Postgraduate Theses

Alumni No.	Initials	Surname	Year	Degree	Thesis Title
1	A J	Lynch	1964	PhD	Matrix models of certain mineral treatment processes.
2	D E	Moore	1964	PhD	A mathematical analysis of mineral breakage.
3	T C	Rao	1966	PhD	Characteristics of hydrocyclones and their application as control units in comminution circuits.
4	P D	Bush	1967	PhD	Breakage in ball mills.
5	J R	Braes	1969	MSc	A digital computer simulation of the flotation process and investigation of some possible control variables.
6	P T	Isles	1969	MEngSc	A mathematical study of mixing in ore storage bins.
7	D J	McKee	1969	MEngSc	An analogue computer simulation of industrial flotation.
7	D J	McKee	1972	PhD	Control of chalcopyrite flotation.
8	M J	Lees	1970	MSc	Comminution simulation.
8	M J	Lees	1973	PhD	Dynamic behaviour of industrial grinding circuit.
9	E	Gallagher	1972	MSc	Particle sizing in mineral processing.
9	E	Gallagher	1976	PhD	Optoelectronic coarse particle sizers.
10	N W	Johnson	1972	PhD	Flotation behaviour of some chalcopyrite ores.
11	G G	Stanley	1972	ME	Autogenous milling plant design and a mathematical model of an autogenous mill.
11	G G	Stanley	1974	PhD	An autogenous mill.
12	W J	Whiten	1972	PhD	Simulation for mineral processing.
13	P	Wickham	1972	MEngSc	Comminution of pebbles and fine ore.
14	R H	Cuttriss	1973	MEngSc	Flotation kinetics.
15	G A	Gault	1973	MSc	Dynamic behaviour of a small scale grinding circuit.
15	G A	Gault	1975	PhD	Modelling and control of autogenous grinding circuits.
16	D R	Marlowe	1973	MSc	A mathematical analsis of hydrocyclone data.
17	S K	Kawatra	1974	PhD	On-line determination of copper and lead in mineral slurries.
18	E V	Manlapig	1975	MEngSc	A digital computer model of flotation.
18	E V	Manlapig	1977	PhD	The automatic control of chalcopyrite flotation.
19	G C	Thorne	1975	PhD	The flotation behaviour of Pb-Zn ores.
20	R L	Wiegel	1976	PhD	The development and use of mathematical models in the computer simulation of the magnetite taconite concentration process.
21	J S	Hall	1977	PhD	Composite mineral particles.
22	R D	Morrison	1977	PhD	High tension roll separation.
23	G A	Duckworth	1978	MEngSc	Optimisation at a copper mine.
23	G A	Duckworth	1981	PhD	Simulation of autogenous mills.
24	K R	Leach	1978	MSc	A steady state model for coal flotation.
25	K	Nageswararao	1978	PhD	Modelling and scale-up of industrial hydrocyclones.
26	J F	Thompson	1978	MSc	The separation of the petrographic constituents of coal.
27	M E	White	1978	PhD	An investigation of crushing and screening.
28	R J	Doherty	1979	MEngSc	A study of the copper flotation section of a concentrator treating a complex sulphide ore.
29	N	Liyanaarachichi	1980	MSc	Techniques for insitu measurement of coal overburden to improve fragmentation.
30	R W	Allan	1981	PhD	Composite particles in Pb/Zn flotation.
31	T H	Kleine	1981	MSc	Flotation circuit analysis using mass balance concepts.
31	T H	Kleine	1988	PhD	A mathematical model of rock breakage by blasting.
32	S A	Mays	1982	MSc	Cyclones used in the coal industry.
33	H	Askew	1983	PhD	Simulation and control of dense medium cyclone circuits.
34	S E A	Awachie	1983	PhD	Development of crusher models using laboratory data.
35	I D	Cauley	1983	MEngSc	An investigation of tin loss in the sulphide flotation section of a lode tin concentrator.
36	N P	Cleminson	1983	PhD	Composite particles in complex sulphide flotation.
37	F W	Hess	1983	PhD	Modelling screens and related units.
38	A J	Thornton	1983	MSc	Cassiterite losses treating sulphide flotation in a tin concentrator.
38	A J	Thornton	1986	PhD	Adaptive control of froth flotation.
39	M G	Casey	1984	MEngSc	Automatic control of circulating load in a flotation circuit.
40	G J	Lyman	1984	PhD	On-line analysis for ash in coal and coal slurries.
41	B A	O'Brien	1984	MSc	The beneficiation of Stuart oil shales.
42	C A	Smith	1984	PhD	Dynamic simulation of sulphide flotation circuits.
43	J	Turner	1984	MSc	An empirical model to describe the mineral flow in an inclined launder.
44	D W	Lauder	1985	MSc	Circuit limitations in a nickel concentrator.
44	D	Lauder	1989	PhD	Flotation circuit performance theory.
45	C K	McKenzie	1985	PhD	Seismic rock condition evaluation.
46	S S	Narayanan	1985	PhD	Ball mill modelling using laboratory breakage data.
47	T A	Nicholson	1985	MSc	A study of the role of turbulence in the flotation process.
47	T A	Nicholson	1996	PhD	Mathematical modelling of the ilmenite reduction process in rotary kilns.
48	I A	Scott	1985	MSc	Particle size effects in ore preconcentration using dense medium cyclones.
48	I A	Scott	1990	PhD	A dense medium cyclone model based on the pivot phenomenon.
49	D M	Wiseman	1985	MSc	A prototype process analyser and simulator for the mineral processing plant metallurgist.
50	R A	Alford	1987	MEngSc	Development of a flotation treatment flowsheet for a partially exposed lead/zinc ore.
50	R A	Alford	1991	PhD	Modelling and design of flotation column circuits.
51	J J	Dawes	1987	PhD	A study of blast vibrations.
52	W A	Hutton	1987	MEngSc	Mathematical modelling of drum scrubbers.
53	M E	Armstrong	1988	MEngSc	The measurement of gas penetration from an explosive charge.
54	J J	Davis	1988	PhD	A study of coal washing dense medium cyclones.
55	J M	Graham	1988	MEngSc	Simulation and control in coal preparation.
56	D	Ilievski	1988	ME	Mathematical modelling of coal washability curves.
57	B M	King	1988	MEngSc	Computer aided blast design evaluation.
58	K	Leung	1988	PhD	An energy based, ore specific model for autogenous and semi autogenous grinding mills.
59	J D	Lilly	1988	MSc	Evaluation of the effects of blasting on slope stability at the Mt. Tom Price open pit mine.
60	P J	Baguley	1989	MEngSc	Modelling and simulation of dense medium drum separators.
61	B M	Bulow	1989	MEngSc	The quantitative assessment of muckpile shapes.
62	J H	Heilig	1989	PhD	The analysis and implications of pyrotechnic delay - variability on rock blasting.
63	T	Kojovic	1989	PhD	The development and application of Model - an automated model builder for mineral processing.
64	J S	Anderson	1990	MEngSc	Development of a cone crusher model.
65	R D	Evans	1990	MEngSc	Fragmentation in blasting.
66	B	Lacouture	1990	MEngSc	Control of variable gap crushers.
67	B B	Lira	1990	PhD	The development and application of an energy-based ball mill simulation and design technique.
68	S	Morrell	1990	ME	Simulation of Bauxite Grinding in a Semi-Autogenous Mill and DSM Screen Circuit.
68	S	Morrell	1993	PhD	The prediction of power draw in wet tumbling mills.
69	N L	Paley	1990	MEngSc	Image based fragmentation assessment.
70	R X	Rong	1990	PhD	Fundamental studies of the stratification mechanism of the Jig.
71	R L	Yang	1990	PhD	Modelling of burden movement and muckpile shape in blasting.
72	S	Akutagawa	1991	PhD	A back analysis program systems for geomechanics applications.
73	O M	Castro	1991	MEngSc	Improved model for hydrocyclones.
74	G P	Chitombo	1991	PhD	Field measurement of seismic pulse attenuation with some mining applications.
75	C F	Corpuz	1991	ME	Simulation and Optimization of the Philex Concentrator.
76	W M	Finch	1991	MSc	Investigation of a flotation performance theory.
77	A	Jonkers	1991	MEngSc	Computer Control of Jigs
78	C C	Russell	1991	MEngSc	Control of mineral processing using expert systems
79	E	Villaescusa	1991	PhD	A 3 dimensional model of rock jointing.
80	W	Yu	1991	MEngSc	Properties of the Kalman filter and its application to
81	W R	Adamson	1992	PhD	Application of the cross hole seismic technique to the quantitative assessment of insitu rock structure.
82	A D	Dance	1992	PhD	Modelling the electrostatic separation of mineral sands.
83	D W	Ginsberg	1992	PhD	Cluster analysis for mineral processing applications.
84	P H J	Grouhel	1992	MSc	An explosive selection technique for optimising blasting at open cut mining operations.
85	M C	Nott	1992	MEngSc	The effects of atomized Xanthate conditioning on sulphide mineral flotation.
85	M C	Nott	1997	PhD	The effects of atomised conditioning of xanthate and dixanthogen on sulphide mineral flotation.
86	R	Zhu	1992	MEngSc	A study of dust in mineral sands dry plants.
86	R	Zhu	1997	PhD	Measuring the structures of fine coal filter cakes using image analysis.
87	A W	Stradling	1992	PhD	Mathematical models of dry high-density magnetic separators.
88	R K	Tuteja	1992	MEngSc	Mathematical modelling of dense medium cyclones.
89	C J	Wood	1992	PhD	A performance model for coal-washing dense medium cyclones.
90	Y	Zhang	1992	PhD	Simulation of comminution and classification in cement manufacture.
91	A R	Cameron	1993	PhD	Development of techniques for evaluating the performance of bulk commercial explosives.
92	W J	Dawson	1993	MEngSc	Flotation of coarse chalcopyrite.
93	H R A	Exelby	1993	MSc	A model of the high gradient magnetic separator used for kaolin benefication.
93	H R A	Exelby	1997	PhD	Aspects of gold and mineral liberation in gold processing.
94	J H	Masinja	1993	PhD	Mathematical models of dense medium adhesion.
95	A S	Siregar	1993	PhD	An investigation of the washing of Weipa bauxites.
96	P	Sunpetsiri	1993	MEngSc	Muckpile condition: assessment and modelling.
97	T	Li	1993	PhD	Modelling of blast-induced rock mass damage.
98	M W	Thomas	1993	MEngSc	Mine airblast measurement, analysis and control.
99	P A	Walker	1993	PhD	An approach to the assessment and modelling of rock mass damage around underground excavations.
100	R	Wedmaier	1993	PhD	An investigation of failure criteria and a blast wave propagation model for a description of a rock breakage problem.
101	D M	Weedon	1993	PhD	A model of mineral liberation in tumbling mills.
102	D J	Edward	1994	MEngSc	A study of electrostatic separation models and their application.
103	J P C	Mutambo	1994	MEngSc	Further development of an autogenous and semi-autogenous mill model.
104	K R P	Petersen	1994	MSc	Vortex chamber modelling for hydrocycle simulation.
105	K S	Sarma	1994	PhD	Models for assessing the blasting performance of explosives.
106	J A	Willis	1994	PhD	Modelling and simulation of the carbon-in-pulp gold recovery process.
107	Y	Cai	1995	MEngSc	The application of a numerical back analysis system "CADAX" to mining geomechanics.
108	G	Chapa	1995	MEngSc	Evaluation of Devices for ore breakage characterisation.
109	N M	Djordjevic	1995	PhD	A study of blast induced vibrations.
110	M S	Duffy	1995	MEngSc	Investigation into the performance characteristics of tower mills.
111	D	Kowald	1995	MSc	Automation of grain counting in the mineral sands industry.
112	M	Li	1995	PhD	A study of coal washing spirals.
113	R M	Selamat	1995	PhD	A basic analysis of rock slope stability incorporating blast vibrations
114	F	Shi	1995	PhD	Slurry rheology and its effect on grinding.
115	G P T	Dzinomwa	1996	PhD	Dewatering of fine coal using superabsorbent polymers.
116	S L	Gay	1996	PhD	Liberation mining using particle sections.
117	E A	Isokangas	1996	PhD	Aspects of process control in mineral sand dry plants.
118	L	Kocis	1996	PhD	Evaluation of accuracy in simulation of mineral processing.
119	L F	Tapia-Vergara	1996	MEngSc	The use of structured light for particle discrimination in size distribution assessment.
120	M A	Vera	1996	MEngSc	The determination of the collection zone rate constant and froth zone recovery by column flotation.
120	M A	Vera	2002	PhD	A touch of froth: How bubble-particle aggregates take the strain.
121	C A	Briggs	1997	PhD	A fundamental model of cone crusher.
122	G W	Elworthy	1997	ME	Aspects of froth flotation with respect to zinc metallurgy
123	R R V	Rijapurapu	1997	MEngSc	Evaluation of control strategies for an industrial grinding circuit.
124	K J	Stewart	1997	PhD	An investigation of ferrosilicon corrosion in dense medium plants.
125	I K	Asomah	1998	PhD	Improved models of hydrocyclones.
126	B K	Gorain	1998	PhD	The effect of bubble surface area flux on the kinetics of flotation and its relevance to scale up.
127	K K	Nguyen	1998	PhD	Flotation froth characterisation by using vision technology.
128	C G	Scott	1998	MEngSc	the effect of blasting on the stability of underground excavations in bedded strata.
129	I S	Stephenson	1998	PhD	The downstream effects of high pressure grinding rolls processing.
130	W	Valery	1998	PhD	A model for dynamic and steady-state simulation of autogenous and semi-autogenous mills.
131	J	Xiao	1998	PhD	Extensions of model building techniques and their applications in mineral processing.
132	I D	Brunton	1999	MEngSc	The effect of blast induced transient loads on slope displacements.
133	H	Delboni	1999	PhD	A load-interactive model of autogenous and semi-autogenous mills.
134	M E	Dunglison	1999	PhD	A general model of the dense medium cyclone.
135	K J	Golab	1999	PhD	Experimental investigation of fluid flow on spiral separators for ores and coal.
136	A	Jankovic	1999	PhD	Mathematical Modelling of Stirred Mills.
137	R	Kelly	1999	PhD	Model and industrial investigation of the sputnik raw coal distributor.
138	D	Peel	1999	PhD	Mixture Model Clustering and related topics.
139	D C	Rahal	1999	MEngSc	The effects of a fluorosurfactant in fine grinding using a stirred mill.
140	J G	Rayner	1999	PhD	The development of process models of the wet drum magnetic separator.
141	O N	Savassi	1999	PhD	Direct estimation of the degree of entrainment and the froth recovery of attached particles in industrial flotation cells.
142	L A	Tondo	1999	MEngSc	Phenomenological modelling of size reduction performed by a high pressure roll mill.
143	M	Wilmot	1999	MEngSc	Application of automatic control to high tension roll separation.
144	D D	Zhang	1999	PhD	Simulation techniques for discrete element models.
145	J M	Keith	2000	PhD	A stereological correction for multiphase particles.
146	Y	Kolatschek	2000	MEngSc	Modelling the drop shatter process using lithotype description and single particle breakage results.
147	Y T	Man	2000	PhD	A model-based scale-up procedure for wet, overflow ball mills.
148	L S	Pangum	2000	PhD	Process mineralogical response of fluorine bearing minerals in OK Tedi Ores.
149	V H	Tran	2000	PhD	Improved calibration techniques for nuclear analyzers.
150	J R	Warder	2000	MSc	The characteristics of nickel flotation at WMC’s Leinster nickel concentrator.
151	P	Bojcic	2001	PhD	Development of a model for predicting thickener rake torque.
152	N J	Harries	2001	PhD	Rock mass characterisation for cave mine engineering.
153	S C	Lymbery	2001	PhD	Hydrodynamic extension of radial fractures by explosive gas loading.
154	N	Zhang	2001	MEngSc	Determination of mineral composition from elemental assays.
155	W S	Ashari	2002	MEngSc	The form generating controller as an alternative control technique.
156	G A	Banini	2002	PhD	An integrated description of rock breakage in comminution machines.
157	S R	Latchireddi	2002	PhD	Modelling of the performance of grates and pulp lifters in autogenous and semi-autogenous mills.
158	C A	Mawdesley	2002	PhD	Predicting rock mass cavability in block caving mines.
159	V S	Subramanian	2002	PhD	Measuring medium segregation in the dense medium cyclone using gamma-ray tomography.
160	M J	Daniel	2003	MEngSc	HPGR model verification and scale-up.
160	M J	Daniel	2007	PhD	Energy efficient mineral liberation using HPGR technology.
161	B A	Eadie	2003	PhD	A framework for modelling fragmentation in block caving.
162	A K	Majumder	2003	PhD	Modelling of flowing film concentrators.
163	M M L	Ng	2003	PhD	Electrical characterisation of titanium minerals.
164	S	Tello	2003	MEngSc	Modelling the effect of mill length on the relationship between slurry hold-up and flowrate.
165	R K	Wattimena	2003	PhD	Designing undercut and production level drifts of block caving mines.
166	M	Ziemski	2003	PhD	Modelling HTR separation.
167	G	Cavanough	2004	PhD	Measurement of magnetic susceptibility in titanium minerals processing.
168	M	Dou	2004	PhD	Automatic mineral identification using BSE and EDS signals from an SEM.
169	S	Esen	2004	PhD	A Non-ideal detonation model for commercial explosives.
170	S F B S	Hashim	2004	PhD	Mathematical modelling the two-compartment mill and classification.
171	D P	Obeng	2004	PhD	The three-product cyclone – separation performance, potential applications and modelling.
172	G R	Power	2004	PhD	Modelling granular flow in caving mines: Large scale physical modelling and full scale experiments.
173	K	Rich	2004	MSc	Optimising cone crusher performance.
174	S M	Vianna	2004	PhD	The effect of particle size, collector coverage and liberation on the floatability of galena particles in an ore.
175	M A	Callan	2005	PhD	Fitness for purpose of longwall powered supports.
176	G E	Flores	2005	PhD	Rock mass response to the transition from open pit to underground cave mining.
177	A R	Guest	2005	PhD	The dynamic breakage of kimberlite in the near field.
178	P D	Hapugoda	2005	MPhil	Rapid measurement of heavy mineral content in wet-plant streams.
179	Z	Krco	2005	MPhil	Interaction between mine and plant in coal processing.
180	I A	Onderra	2005	PhD	A fragmentation model for underground production blasting.
181	P C	Stewart	2005	PhD	Minimising dilution in narrow-vein mines.
182	R G	Coleman	2006	PhD	Using the floatability characterisation test rig for industrial flotation plant design.
183	A E	Halim	2006	PhD	Study of the influence of interactive draw upon drawpoint spacing in block and sublevel caving mines.
184	J	Hall	2006	MPhil	Evaluation of blast fragmentation models for mine to mill applications.
185	A D	Latti	2006	PhD	The textural effects of multiphase mineral systems in liberation measurement.
186	S P	Michaux	2006	PhD	Analysis of fines generation in blasting.
187	E	Sanwani	2006	PhD	Measurement and modelling of gas dispersion characteristics in a mechanical flotation cell.
188	D R	Seaman	2006	PhD	Selective transport of attached particles across the froth phase.
189	D J	Alexander	2007	PhD	Froth recovery measurements in large industrial flotation cells.
190	R L	Castro	2007	PhD	Study of the mechanisms of gravity flow for block caving.
191	R A	Hawkins	2007	MPhil	A piston & die test to predict laboratory-scale HPGR performance.
192	M H	Hilden	2007	PhD	A dimensional analysis approach to the scale-up and modelling of industrial screens.
193	H W	Xu	2007	PhD	A methodology for developing an extensible mineral information model.
194	W M	Jansen	2008	PhD	A strategic approach to Mine-Mill reconciliation.
195	A J	Power	2008	MEngSc	Investigation of K-SB Flotation model in fine coal flotation.
196	M	Cakici	2009	MPhil	Characterisation of samples of ore particles using x-ray micro-tomography.
197	G J	Leigh	2009	PhD	Multi-scale image analysis for process mineralogy.
198	J L	Reyes-Bahena	2009	PhD	The effect of regrinding on flotation performance.
199	K C	Runge	2009	PhD	Modelling of ore floatability in industrial flotation circuits.
200	X	Zheng	2009	PhD	Modelling of froth transportation in industrial flotation cells.
201	S	Larbi-Bram	2010	PhD	Ore Breakage Characterisation for AG/SAG Mill Modelling.
202	S D D	Welsby	2010	PhD	On the interpretation of floatability using the bubble load.
203	N	Mangadoddy	2010	PhD	Improved computational and empirical models of hydrocyclones.
204	Z	Pokrajcic	2010	PhD	A methodology for the design of energy efficient comminution circuits.
205	R L	Pascual	2010	PhD	Determination of flotation model parameters.
206	L M	Keeney	2010	PhD	The development of a novel method for integrating geomatallurgical mapping & orebody modelling.
207	T G	Vizcarra	2011	PhD	The effect of comminution mechanism on particle properties: Consequences for downstream flotation performance.
208	M A	Min	2011	PhD	Measuring the floatability of sulphide minerals & Ores: The capative bubble attchment times of galena,sphalerite & Cannington lead-zinc ore particles floating at different rates.
209	C L	Evans	2011	PhD	Development of a methodology to estimate flotation separability from ore microtexture.
210	F	Musa	2011	PhD	Development of methods to assess the efficiency of comminution devices and operations.
211	C J	Vanegas	2011	PhD	Development of a novel froth acoustic emissions sensor.
212	R J	Hocking	2011	PhD	An examination of single particle rock breakage using an instrumented load cell, acoustic measurement and X-ray tomography.
213	P	Botman	2011	MPhil	Evaluation of foliar eucalyptus oils as coal flotation reagents.
214	C	Ozer	2011	PhD	A new multi-component model for the vertical spindle mill.
215	G	Sheridan	2011	MPhil	Magnetic field based non-contact measurement of the concentration of magnetite in slurry
216	R	Varadi	2011	PhD	Laboratory methods for chacterising the floatability of ore.
217	R	Tabatabaei	2012	PhD	Mineral Processing

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