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Some Benefits Arising From The Establishment Of A Mining Infrastructure Prior To The Commissioning Of The Shaft
By H. C. de Wet
The predevelopment and preparation of a total infrastructure in a deep level mining environment, prior to the shaft system being commissioned has major advantages. This paper intends to indicate these
Jan 1, 1997
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SPOTLIGHT on the mechanization of mining operations
By J. J. Geldenhuys
A colloquium on 'Developments in the Mechanization of Mining Operations' was held in, conjunction with the 1984 Electra Mining Exhibition, at the Milpark Holiday Inn in Johannesburg on 19th
Jan 1, 1985
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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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Melting Of Platinum Group Metal Concentrates In South Africa
By J. Nell
An overview is given of the matte melting process used for the beneficiation of South African platinum group metal (PGM) ores. Most producers use six-electrode furnaces to melt the concentrate and Pie
Jan 1, 2004
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R. T. Whillans and D. A. Cranstone. Canadian reserves of copper, nickel, lead, zinc, molybdenum, silver and gold as of January 1, 1979. Hull (Canada), Canadian Government Publishing Centre, 1980. C$2.
Jan 1, 1980
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Sampling Of Run-Of-Mine Mill Feed - A Practical Approach
By K. I. Afewu
A modified approach to the implementation of Gy?s sampling theory is discussed and used to design a procedure for sampling crushed gold ore feed to metallurgical process plants. The approach involves
Jan 1, 1998
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Justification Techniques For Computer Integrated Mining (14216d4e-8dfe-4513-ac95-a4a15af5ac77)
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, 2004
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Strong ground motion and site response of mine-induced seismic events
By S. K. Murphy, S. M. Spottiswoode, A. M. Milev, D. Geyser
A portable, stand-alone instrument especially designed for recording strong ground motion was used in this study to create a large database of peak particle velocities measured underground. A total nu
Jan 1, 2003
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Electrochemical Studies Of The Interaction Of Ethyl Xanthate With Pd-Bi-Te
By J. A. Venter, M. K. G. Vermaak
There are practical indications that flotation recovery of palladium bismuth tellurides is poor. This work tested whether this can be caused by a lack of interaction of the collector with the tellurid
Jan 1, 2004
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Leaching And Recovery Of Platinum Group Metals From UG-2 Concentrates
Existing processes for the recovery of platinum group metals (PGM) from UG-2 ores place stringent requirements with regard to chromite content upon feed material to the plant. An alternative hydrometa
Jan 1, 2004
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The Development And Implementation Of Industrial Hydrometallurgical Gallium And Germanium Recovery
The Gordonsville Operation of Pasminco US Inc. along with the Center for Advanced Mineral and Metallurgical Processing (CAMP) at Montana Tech studied, developed and implemented a pilot scale hydrometa
Jan 1, 2008
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Presidential Address - The South African Coal Industry: Current Position And Future Challenges
By R. P. Mohring
The South African Coal Industry had its beginnings in the Eastern Cape in 1859 when coal was mined to satisfy the fledgling settlements in the Eastern Cape. The growth in the industry was relatively
Jan 1, 1997
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Numerical modelling of brittle rock failure using a combined finite-discrete element approach: implications for rock engineering design
By R. J. Pine, J. M. Rance, J. S. Coggan
ABSTRACT: The safe design of excavations created in a fractured rock mass is of paramount importance in rock engineering. Depending on the nature of the stress regime acting on an excavation, and the
Jan 1, 2003
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Information As An Alternative To Mineral Rights Taxation
A new system for granting access to mineral rights is proposed in the recently released White Paper, ?A Minerals and Mining Policy for South Africa?. Official policy states that ?Government?s long-ter
Jan 1, 1999
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A Geotechnical Rationale For The Design Of South African Open Cast Coal Mine Highwalls
Open cast mining has been practiced in South Africa since the late1970s under near ideal geotechnical conditions. In the past decade, with the exhaustion of the traditional South African coal fields,
Jan 1, 2001
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MINATAUR?: The Mintek Alternative Technology To Gold Refining
By S. A. Scott
Mintek developed the MinataurTM leach-solvent extraction-precipitation technology as a cost effective, easily operated alternative to conventional gold refining processes. The technology was first com
Jan 1, 2004
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New Technologies In The Concentration Of PGM Values From UG-2 Ores
By M. A. W. Bryson
It is well documented that a significant amount of the new PGM (Platinum Group Minerals) production that is coming on stream now, and over the next few years, is to come from the UG-2 reef. Clearly th
Jan 1, 2004
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Influence Of Temperature And Particle Size On Reduction Of Chromite Ore
By Dolly Chakraborty, S. Ranganathan, S. N. Sinha
Experiments were conducted to study the influence of temperature, particle size and ore/coke ratio on the kinetics of reduction. The rate of reduction increased with temperature. The reduction of iron
Jan 1, 2007
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Laboratory scale modelling of an ilmenite roaster
By J. A. Beukes, M. Marais
TICOR South Africa is a new titanium feed stock producer. In the Ticor South Africa plant the ilmenite feed to the smelter plant is roasted to enhance its magnetic properties. This allows for the magn
Jan 1, 2003
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Labour?s Utilization And Labour?s Productivity Of A Gold Mine In Saudi Arabia
By M. S. M. Aljuhani
In this paper, one of the human factors that affect productivity in an underground gold mine in Saudi Arabia was investigated and analysed for the purpose of improving productivity. The human factor t
Jan 1, 2002