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  • SAIMM
    Open Cast Pit Sidewall Collapse - Quo Vadis Insurance?

    By A M. Garforth

    Insurers are hesitant to provide coverage for Open cast Pit side wall collapse, and even the consequent damage to plant and equipment in the pit as well as the resulting interference with the mining o

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    The status of extended reality technology in South Africa’s mining industry

    By J. Maritz, K. de Beer, S. M. Buthelezi

    The economic upheaval of COVID-19 forced companies to invest in emerging technologies to aid recovery. One such technology is extended reality, which is becoming a mature and innovative tool. Early ad

    Jul 10, 2024

  • SAIMM
    The AMIRA Metal Accounting Project - Introduction

    By C. M. G. Wortley, N. Randolph, I. Ralston, R. D. Beck

    The ?AMIRA Metal Accounting Project? had its origin in a workshop held in Cape Town on 1 August 2001, with the title ?Challenges in Metal Accounting and Information Management?, which was organised by

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Simulation-assisted plant design, A. Lebedev

    By A. Lebedev

    Application of dynamic simulation for a base metal processing plant is discussed. The plant receives ore of variable quality from two pits and blending had to be applied to maximise recovery. The plan

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Geological setting and concentration of scandium in the Flatreef and eastern limb chromitites of the Bushveld Complex

    By F. Roelofse, D. Grobler, and M. Purchase, C. Gauert, E. Kotze

    Scandium is an important industrial metal for which demand is projected to increase in the future. Although many Sc deposits are secondary, Sc is scavenged by clinopyroxene during fractional crystalli

    Sep 1, 2022

  • SAIMM
    Optimization of Conditions for the Preparation of Activated Carbon from Olive Stones for Application in Gold Recovery

    By M. Louarrat, G. Enaime, A. Yaacoubi, A. Baçaoui, J. Blin

    "The purpose of this study is to prepare a new activated carbon from olive stones for use in gold recovery by carbon-in-leach (CIL) and carbon-inpulp (CIP). The preparation method chosen was physical

    Mar 1, 2019

  • SAIMM
    South Africa’s Options for Mine-Impacted Water re-use: A Review

    By T. Grewar

    "South Africa is a water-scarce country, rated as one of the 30 driest countries in the world. Worryingly, government expects water demand to outstrip supply as early as 2025. The South African govern

    Mar 1, 2019

  • SAIMM
    The process plant commissioning, start up and optimization at Ada Tepe Gold Mine, A. Grigoryan, L. Stamenov, M. Nolte, K. Evtiminova, and E. Ayvazov

    By L. Stamenov, A. Grigoryan, M. Nolte, E. Ayvazov, K. Evtiminova

    Dundee Precious Metals Inc. (DPM) owns and operates the Ada Tepe gold mine and processing facility (previously referred to as the Krumovgrad Gold Project) located in south-western Bulgaria. The Ada Te

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Decoupling the effects of alteration on the mineralogy and flotation performance of Great Dyke PGE ores

    By B. McFadzean, M. Tadie, T. Dzingai, M. Becker

    Ores from a single deposit may exhibit extensive variability in their mineralogy and texture. The ability to quantify this variability and link it to mineral processing performance is one of the prima

    Sep 1, 2021

  • SAIMM
    GISTM: Who are the responsible individuals?

    By G. Howell, J. Wates, A. Coetzee, C. J. MacRobert

    The Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) requires mining companies to make four key appointments as part of their tailings management structure. These four positions are an Accounta

    Jun 2, 2022

  • SAIMM
    Predicting rock fragmentation based on drill monitoring: A case study from Malmberget mine, Sweden

    By H. Schunnesson, H. Fredriksson, D. Johansson, E. Söderström, S. Manzoor, A. Gustafson, M. Danielsson

    Fragmentation analysis is an essential part of the optimization process in any mining operation. The costs of loading, hauling, and crushing the rock are strongly influenced by the size distribution o

    Mar 2, 2022

  • SAIMM
    Rare Earth Elements enrichment in Triassic coals deposits and associated argillaceous rocks in Lesotho

    By S. Hlajoane, L. S. Mokhahlane

    The demand for rare earth elements has increased around the world due to their application in a variety of technological advancements. Previous studies have evaluated the potential of the rare earth e

    Nov 6, 2024

  • SAIMM
    Justification techniques for computer integrated mining

    By S. Dessureault

    Computer Integrated Mining (CIMG) is a process of using computer networks to transform islands of enabling technologies into a highly interconnected mining system. CIMG involves the integration of adv

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Using 3D numerical simulations to model active in-mine seismic surveys at South Deep Gold Mine, South Africa

    By S. Plaatjie, L. Linzer, M. S. D. Manzi, M. Sihoyiya

    Fiber-Optic Sensing and UAV-Platform Techniques for Innovative Mineral Exploration (FUTURE) is a joint European Union and South African consortium project funded under ERA-NET Cofund ERA-MIN3. The pro

    Jan 12, 2025

  • SAIMM
    Outotec Smelting Solutions For The PGM Industry

    By L. Aspola

    The platinum group metals (PGMs), i.e. ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum, are typically found in association with each other, but also importantly, with nickel and copper. T

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    The needle penetration index for estimating the physico-mechanical properties of pyroclastic rocks

    By I. Ince, S. Kahraman

    Preparation of suitable core specimens for physico-mechanical testing s not always possible, particularly for soft and clay-bearing rocks. Although several indirect test methods have been proposed to

    Sep 6, 2023

  • SAIMM
    Research on key factors of kinematic law of tower mill’s media based on laboratory experiments and discrete element method, J. He, S. Lu, Q. Zhu, D. Wang, X. Sun, and J. Yao

    By Xiaoxu Sun, Jianchao Yao, Qiheng Zhu, Dubo Wang, Jiancheng He, Shijie Lu

    Tower mill is considered to have a better regrinding and fine grinding effect compared with ball mill, and its application is much broader. The spiral agitator of the tower mill is driven by the motor

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    A new automated, safe, environmentally sustainable, and high extraction softrock underground mining method

    By J. Zhang, A. J. S. Spearing, L. Ma

    Ore deposits are becoming more complex to mine as a result of the exhaustion of surface and other easily mined deposits. There is also increasing socio-political pressure to design more environmentall

    Feb 2, 2021

  • SAIMM
    Activation of hydration properties of gold mine tailings, G. Yao, M. Lian, Z. Wang, M. Hao, C. Anning, S. Hu, and X. Lyu

    By M. Hao, S. Hu, X. Lyu, M. Lian, C. Anning, G. Yao, Z. Wang

    The results revealed that the pozzolanic activity of the gold mine tailings and their main mineral phases improved by mechanical activation. Under the same activation conditions, the activated mica po

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Guide memoire: The principles of reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction

    By T. Mapeta, S. M. Rupprecht

    Discussions on reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction (RPEEE) include the CRIRSCO 2019 reporting template, JORC 2012, SAMREC 2016, CIM 2019 Guideline, and Regulation SK-1300. These repo

    Jun 27, 2025