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  • SAIMM
    The Optimisation Of Hexadecanethiol Coatings To Improve The Tarnish Resistance Of Sterling Silver.

    By J J. McEwan

    Silver tarnishes readily in common atmospheres and is accelerated in humid atmospheres. Tarnish is the formation of silver sulphide on the surface of silver when it is exposed to a wide range of sulph

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    The use of mixed integer linear programming for long-term scheduling in block caving mines

    By G. van Hout, D. Rahal

    Caving is a mass mining method that is normally applied to large, low grade orebodies because of its low production cost and high capacity. However, equipment breakdown and poor draw management can ca

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Metallurgical Accounting In The Northparkes Concentrator - A Case Study (00982089-f990-4df9-a84d-f2282567e0f0)

    By W. M. Jansen

    In many mineral processing operations, the reported production figures for an accounting period may not make the best use of available data. While most of the mathematical approaches, such as check-in

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Value Creation In The Resource Business - Synopsis

    By J. M. Garcia

    This paper highlights several management practices from the oil and gas industry to support the proposition that financial performance in the finite, non-renewable resource business relates more to up

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    The response of shotcrete to blast induced vibrations in mining

    By L. Malmgren, A. Ansell

    This paper deals with the influence from blast induced stress waves on the performance of shotcrete support in the Kiirunavaara mine. Time histories of stress waves from blasting were obtained from me

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Testing Tendon Support Units Under a Combination Loading Scenario

    By N. L. Ayres

    Tendon support systems have been successfully used to stabilize excavations. Tendon support systems are routinely designed using the axial load-bearing capacity of tendons, namely the tensile strength

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    The Effect Of Overloading And Premature Centrifuging On The Power Of An Autogenous Mill

    By M. A. van Nierop

    Load behaviour in an industrial mill has been measured directly by inserting probes through liner bolts. The data from conductivity probes have indicated the presence of premature centrifuging during

    Jan 1, 1997

  • SAIMM
    Use of Geostatistical Bayesian Updating to Integrate Airborne Radiometrics and Soil Geochemistry to Improve Mapping for Mineral Exploration

    By J. M. McKinley

    Mineral exploration programmes around the world use data from remote sensing, geophysics, and direct sampling. On a regional scale, the combination of airborne geophysics and ground-based geochemical

    Jan 1, 2014

  • 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
    Alarm and evacuation systems in underground mining

    By J. L. Fuentes-Cantillana, Á. Rodríguez, P. Morillo

    Evacuation operations from work places in the case of an emergency are the key to minimising the effects of catastrophic type accidents such as fires, explosions, cave-ins, floods, etc. The correct pl

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Exploration and extraction of mine gas in Germany—New significant energy source and contribution for safety and climate protection

    By J. Kraemer, A. Preusse

    In the federal state of North Rhine Westphalia (Germany) small and medium sized companies are beginning to extract the related gas via old shafts or boreholes and to use it as a source for the product

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    A theoretical model for the characterisation of rock mass mechanical properties—Application at the Äspö HRL, Sweden

    By A. Fredriksson, R. Christiansson, I. Staub

    A theoretical model based on DFN models and 2D DEM numerical modelling has been developed for evaluating the rock mass mechanical properties. The description of the methodology is non-site related and

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Improving Financial Returns From Mining Through Geostatistical Simulation And The Optimized Advance Drilling Grid At El Tesoro Copper Mine ? Synopsis

    By J. M. Ortiz

    Grade control and short-term planning are usually based on the samples obtained from blastholes. These samples may carry a large sampling and sample preparation error. At El Tesoro copper mine in nort

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Sampling: the impact on costs and decision making - Synopsis

    The simple act of taking a sample implies that someone will use the information contained in the analytical result to make a decision about a course of action. In the mining industry, the decisions ma

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Innovated Solutions For Automated Charging And Stoking

    By J. Dienenthal

    Automatic Charging and Stoking Machines for use at ferroalloy furnaces are in operation for more than 20years. Dango & Dienenthal Maschinenbau GmbH (short: DDS) has developed several machine generatio

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Alternative Support Systems For Mechanized Stopes

    By D. P. Roberts

    The stoping of platinum orebodies in the Bushveld has in the past been accomplished by using in-stope pillars to ensure stability of the workings. In the future, the use of continuous mining machines

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    Implementation Of Extra Low Profile (XLP) Mechanized Equipment In Anglo Platinum

    By G. A. Harrison

    The introduction of extra low profile (XLP) mechanized equipment within Anglo Platinum is aligned with the overall New Mining Technologies strategy to focus on continuing modernization of our mining o

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Physical and numerical modelling of a four-strand steelmaking tundish using flow analysis of different configurations (0c3edd99-7ca7-481d-91c3-d7b7b8a277a8)

    By J. H. Cloete, S. M. Bradshaw, D. K. Chibwe

    "Modern tundishes have evolved as vessels to serve as the final step in refining of molten steel by removing inclusions and promoting thermochemical homogeneity.In this study the flow behaviour in a f

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SAIMM
    The development of ultra-fine grinding at Anglo Platinum - Synopsis

    By A. K. Anyimadu

    Ongoing development work on ultra-fine grinding for various applications at the Group?s concentrators has been conducted by Anglo Platinum over the last few years. Current potential applications for

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Underground storage in Sydney, some uncommon rock mechanics features of an uncommon project in Australia

    By N. Gatelier, T. You, J. C. Kandel

    ABSTRACT: Underground hydrocarbons storage is a very specific domain for the designer. He is usually free to adjust the section, shape and layout to cope with the geological and geotechnical condition

    Jan 1, 2003