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  • SAIMM
    Establishment Of Rapid Prototyping/Additive Manufacturing In South Africa - Synopsis

    By D. J. de Beer

    South Africa had a late start with rapid prototyping (RP), with the first system being available in 1991. Up to 1994 only three systems were available in SA. Through active research participation from

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    The Use Of Titanium Hydride In Blending And Mechanical Alloying Of Ti-Al Alloys - Synopsis

    By I. A. Mwamba

    Titanium sponge, which is almost pure titanium, is extremely ductile and not easily processed into titanium powder. One method of producing powder is the hydride-dehydride (HDH) process, where titaniu

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    The Economic Benefits Of Minimized Mill Gold Lock-Up At AngloGold Ashanti Kopanang Gold Plant

    By M. F. van der Merwe

    Anglogold Ashanti?s Kopanang Gold Plant (previously No. 9 Gold Plant) treats ore from Kopanang and Tau Lekoa shafts. The plant is twin streamed and has dedicated treatment circuits, from milling to fi

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    Impact of silica on hydrometallurgical and mechanical properties of RIP grade resins for uranium recovery ? Synopsis

    By V. Yahorava

    Resin-in-pulp (RIP) technology has recently often been considered for the direct recovery of base metals and uranium from dense pulps. Implementation of RIP will eliminate the requirement for any soli

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    The Use And Abuse Of Feasibility Studies (c627553d-2bd9-45a2-832d-29f2383e03fc)

    By W. Mackenzie

    The development of a resource project inevitably requires the investigation of a vast range of issues across most engineering disciplines - mining, metallurgical, chemical, civil, electrical, mechanic

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    A Comparison of Limit Equilibrium and Numerical Modelling Approaches to Risk Analysis for Open Pit Mining

    By H. T. Chiwaye

    Risk analysis is an important step in the design of rock slopes in open pit mining. Risk is defined as the product of the probability of slope failure and the consequences of the failure, and is gener

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SAIMM
    Slags In Ferroalloys Production - Review Of Present Knowledge (f01c7cff-4c9e-4dc5-bcb8-bf27e2621293)

    By L. Holappa

    Ferroalloys like FeCr and FeMn are mostly produced in submerged electric arc furnaces. Typical of these processes is that the amount of slag is quite high. The role of slag for the process is thus ess

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Activated Alumina-Based Adsorption And Recovery Of Excess Fluoride Ions Subsequent To Calcium And Magnesium Removal In Base Metal Leach Circuits ? Synopsis

    An effective electrowinning process in hydrometallurgical industry requires fluoride levels in the base metal solution to be less than 10 mg/l. Selective removal of the fluoride ions from base solutio

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    A New Process for the Recovery of Iron, Vanadium, and Titanium From Vanadium Titanomagnetite

    By S. Y. Chen

    A new process comprising metallizing reduction, magnetic separation, and electroheat melting separation is proposed with the aim of achieving high recoveries of iron, vanadium, and titanium from vanad

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Incline Caving As A Massive Mining Method

    By D. D. Munro

    Finsch Mine is a kimberlite diamond mine located at Lime Acres in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. The mine was founded in 1961 and started surface mining in 1964. Underground production co

    Jul 1, 2013

  • SAIMM
    Engineering Considerations In The Tolerability Of Risk - Mine And Occupational Health And Safety 2010 ? 1 Risk

    By Noel C. Joughin

    In making judgements on tolerable levels of risk in industry, and in all spheres of life, it needs to be understood that every action gives rise to risk. Without risk, nothing can be done. Without ris

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    Vehicle Automation In Production Environments (f3d85b44-9485-4a1e-ae9b-660c922fcadb)

    By C. Swart

    Automation technologies are increasingly adopted in different mines world-wide. This paper presents the technical aspects of vehicle automation applications at two Noranda operating mines. Teleoper

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SAIMM
    Innovative Process Control Technology For Milling And Flotation Circuit Operations

    By G. C. Smith

    Process control applications in the minerals processing industry have grown extensively over the years due to the many benefits derived, both financially and operation-wise. Although control theory i

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Multiphase Flow Modelling of Lancing of Furnace Tap-Holes: Validation of Multiphase Flow Simulated in OpenFOAM®

    By J. H. Zietsman, M. W. Erwee, P. J. A. Bezuidenhout, Q. G. Reynolds

    "Pyrometallurgical furnaces are tapped through tap-holes that are opened with drills and oxygen lances. The lance is often used on its own or as the last step of opening the tap-hole. Interaction of o

    Jun 1, 2019

  • SAIMM
    Safety Considerations When Handling Metal Powders - Synopsis

    By J. M. Benson

    Metal powder compaction offers unique advantages in the manufacture of net-shape components using techniques such as laser sintering, conventional press and sintering, metal injection moulding, direct

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Time-Dependent Tensile Strengths of Bushveld Complex Rocks and Implications for Rock Failure Around Mining Excavations

    By D. Nyungu

    Despite observations of spalling and damage of mine excavation wall rock in the Bushveld Complex (BC) over the passage of time, there have been very few time-dependent or creep tests carried out in So

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Corrosion Of Hot End Automotive Exhaust Components

    By Z. W. Nkosi, M. Sephton, J. H. Potgieter

    The exhaust system is a complex assembly of various components performing important tasks in harsh environments. Carbon steels have been used extensively in exhaust systems, but pressure for lower cos

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Mine seismicity: prediction or forecasting? - Synopsis

    By S. M. Spottiswoode

    Much as one hopes to predict whether damaging seismicity might occur somewhere in the next shift, this is not possible at present. Recently, an analysis of seismicity at two mines has shown that a sma

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SAIMM
    Friction Hydro Pillar Process As An Alternative Repair Technology For Creep Evaluation Sites On Thick-Walled 10CrMo910 Creep-Resistant Steel Structures ? Synopsis

    By D. L. H. Bulbring

    The removal of a cylindrical core from thick-wall sections for creep analysis by the relatively new Weldcore® process represents a very exciting methodology for obtaining more representative creep dam

    Jan 1, 2013

  • SAIMM
    Mining Complex Geology, Mitigation of Float Dust, and Developing Autonomous Machine Capability Using Horizon Sensing Technology for Coal Seam Boundary Detection

    By L. G. Stolarczyk, J. Duncan

    "SynopsisLong before the environmental movement, coal miners were suffering from occupational diseases that became apparent in the later years of service, and especially during the retirement years. C

    Jan 1, 2015