO iron ore proficiency program Go to Paper
  • DBS-BZ, phase generation and phase bench scheduling for an operational growth program Go to Paper
  • Does a Factor of Safety of 1.2 mean anything? The hidden drivers of FoS variability in open pit slopes Go to Paper
  • Dolerite dyke geochemical discrimination using routine assay data for hydrogeological modelling Go to Paper
  • Driving excellence in surface mining operations – a case study on Nutrien’s Aurora phosphate mine Go to Paper
  • Dry comminution for future magnetite ores with the innovative GRolls® crushing technology Go to Paper
  • Effect of handling improver on sinter productivity under high-moisture conditions Go to Paper
  • Effect of roasting a South African low-grade iron ore on flotation performance Go to Paper
  • Effect of SiO2 content on hydrogen-enriched reduction behaviour of high-grade hematite pellets Go to Paper
  • Electrical conductivity measurement of slags for electric smelting ironmaking Go to Paper
  • Engineering an integrated process for efficient Fe–V–Ti separation and utilisation from vanadium–titanium magnetite Go to Paper
  • Enhancing dilution and ore loss estimation Go to Paper
  • Enhancing mining value chain optimisation – a linear programming approach with practical stockpiling constraints Go to Paper
  • Evolving from engineered to geomorphic landform, incorporating traditional values Go to Paper
  • Experimental study on the melting behaviour of different forms of H2-DRI in electric smelting furnace-type slags Go to Paper
  • Fayalite formation from high gangue ores in DRI production Go to Paper
  • From shell to schedule – evaluating the impact of direct block scheduling on iron ore mine planning Go to Paper
  • Fundamental characterisation studies examining the relationship between goethite textural types, crystallinity and contained impurities Go to Paper
  • Geological setting, structural evolution, and mineralisation of the Ouéléba Iron Ore Deposit, Simandou, Guinea – implications for Archean-Proterozoic crustal development and later supergene ore formation Go to Paper
  • Geomechanical stability of filtered tailings stacks founded on hydraulic tailings – critical state behaviour, pore-pressure dissipation, and deformation controls Go to Paper
  • Geotechnical criteria for safe saprolite extraction in valley-confined ion-adsorption rare earth deposits Go to Paper
  • Grange Resources Savage River mine-to-process optimisation Go to Paper
  • High-resolution 3D models of ground conductivity in a channel iron deposit to de-risk production scheduling Go to Paper
  • Hydrogen reduction of iron ore – insights from 3D analysis Go to Paper
  • Impact of gangue in Australian iron ore on green steelmaking Go to Paper
  • Influence of binder and sample pretreatment on the quality of green iron ore pellets Go to Paper
  • Integrating flotation hydrodynamics into process control strategies for iron ore production Go to Paper
  • Integrating model, plan and reality – a maturity framework for mine reconciliation in iron ore Go to Paper
  • Integrating progressive backfill – Mining Area C’s ‘finish and fill’ strategy Go to Paper
  • Integration of the reflux classifier technology in Canadian iron ore operations Go to Paper
  • Interpretable XGBoost modelling of blast-induced rock fragmentation and airblast using SHAP for transparent open pit blast design Go to Paper
  • Key performance indicators to drive productivity of truck-shovel mining systems in surface mines Go to Paper
  • Leveraging Model-Based Design for advanced control system development of long overland conveyor belts Go to Paper
  • Magnetoimpedance for iron ore sensing and sorting applications Go to Paper
  • Managing ore variance through continuous ore characterisation – real-time PGNAA for process control in iron ore Go to Paper
  • Mastering hide and seek – the power of combining multiple characterisation techniques to understand how phosphorus is hiding in goethite-rich iron ores Go to Paper
  • Metallurgical performance of oxidised pellets made from high proportion hematite-goethite ores in a hydrogen-based shaft furnace process Go to Paper
  • Metallurgical properties of pellets and lump ores under different temperatures and reducing atmosphere Go to Paper
  • Metallurgical properties of pellets from a hematite–goethite ore Go to Paper
  • Mineralogical drivers of the Blaine number at Grange Resources Savage River Go to Paper
  • New insights into the formation of (secondary) skeletal hematite and its association with gangue rich nuclei Go to Paper
  • Operational decarbonisation in slope stability monitoring – developing and supporting sustainable solutions Go to Paper
  • Optimised machine learning blast design generator with vibration constraints in open pit mine operation Go to Paper
  • Optimising growth media ratios for open pit rehabilitation early successes from the Yandi Trial Go to Paper
  • Optimising sustainable iron ore beneficiation through multi-stage dry magnetic separation and advanced comminution technologies Go to Paper
  • Optimising wet drum magnetic separator performance – the effects of slurry characteristics on magnetite recovery Go to Paper
  • OreAI – bringing next generation AI to iron ore production and planning Go to Paper
  • Parametric pit design – turning optimised shells into practical mine plans Go to Paper
  • Pelletising of Australian DSO sinter fines – challenges and opportunities Go to Paper
  • Predictive modelling of a closed-circuit spiral flow sheet for low-grade iron ore using rougher spiral data and shaking table benchmark test data Go to Paper
  • Preheating and roasting characteristics of pellets from a magnetite concentrate Go to Paper
  • Processing route for Australian low-grade iron ores Go to Paper
  • Purpose-built downhole assay solutions for iron ore – design and application Go to Paper
  • Reducing oversize and improving operational safety through modular secondary crushing stations in a large-scale iron ore plant Go to Paper
  • Resilient open pits in an ESG-conscious world – a strategy optimisation playbook integrating mining and ESG parameters Go to Paper
  • Risk engineering for the human system – embedding psychosocial safety into open pit mining operations Go to Paper
  • SFCA-III and the effects of sintering variables on its formation Go to Paper
  • Slag design principles for the NeoSmelt electric smelting furnace Go to Paper
  • Slope stability analysis using Fellenius method with a fractal-enhanced Mohr–Coulomb (FEMC) model Go to Paper
  • Solving iron ore dust challenges with DEM and CFD Go to Paper
  • Spontaneous combustion hazard assessment of carbonaceous shales in Pilbara iron ore mining operations Go to Paper
  • Structural controls on the metallogeny and distribution of the Mary River Fe-deposits, Canada Go to Paper
  • Sustainable dephosphorisation of goethitic iron ores via Fe(II)-catalysed recrystallisation – the role of crystallinity, substitution and amorphous phases Go to Paper
  • Technical evaluation of open pit to underground transition using integrated optimisation methods Go to Paper
  • The geology of the structurally complex Wyloo North Deposit Go to Paper
  • The largest single mining blast – optimising blasting techniques to ensure long-term stability of adjacent pit walls Go to Paper
  • The last line of defence – integrating psychological capital into the hierarchy of controls for psychosocial risk Go to Paper
  • Thermodynamic assessment of gangue effect in hydrogen-direct reduced iron smelting in electric smelting furnaces Go to Paper
  • Thermodynamic assessments of Australian iron ore DRI smelting in a laboratory-scale electric smelting furnace Go to Paper
  • Towards quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance of magnetite at laboratory and bulk scale Go to Paper
  • Undercover iron ore – an investigation into resource drilling limitations and structural implications of open pit slope stability Go to Paper
  • Unlocking low-emission steelmaking pathways for Pilbara iron ore – a value chain perspective Go to Paper
  • Unlocking nameplate performance in large iron ore operations with radar-controlled crushing Go to Paper
  • Using AI machine vision and load sensors to determine the optimal P80 for a real-life Australian mine Go to Paper
  • Value of mineralogical analysis using XRD for strategic mine planning and sustainable energy management in critical minerals mining and processing Go to Paper
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  • Published: 2026
  • Pages: 903
  • PDF Size: 108.164 Mb.
  • Unique ID: P-05347-D3X2J6
  • ISBN no: 978-1-922395-56-6

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