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Should selected industries be permitted to import foreign workers?

Should selected industries be permitted to import foreign workers?

The September, 2012 edition of “INTHEBLACK”, the monthly magazine of CPA Australia, contained articles by three authors putting their viewpoints about the merits or otherwise of allowing firms or industries to import foreign workers into Australia. Industry leaders fear that major projects in the mining, construction and other sectors may

Is a golden rule of exploration drilling about to change?

Is a golden rule of exploration drilling about to change?

By: Brian Harrisson This article appeared in the Journal of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, No. 6 December, 2009 at, P24. A recent technical paper has challenged one of the golden rules of exploration namely that angled drill holes detect dipping targets more effectively than vertical holes. The

Detection effectiveness of angled versus vertical drilling

Detection effectiveness of angled versus vertical drilling

Author: Harrisson, B. K. Source: Mining Technology, Volume 118, Number 1, 2009, pp. 13-24(12) Publisher: Maney Publishing Abstract: The paper examines the conventional belief that angled holes are more detection effective than vertical holes with dipping targets. The examination uses a binomial probability framework. Analysis in two and three

Heaven and Earth - Ian Plimer

Heaven and Earth - Ian Plimer

AUTHOR: Ian Plimer – Is a Geologist and a professor at the University of Adelaide and is a director of several mining companies. His distinguished career is outlined on the page “About the author”. REVIEWER: Brian Harrisson APPROXIMATE LENGTH: 3,500 WORDS. DATE: 30th June, 2011 OUTLINE OF BOOK: The author’