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Keynote Address: The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act of 2002: Likely impact on black economic empowerment in South AfricaBy F. T. Cawood
Inauguration of the new political dispensation in South Africa in 1994 initiated a dynamic shift in the ownership, management and development of the country’s affluent mineral heritage. The process of
Jan 1, 2003
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Green Pages - Interactive Industrial Theatre In Environmental EducationUsing the philosophy that 'change cannot be introduced through memos-you have to get people emotionallyinvolved', SRK's Environmental Group in South Africa is helping clients communicat
Jan 1, 1995
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Hydraulic Hoisting Technology For Platinum Mines (3622213b-45e5-4e01-99ed-721e60559e61)By G. van den Berg
Anglo Platinum has initiated a project to investigate hydraulic hoisting technology for platinum mines. Hydraulic hoisting systems are categorized as pumping, fluidizing feeder or displacement feeder
Jan 1, 2005
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High Density Slurry And Paste Tailings, Transport SystemsBy A. J. C. Paterson
High density slurry and paste tailings systems offer significant environmental benefits primarily related to reduced water consumption. However, these potential advantages need to be evaluated on a pr
Jan 1, 2004
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Evaluation Of The Effect Of Coal Chemical Properties On The Hardgrove Grindability Index (HGI) Of Coal Using Artificial Neural NetworksBy S. Khoshjavan
In this investigation, the effects of different coal chemical properties were studied to estimate the coal Hardgrove Grindability Index (HGI) values index. An artificial neural network (ANN) method fo
Jun 1, 2013
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The Effect Of Mode Of Occurrence Of Galena And Sphalerite On The Selective Flotation Of Ore Samples From The Rosh Pinah Mine (062bc6c9-1759-4403-85ed-af96a64d42c3)By M. D. Seke
The flotation response of a Pb-Zn sulphide ore from the Rosh Pinah Mine (Namibia) was studied in the presence of inorganic depressants such as sodium cyanide and zinc sulphate. Poor flotation selectiv
Jan 1, 2005
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Grade Control Blending And Selectivity For Optimal Process Performance At The Skorpion Zinc Mine, NamibiaBy G B. Gnoinski
The Skorpion Zinc Mine and Refinery is situated approximately 25 km north of Rosh Pinah, south-western Namibia. The supergene zinc oxide deposit at Skorpion is hosted in a volcano-sedimentary success
Jan 1, 2007
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Stabilizing And Bracket Pillar Design To Reduce SeismicityBy F. M. C. C. Vieira
The work described forms part of a Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee (SIMRAC) funded project, currently an ongoing programme of research aimed at providing ?improved criteria, guidelines and
Jan 1, 1998
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J Acid Plant Capacity Increase - 1. IntroductionBy Siyabonga Malevu
Chemical Initiatives? Umbogintwini plant is the production facility of Chemical Initiatives? business. Umbogintwini?s J Plant manufactures sulphuric acid. The plant was designed and built by Simon Car
Jan 1, 2009
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A case study of geotechnical conditions affecting mining-induced seismicity in a deep tabular mineBy D. F. Malan, L. Scheepers
Seismic risk in the deep gold mines of South Africa has been studied for many decades. A clear understanding of the effect of geotechnical conditions on the seismic hazard nevertheless remains elusive
Mar 2, 2022
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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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Stability design of slopes in carbonatite complexes characterised by brecciationBy D. Moses, J. A. Onyango
Carbonatites are generally competent rock masses with rock mass rating class II rating 60–74. In spite of their competency, they tend to be affected by weak features like manganese-iron veins and/or i
Sep 1, 2025
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Proceedings Special General Meeting and February General MeetingA Special General Meeting, followed by the February General Meeting of the Institute, was held in Kelvin House, Johannesburg, on 18th February, 1970, at 4.30 p.m. Mr J. K. E. Douglas (President) wa
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The influence of stemming practice on ground vibration and air blastBy M. Mpofu, B. Maphalala, S. Khan, S. Ngobese, D. Roberts
This paper details an assessment of stemming practices at a South African opencast coal mine and their influence on ground vibration and air blast. Quantitative and qualitative analysis methods were u
Jan 1, 2021
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The Simulation of Crushing Plants with Models Developed using Multiple Spline Regression (6f225d4e-c714-4b32-97c8-4db17382e4fc)By W. J. Whiten
"Models of cone crushers and vibrating screens are described. These models have been constructed from actual plant data using a systematic model-building technique. Included in this technique is regre
Jan 1, 2014
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Computer Control of the Semi-autogenous Grinding Mill at Benguet Corporation's Kaline Concentrator, Zambales, PhilippinesBy E. M. Sacris
The semi-autogenous grinding mill is the bottleneck whenever treating hard and finely fragmented ore at Benguet Corporation's Kaline Concentrator. Low milling rates result from very high and fluc
Jan 1, 1987
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Various Techniques To Produce Low Carbon FerrochromeBy A. M. Ghodgaonkar, P. J. Bhonde, R. D. Angal
Primarily ferrochrome is used to introduce chromium into steels and alloys. Chromium enhances hardness, hardenability, corrosion, abrasion and wear resistance of the steel. High carbon ferrochrome
Jan 1, 2007
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Flotation flowsheet development for a refractory Cu-Pb-Zn complex polymetallic ore in China, Z.G. Song, Q. Cui, B.Z. Zhou, G.B. Zheng, and Y.G. ZhuBy Q. Cui, B. Z. Zhou, Z. G. Song, Y. G. Zhu, G. B. Zheng
The complex refractory Cu-Pb-Zn polymetallic ore in Xinjiang, China is a massive sulphide ore with complex mineral components. In the past two years, the ore mineralogy has changed, resulting in a dec
Jan 1, 2020
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A Mining Perspective on the Potential of Renewable Electricity Sources For Operations in South Africa: Part 2 – A Multi-Criteria Decision AssessmentBy R. G. Votteler, A. C. Brent
"The first in this series of two papers, on the potential of renewable electricity sources for mining operations in South Africa, investigated the internal structure of mining corporations to evaluate
Jan 1, 2017
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The adsorption mechanism of 2-(benzylthio)-acetohydroxamic acid to diaspore, Q. Sun, H. Zhong, and S. WangBy H. Zhong, S. Wang, Q. Sun
The flotation performance of 2-(benzylthio)-acetohydroxamic acid (BTHA) to diaspore was first evaluated by micro-flotation tests. The adsorption mechanism was further investigated through adsorption e
Jan 1, 2020