Publications
Publications
HGI has been conducting mining studies for over 20 years and have built up a sizeable library of contributed papers and publications for the industry. These works are divided into key categories of heap leach characterization, enhanced recovery, and other papers dedicated to mining geophysics. Please, download, share, comment, or ask us questions on any of the topics.
Heap Leach Characterization
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2016 Heap Leach Conference: Geophysical heap characterization throughout construction and operations of the Carlota Mine
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2010 Geophysics: Moisture estimation within a mine heap: An application of cokriging with assay data and electrical resistivity
Presentation
2010 SME: Geostatistical analysis of 3D electrical resistivity with gold and moisture assay data to characterize a gold heap
Presentation
2009 Hydrometallurgy: Three-dimensional electrical resistivity imaging of a gold heap
Enhanced Metal Recovery
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2018 FastTIMES: Optimizing Gold Leaching with the Aid of Electrical Resistivity Geophysics
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2017 World Gold: Testing Inventory Drawdown Through Pressure Injection in the Leach Pad at Los Filos Mine
Presentation
2016 SME: A Billion Gallons of Experience: Results from a long term subsurface heap leaching program.
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2015 Hydrometallurgy: Deep Well Rinsing of a Copper Oxide Heap
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2015 Heap Leach Conference: Investigating Leaching Alternatives for Heterogeneous Heap Leach Pads
Presentation
2015 SME: Operating a Subsurface Irrigation Program Across a Copper Leach Pad
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2014 Near Surface Geophysics: Real-Time Electrical Monitoring of Reagent Delivery during a Subsurface Amendment Experiment
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2014 Heap Leach Conference: Secondary recovery of a copper heap leach
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2013 SME: Optimal Strategies for Leach Pad Injection Operations
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2012 SAGEEP: Monitoring Enhanced Recovery of a Mine Heap: An Application of Real-Time Electrical Resistivity
Book Chapter
2012 Enhancing Gold Recovery using Hydro-Jex at Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mine CO
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2011 SME: Hydro-Jex monitoring and operations at the Cripple Creek and Victor heap leach operation in Colorado
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2009 HydroCopper2009: Heap Characterization and Monitoring with Electrical Resistivity for Optimizing Secondary Leaching
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2009 Hydrometallurgy: Monitoring of a secondary recovery application of leachate injection into a heap
Mining Geophysics
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2009 Mine Water and Environment: Electrical resistivity characterization of a reclaimed gold mine to delineate acid rock drainage pathways