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2017

  • Clark, I. and Dominy, SC Underground bulk sampling, uniform conditioning and conditional simulation - unrealistic expectations?, Eighth World Conference on Sampling and Blending, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 3-19, vol. 2/2017
  • Dominy, SC Sampling coarse gold mineralisation - developing effective protocols and a case study from the Ballarat mine, Australia, Eighth World Conference on Sampling and Blending, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 71-84, vol. 2/2017
  • Dominy, SC., O'Connor, L., Xie, Y. and Glass, HJ Geometallurgical sampling protocol validation by bulk sampling in a sheeted vein gold deposit, Eighth World Conference on Sampling and Blending, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 185-195, vol. 2/2017
  • Glass, HJ. and Dominy, SC Plastics recycling and sampling, Eighth World Conference on Sampling and Blending, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 129-133, vol. 2/2017
  • Minnitt, RCA., Jashashvili, T., Gilchrist, G. and Dominy, SC Quantifying segregation of minerals and metals in particulate materials using computed X-ray tomography and variography, Eighth World Conference on Sampling and Blending, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 173-181, vol. 2/2017
  • Parbhakar-Fox, A. and Dominy, SC Sampling and blending in geo-environmental campaigns: current practice and future opportunities, Eighth World Conference on Sampling and Blending, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 45-53, vol. 2/2017

2016

  • Dominy, SC and Xie, Y Optimising sampling protocols via the heterogeneity test: challenges in coarse gold mineralisation, Mining Technology (Trans Inst Min Metall A), pp 103-113, vol. 125
  • Dominy, SC Importance of good sampling practice throughout the gold mine value chain, Mining Technology (Trans Inst Min Metall A), pp 129-141, vol. 125
  • Dominy, SC. and O'Connor, L Geometallurgy - beyond conception, Proceedings Third International Geometallurgy Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 3-10, vol. 3/2016
  • Dominy, SC., O'Connor, L. and Xie, Y Sampling and test work protocol development for geometallurgical characterisation of a sheeted vein gold deposit, Proceedings Third International Geometallurgy Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 97-112, vol. 3/2016
  • Dominy, SC., Platten, IM., Xie, Y., Cuffley, BW. and O'Connor, L Characterisation of gold ore from the Nick O'Time Shoot (Tarnagulla, Australia) using high resolution X-ray computed tomography, Proceedings Third International Geometallurgy Conference, The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 241-254, vol. 3/2016

2015

  • Xie, Y., Li, Y., Hou, Z., Cooke, DR., Danyushevsky, L., Dominy, SC. and Yin, S A model for carbonatite hosted REE mineralisation - the Mianning-Dechang REE belt, Western Sichuan Province, China, Ore Geology Reviews, pp 595-612, vol. 70

2014

  • Dominy, SC Effects of sample mass on gravity recoverable gold test results in low grade ores, Applied Earth Science (Trans Inst Min Metall B), pp 234-242, vol. 123
  • Dominy, SC Predicting the unpredictable - evaluating high nugget effect gold deposits, Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Estimation - The AusIMM Guide to Good Practice, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 659-678, vol. 30
  • Xie, Y., Li, Y., Hou, Z., Cooke, DR., Danyushevsky, L. and Dominy, SC Ore genesis and deposit model of carbonatite hosted REE deposits: the Mianning-Dechang REE belt, Western Sichuan Province, China, Acta Geologica Sinica, pp 475-477, vol. 88

2013

  • Dominy, SC Variability of gravity recoverable gold values in relation to test sample size, Proceedings Second International Geometallurgy Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 293-301
  • Dominy, SC., Platten, IM., Xie, Y. and Sangster, CJS Gold-silver mineralisation at Cononish, Scotland, Proceedings World Gold Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 445-453

2012

  • Dominy, SC. and Edgar, WB Approaches to reporting grade uncertainty in high nugget gold veins, Applied Earth Sciences (Trans Inst Min Metall B), pp 29-42, vol. 121
  • Dominy, SC. and Platten, IM Gold mineralisation and ore controls at the Clogau mine, Dolgellau, north Wales, UK, Applied Earth Sciences (Trans Inst Min Metall B), pp 12-28, vol. 121
  • Dominy, SC. and Platten, IM Grade control geological mapping in underground gold vein operations, Applied Earth Sciences (Trans Inst Min Metall B), pp 96-103, vol. 121
  • Dominy, SC. and Platten, IM Application of historical data to estimate a Mineral Resource at the Engineer gold mine, BC, Canada, Proceedings Narrow Vein Mining, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 81-100, vol. 2/2012
  • Dominy, SC., Platten, IM., Howard, LE., Xie, Y., Bell, RF. and Minnitt, RCA Determination of the Sampling Liberation Diameter in a high-grade coarse gold ore by HRXCT, Proceedings Sampling Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 161-169, vol. 7/2012
  • Guresin, N., Lorenzen, LL., Dominy, SC., Muller, H. and Cooper, A Importance of effective sampling and test work protocols for process plant desihgn, Proceedings Sampling Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 95-107, vol. 7/2012

2011

  • Dominy, SC., Murphy, B. and Gray, AH Characterisation of gravity amenable gold ores: sample representivity and determination methods, Proceedings First International Geometallurgy Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 281-292, vol. 10/2011
  • Dominy, SC., Platten, IM., Howard, LE., Elangovan, P., Armstrong, R. and Abel, RL Characterisation of gold ores by HRXCT - Part 2: applications to the determination of gold particle size and distribution, Proceedings First International Geometallurgy Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 293-309, vol. 10/2011
  • Dominy, SC., Platten, IM., Xie, Y. and Minnitt, RCA Underground grade control protocol design: case study from the Liphichi gold project, Larecaja, Bolivia, Applied Earth Sciences (Trans Inst Min Metall B), pp 205-219, vol. 119
  • Howard, LE., Elangovan, P., Dominy, SC., Armstrong, R., Hezel, D. and Abel, RL Characterisation of gold ores by HRXCT - Part 1: software for calibration and quantification of mineralogical phases, Proceedings First International Geometallurgy Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 321-330, vol. 10/2011

2010

  • Dominy, SC Grab sampling for underground gold mine grade control, J Southern Afr Inst Min Metall, pp 277-287, vol. 110
  • Dominy, SC Grade control sampling methods in underground mines, Proceedings Sampling Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 7-20, vol. 3/2010
  • Dominy, SC., Gray, AH. and Daffern, TJ Development of underground gold processing plants, Proceedings XXV International Mineral Processing Congress, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 683-696
  • Dominy, SC., Platten, IM. and Nugus, MJ Application of geology to alleviate sampling bias during the evaluation of high nugget gold systems, Proceedings Sampling Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 75-85, vol. 3/2010
  • Dominy, SC., Platten, IM. and Xie, Y Determining gold particle size in gravity ore for sampling and metallurgical characterisation - discussion and test protocol, Proceedings Gravity Gold, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 83-95, vol. 8/2010

2009

  • Dominy, SC., Platten, IM., Edgar, WB., Cuffley, BW. and Towsey, CAJ Application of mine records to reduce project risk during the evaluation of historical goldfields, Proceedings Project Evaluation Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 145-161, vol. 3/2009
  • Dominy, SC., Platten, IM., Fraser, RM., Dahl, O. and Collier, JB Grade control in underground gold vein operations - the role of geological mapping and sampling, Proceedings Seventh International Mining Geology Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 291-308, vol. 8/2009
  • Dominy, SC., Platten, IM., Xie, Y. and Sangster, CJS Analysis of geological mapping data at the Cononish gold-silver mine, Perthshire, Scotland, Proceedings Seventh International Mining Geology Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 187-196, vol. 8/2009
  • Platten, IM. and Dominy, SC Geological mapping in the evaluation of structurally controlled gold veins: a case study from the Dolgellau gold belt, north Wales, UK, Proceedings World Gold Conference, Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 151-168, vol. S60
  • Xie, Y., H, Z., Yin, S., Dominy, SC., Xu, J., Tian, S. and Xu, W Continuous carbonatitic melt-fluid evolution of a REE mineralization system: evidence from inclusions in the Maoniuping REE deposit, western Sichuan, China, Ore Geology Reviews, pp 90-105, vol. 36

2008

  • Dominy, SC., Platten, IM. and Xie, Y Bulk sampling of complex gold deposits - material characterisation and programme design and management, Proceedings Sampling Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 41-57, vol. 4/2008
  • Dominy, SC., Xie, Y. and Platten, IM Gold particle characteristics in narrow vein deposits - implications for evaluation and metallurgy, Proceedings Narrow Vein Mining, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 91-104, vol. 9/2008
  • Xie, Y., Li, G., Dominy, SC., Li, Y. and Zhang, L Geology and preliminary fluid inclusion study on Qiagong skarn iron-copper deposit, Tibet, Proceedings PACRIM Congress, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 333-338, vol. 11/2008

2007

  • Dominy, SC. and Platten, IM Gold particle clustering: a new consideration in sampling applications, Applied Earth Science (Trans Inst Min Metall B), pp 130-142, vol. 116
  • Platten, IM. and Dominy, SC Fine-grained quartz formed by the sedimentation of hydrothermal precipitates in mineral veins: an example from Tyndrum, Scotland, UK, Exploration & Mining Geology, pp 37-66, vol. 16
  • Platten, IM. and Dominy, SC Asymmetrical filling of inclined crustiform hydrothermal gold veins: an example from Hadleigh Castle mine, north Queensland, Proceedings Ninth Biennial SGA Conference, Irish Association for Economic Geology, pp 735-738

2006

  • Dominy, SC Inferred Mineral Resources and gold veins - discussion and case studies, Proceedings Sixth International Mining Geology Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 71-83, vol. 6/2006
  • Dominy, SC., Sides, EJ., Dahl, O. and Platten, IM Estimation and exploitation in an underground narrow vein gold operation - Nalunaq mine, Greenland, Proceedings Sixth International Mining Geology Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 29-44, vol. 6/2006

2005

  • Dominy, SC. and Petersen, JS Sampling coarse gold bearing mineralisation - developing effective protocols and a case study from the Nalunaq deposit, southern Greenland, Proceedings Second World Conference on Sampling and Blending, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 151-165, vol. 4/2005
  • Johansen, GF. and Dominy, SC Development of sampling and assaying protocols at the Bendigo gold project, Victoria, Australia, Proceedings Second World Conference on Sampling and Blending, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 175-183, vol. 4/2005

2004

  • Dominy, SC Comments on classification and reporting of Mineral Resources for high nugget effect gold vein deposits, Exploration & Mining Geology, pp 119-124, vol. 11
  • Dominy, SC., Noppe, MA. and Annels, AE Errors and uncertainty in Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimation: the importance of getting it right, Exploration & Mining Geology, pp 77-98, vol. 11

2003

  • Annels, AE. and Dominy, SC Core recovery and quality: important factors in Mineral Resource estimation, Applied Earth Science (Trans Inst Min Metall B), pp 305-311, vol. 112
  • Biegaj, K. and Dominy, SC Lowering orebody risk in complex gold veins - application of underground mobile supersucker winzing, Proceedings Fifth International Mining Geology Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 273-278, vol. 8/2003
  • Dominy, SC Recent developments in Gy's sampling theory and an index to measure sampling variability in gold deposits, Quantitative Geology & Geostatistics, pp 76-86, vol. 13
  • Dominy, SC., Annels, AE., Platten, IM. and Raine, MD Review of problems and challenges in the resource estimation of high nugget effect lode gold deposits, Proceedings Fifth International Mining Geology Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 279-298, vol. 8/2003
  • Dominy, SC., Platten, IM. and Raine, MD Grade and geological continuity in high nugget effect gold quartz reefs: implications for resource estimation and reporting, Applied Earth Science (Trans Inst Min Metall B), pp 239-259, vol. 112
  • Dominy, SC., Stephenson, PR. and Annels, AE Classification and reporting of Mineral Resources for high nugget gold vein deposits, Exploration & Mining Geology, pp 215-233, vol. 10
  • Nugus, MJ. and Dominy, SC Practical applications of geology in the grade control process at the Marvel Loch gold mine, Southern Cross, WA, Proceedings Fifth International Mining Geology Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 251-260, vol. 8/2003
  • Nugus, MJ., Blenkinsop, TG, Dominy, SC. and Robson, S Enigmatic kinematics resolved in the Taurus shear zone, Golden Pig mine, Southern Cross, WA - resource implications, Proceedings Fifth International Mining Geology Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 171-180, vol. 8/2003
  • Platten, IM. and Dominy, SC The occurrence of high grade gold pockets in quartz reefs at the Gwynfynydd mine, north Wales, UK: a geological explanation for the nugget effect, Exploration & Mining Geology, pp 249-272, vol. 10
  • Roberts, LS., Dominy, SC. and Nugus, MJ Problems of sampling and assaying in lode gold deposits - case studies from Australia and North America, Proceedings Fifth International Mining Geology Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 387-400, vol. 8/2003

2002

  • Annels, AE. and Dominy, SC Development of a resource reliability rating systems for mineral deposit evaluation and classification, Proceedings Value Tracking Symposium, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 27-34, vol. 8/2002
  • Dominy, SC. and Phelps, RFG Gold extraction at the Gwynfynydd mine, north Wales, UK: a case study of environmentally sustainable mineral processing within a national park, Proceedings Green Processing Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, pp 225-232, vol. 4/2002

2001

  • Dominy, SC Prediction of gold grade potential in erratic vein-hosted deposits using a geochemical discrimination index, Applied Earth Science (Trans Inst Min Metall B), pp 39-43, vol. 110
  • Dominy, SC. and Annels, AE Evaluation of gold deposits - Part 1: review of resource estimation methodology applied to fault- and fracture-related systems, Applied Earth Sciences (Trans Inst Min Metall B), pp 145-166, vol. 110
  • Dominy, SC. and Hunt, SP Evaluation of gold deposits - Part 2: results of a survey of estimation methodologies applied in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia, Applied Earth Science (Trans Inst Min Metall B), pp 167-175, vol. 110
  • Dominy, SC., Johansen, GF. and Annels, AE Bulk sampling as a tool for the grade evaluation of gold-quartz reefs, Applied Earth Science (Trans Inst Min Metall B), pp 176-191, vol. 110
  • Dominy, SC., Johansen, GF., Cuffley, BW., Platten, IM. and Annels, AE Estimation and reporting of Mineral Resources for coarse gold bearing veins, Exploration & Mining Geology, pp 13-42, vol. 9

2000

  • Dominy, SC., Annels, AE., Johansen, GF. and Cuffley, BW General considerations of sampling and assaying in a coarse gold environment, Applied Earth Science (Trans Inst Min Metall B), pp 145-167, vol. 109

1999

  • Barr, SP., Arland, T. and Dominy, SC Characteristics of fracture spatial distribution at Bronzewing gold mine, Western Australia, Proceedings Biennial SGA Conference, AA Balkema, pp 147-151
  • Dominy, SC., Annels, AE., Camm, GS., Cuffley, BW. and Hodkinson, IP Resource evaluation of narrow gold-bearing veins: problems and methods of grade estimation, Mining Technology (Trans Inst Min Metall A), pp 52-69, vol. 108
  • Dominy, SC., Hodkinson, IP. and Kidd, RG Meeting the challenges of narrow vein gold mining: Hadleigh Castle mine, Charters Towers, north Queensland, Australia, Mining Technology (Trans Inst Min Metall A), pp 192-205, vol. 108
  • Platten, IM. and Dominy, SC Re-evaluation of quartz vein history in the Dolgellau gold-belt, north Wales, UK, Geological Journal, pp 369-391, vol. 34

1998

  • Camm, GS. and Dominy, SC Stanniferous palaeovalley systems in Mounts and St Austell Bays, south Coast of Cornwall, Geoscience in Southwest England (Proc Ussher Soc), pp 263-265, vol. 9
  • Dominy, SC. and Camm, GS Controls on ore localisation in tin-bearing veins, Geoscience in Southwest England (Proc Ussher Soc), pp 241-249, vol. 9
  • Dominy, SC. and Camm. GS Geology and hydrothermal development of Bostraze-Balleswidden kaolin deposit, west Cornwall, UK, Applied Earth Science (Trans Inst Min Metall B), pp 148-157, vol. 107
  • Dominy, SC., Sangster, CJS., Camm, GS. and Phelps, RFG Narrow vein stoping practice, Mining Technology (Trans Inst Min Metall A), pp 122-136, vol. 107

1997

  • Camm, GS. and Dominy, SC Metasediment-hosted tin mineralisation in the Indian Queens area, mid-Cornwall, Geoscience in Southwest England (Proc Ussher Soc), pp 211-214, vol. 9
  • Dominy, SC., Annels, AE., Camm, GS., Wheeler, PD. and Barr, SP Geology in the resource and reserve estimation of narrow vein deposits, Exploration & Mining Geology, pp 317-333, vol. 6

1996

  • Dominy, SC., Bussell, MA. and Camm, GS Development of complex, granite-hosted, tin-bearing fracture systems in southwest England: application of fluid inclusion microfracture studies, Applied Earth Science (Trans Inst Min Metall B), pp 139-145, vol. 105
  • Dominy, SC., Camm, GS. and Bussell, MA Characteristics and development of carbona-style replacement tin mineralisation in west Cornwall, Geoscience in Southwest England (Proc Ussher Soc), pp 97-104, vol. 9
  • Dominy, SC., Phelps, RFG. and Camm, GS Geological controls on gold grade distribution in Chidlaw Link Zone, Gwynfynydd mine, Dolgellau, north Wales, Applied Earth Sciences (Trans Inst Min Metall B), pp 151-158, vol. 105

1995

  • Dominy, SC., Camm, GS., Bussell, MA. and Bennett, TS Structure and paragenetic evolution of cassiterite mineralised veins at Rosevale mine, Zennor, west Cornwall, Geoscience in Southwest England (Proc Ussher Soc), pp 374-378, vol. 8
  • Dominy, SC., Camm, GS., Bussell, MA., Scrivener, RC. and Halls, C A review of tin stockwork mineralisation in the southwest England Orefield, Geoscience in Southwest England (Proc Ussher Soc), pp 368-373, vol. 8

1994

  • Dominy, SC., Scrivener, RC., LeBoutillier, N., Bussell, MA. and Halls, C Cross-courses in South Crofty mine, Cornwall: studies of paragenesis and structure, Geoscience in Southwest England (Proc Ussher Soc), pp 237-241, vol. 8

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