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Novel Basket Design For Fine Coal CentrifugesThis paper summarizes the results from a project aimed at adapting scroll centrifuges for application to the dewatering of flotation concentrates. The main impetus for the project was to reduce the hi
Jan 1, 2001
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End-Of-Life Mode Of Failure Of A Zinc Sulphide Concentrate Fluidised Bed Roaster And Its RebuildingBy N M. Vegter, C B. Kohler, E H. O Meyer
Zincor operates four Lurgi fluidised-bed roasters at its roast-leach-electrowin refinery in Springs, South Africa. In 2006, Zincor?s four roasters had reached ages ranging between 26 and 38 years, whi
Jan 1, 2007
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Thermophysical properties of rocks from the Bushveld ComplexBy M. Q. W. Jones
This paper presents a compilation of physical properties of rocks from the Bushveld Complex. The database consists of more than 900 measurements each of thermal conductivity and density. The data are
Jan 1, 2015
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When Is A Workplace Safe Or Unsafe?: The Safety Criterion In Terms Of The Occupational Health And Safety Act And The Mine Health And Safty Act - Mine And Occupational Health And Safety 2010 - 1 Statute And Common LawBy Willem Le Roux
Occupational health and safety is regulated by statute and common law. South Africa has, like many other countries, legislated extensively on occupational health and safety. Despite the body of legisl
Jan 1, 2011
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In Situ Studies On Service Life And Pick Consumption Characteristics Of Shearer DrumsBy B. Tiryaki
Longwall shearers usually suffer from excessive pick and pickholder consumptions and severe wear of the back plate of the clearance ring section of shearer drums. In practice, most of the drums were s
Jan 1, 2004
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Innovations In Precious Metal RecoveryBy C. van Tonder
Paper written on project work carried out in partial fulfilment of B Tech (Engineering Metallurgy) degree This investigation relates to a multi-purpose electrolytic system. Its primary purpose is t
Jan 1, 2006
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Verification Of Pillar Life Prediction MethodBy J. N. Van der Merwe
The principal goal of the research described in the paper was to determine, by measurement of pillar scaling on pillars that have not failed, whether the pillar life prediction method developed by van
Jan 1, 2004
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The Effect Of Electrolyte Additives On Cathode Surface Quality During Copper Electrorefining - SynopsisBy T. A. Muhlare
The use of electrolyte additives to smoothen cathode deposits during copper deposition is practised worldwide. These additives absorb on the cathode surface and take part in the electrochemical crysta
Jan 1, 2011
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Project Valuation, Capital Investment And Strategic Alignment - Tools And Techniques At Anglo Platinum (defa1552-deac-43da-9958-aabe8c199db2)By G. L. Smith
Central to the success of any mining company is the ability to manage capital investment effectively so as to ensure acceptable stakeholder returns within an overall strategic context. Critical to thi
Jan 1, 2007
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Cyanidation Of Reef And Surface Gold Ores ? SynopsisBy L. Rademan
The kinetic leaching behaviour of a low-grade surface gold ore and a high-grade reef ore were evaluated to determine the achievable gold recovery from these ores and particularly mixtures of these ore
Jan 1, 2012
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Cut-off grade determination for the maximum value of a small Wits-type gold mining operationWork undertaken in the field of cut-off grade optimization has not advanced much beyond the work undertaken by Lane in 1988. His definitive work is based on the calculus of the Net Present Value crite
Jan 1, 2003
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Copper losses to slags obtained from the E1 Teniente processBy M. Sanchez, I. Imris, G. Achurra
The Smelting and Converting El Teniente Process for copper concentrates as well as Slag Cleaning Furnace Technologies to treat slags coming out from the El Teniente Furnaces are widely applied today i
Jan 1, 2004
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Concentration Profiles Of Gold Inside Activated Carbon During AdsorptionThe gold concentration profiles which develop inside the activated carbon particles during the adsorption process were measured, so as to obtain additional direct proof of intra-particle mass transfer
Jan 1, 1997
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Evaluation Of The Indirect Measures Of Rock Brittleness And Fracture Toughness In Rock CuttingBy B. Tiryaki
Performance prediction models for partial face mechanical excavators, when developed in laboratory conditions, depend on relating the results of a set of rock property tests and indices to specific cu
Jan 1, 2006
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Gautrain Tunnels: Surface Vibration And Ground-Borne NoiseBy J. L. van Niekerk
The proposed Gautrain Rapid Rail Link (GRRL) will require approximately 15 km of double or twin high-speed rail track tunnels located for the greater part beneath the northern suburbs of Johannesburg,
Jan 1, 2004
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Copper Recovery Using Leach/Solvent Extraction/Electrowinning Technology: Forty Years Of Innovation, 2.2 Million Tonnes Of Copper AnnuallyBy G. A. Kordosky
The concept of selectively extracting copper from a low-grade dump leach solution followed by stripping the copper into an acid solution from which electrowon copper cathodes could be produced occurre
Jan 1, 2002
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A new evaluation method of JRC and its size effectBy T. Saito, S. Murata
An original concept of JRC-diagram that can evaluate JRC and its size-effect by using a fractal model was proposed. In order to confirm the applicability of the JRC-diagram, first, JRC of the tensile
Jan 1, 2003
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Thermophilic Mineral Bioleaching Performance: A Compromise Between Maximizing Mineral Loading And Maximizing Microbial Growth And ActivityBy A. Sissing
Paper written on project work carried out in partial fulfilment of M.Sc. (Chemical Engineering) degree Thermophilic bioleaching, conducted at temperatures in excess of 65°C, provides considerable b
Jan 1, 2003
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Heavy minerals from Alberta’s oil sands—setting new standards?By Q. Lui, J. Oxenford
The occurrence of heavy minerals in the oil sands of Alberta has long been known and has been well documented in the literature. Unfortunately most of the researchers working on this resource have bee
Jan 1, 2003
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Equilibrium Interactions Between Freeze Lining And Slag Inilmenite SmeltingIn ilmenite smelting, the FeO content of the feed material (nominally FeO.TiO2) is decreased by reduction with carbon. In a parallel reaction, a significant amount of the TiO2is reduced to Ti2O3.One o
Jan 1, 2004