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  • SAIMM
    Microstructural, Mechanical, And Oxidation Property Evolution Of Gamma-TiAl Alloy With Addition Of Precious Metals ? Synopsis

    By I. A. Mwamba

    Titanium aluminide of composition Ti-47.5 at.% Al was prepared by melting titanium and aluminium of commercial purity with additions of precious metals of 0, 0.2, 1, 1.5 and 2 at.% content. The micros

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    In Situ Stresses In Mining Areas In South Africa

    The safety of mining operations is significantly influenced by the in situ stress fields in which the mining excavations are created. From the point of view of planning of mining operations, the in si

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SAIMM
    The Re-Engineering Of The Ground Handling System At Cullinan Diamond Mine

    By A. W. Bester

    Paper written on project work carried out in partial fulfilment of B. Eng. (Mining Eng.) Cullinan Diamond Mine currently handles 3.2 million tons of run of ore per annum. This is done by means of a

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    An effective face support system to minimize rockfalls - Synopsis

    By N. D. L. Burger

    An effective prototype face support system to minimize rockfalls in rockfall-prone mines was developed and patented during a project sponsored by the Mine Health and Safety Council (MHSC). An experime

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SAIMM
    Identification of Key Performance Areas in the Southern African Surface Mining Delivery Environment

    By A. W. Dougall, T. M. Mmola

    "SynopsisThe global resources and commodities market has become highly competitive. While southern Africa’s abundance of minerals resources is still unrivalled, it has lost considerable dominance in t

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SAIMM
    7.1 Spangenberg - Sampling Standards In Anglogold Ashanti Gold Mines In Sa

    By Conné Spangenberg

    Contents ?Introduction ?Metal accounting environment ?Problem statement ?Investigations & Achievements ?Metal Accounting ?Principles ?Standards ?Audits ?Questions

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    Design And Development Of A Novel Thickener Feedwell Using Computational Fluid Dynamics - Synopsis

    By T. V. Nguyen

    The feedwell performance in gravity thickeners and clarifiers relies on the efficient mixing between solid particles and flocculant to achieve effective flocculation, as well as energy dissipation of

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Hydro Power And Stope Drilling Systems - An Energy-Saving Perspective - Synopsis

    Electricity supply constraints in SA are increasingly challenging mines to operate more energy efficiently without reducing production output. Mining compressed air systems are well known to be operat

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SAIMM
    A Computational Fluid Dynamics Model for Investigating Air Flow Patterns in Underground Coal Mine Sections

    By D. D. Ndenguma

    This investigation compares the results from an experimental and numerical study of air flow in a scaled-down underground coal mine model. This was done in order to determine if numerical analysis can

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Sulphur Bonding In Solidified Ladle Slags

    By H. Preßlinger, H. Hiebler, K. Klepp, W. Posch, M. Mayr

    It was investigated in which form sulphur is bonded in ladle slags. For this purpose, the mineralogical phases of the ladle slags were qualitatively and quantitatively evaluated by means of a micropro

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Expert Mill Control At AngloGold Ashanti

    By W. I. van Drunick

    AngloGold Ashanti Metallurgy has recently been involved in the successful installation of intelligent, expert control systems on the milling circuits. The benefits of expert systems in these highly in

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    Comparison of the fractography of rockbursts and impact structures

    By W. U. Reimold, R. Armstrong, R. G. Charlesworth

    For many years rockbursts have plagued the mining industry. Although much research has gone into studying this phenomenon only a small proportion of it has been on the actual source mechanism. A study

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Avoiding structural failures on mobile bulk materials handling equipment

    By B. W. J. van Rensburg, M. J. Schmidt

    Bulk materials handling systems are extensively used in the mining and minerals industry, where a fairly high incidence of structural failure is experienced, notwithstanding design compliance with app

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SAIMM
    Virtual Reality For Mine Safety Training In South Africa

    By A. P. Squelch

    The high incidence of accidents and fatalities in the South African mining industry, in particular those associated with falls of ground, is often attributed to ineffective and/or inappropriate traini

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SAIMM
    Focal Depths of South African Earthquakes and Mine Events

    By M. B. C. Brandt

    Focal depths of 15 tectonic earthquakes and 9 mine-related events were determined for South Africa using data recorded by the South African National Seismograph Network. These earthquakes and events w

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    The Contemporary African Copper Cycle: One Year Stocks And Flows

    This paper characterizes the copper cycle, that is, the flows of copper entering and leaving the African economy over a one-year period (1994). The major flows over the entire life-cycle of copper are

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    The Distribution Of Metallic Elements In Granulated Nickel Converter Matte Phases

    By E. L. Thyse

    Keywords: Pyrometallurgy, converter, nickel, matte, distribution Metallic elements occupy a wide range in granulated nickel converter matte phases. The distribution of these metallic elements, pa

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    Quantification Of Stope Fracture Zone Behaviour In Deep Level Gold Mines

    By J. A. L. Napier

    This paper presents an overview of work carried out by the CSIR Division of Mining Technology and formerly by the Chamber of Mines Research Organization (COMRO) to quantify the behaviour of the stope

    Jan 1, 1997

  • SAIMM
    A Kinetic Study Of Carbon Injection Into Electric Arc Furnace Slags

    By F. -Z. Ji, A. G. Irons, M. Barati, K. Coley

    In order to optimize carbon injection into oxidizing slags, in terms of carbon and iron yield, we must have a detailed understanding of the kinetics of the reactions involved. The current study measur

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Utility-based framework for optimal mine layout selection, subject to multiple-attribute decision criteria

    By F. M. C. C. Vieira

    Four mining alternatives for exploiting an ultra-deep orebody were assessed through a multidisciplinary evaluation process which involved: the generation of a 3D geological model; the design and sched

    Jan 1, 2003