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  • SAIMM
    National And International Codes For Reporting Mineral Resources And Reserves: Their Relevance, Future And Comparison (f3cffa8d-948e-4b88-b85d-9759c7dfe406)

    By F. A. Camisani-Calzolari

    The latter half of the 20th century has seen the proliferation of a series of codes to address commodity needs which were brought about by rapidly advancing technologies and the globalization of marke

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Management Of Copper Pyrometallurgical Slags: Giving Additional Value To Copper Mining Industry

    By J. C. Carrasco, M. Sánchez, R. Jara, F. Marquez, F. Parada, R. Parra, J. Palacios

    In past years, Chile has been the largest copper producer in the world and for 2002 mining represented country average of 10 % of the GDP, accounting for 47 % of the total exportation. As copper sul

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    The Application Of Ausmelt Technology To Base Metal Smelting, Now And In The Future

    By P. N. Vernon

    Ausmelt top entry submerged lance technology offers a cost-effective means of carrying out a range of base metal smelting operations with minimum impact on the environment. The system is capable of

    Jan 1, 1997

  • SAIMM
    The Effect of Geological Uncertainty on Achieving Short-Term Targets: A Quantitative Approach Using Stochastic Process Simulation

    By M. Soleymani Shishvan

    "Continuous mining systems containing multiple excavators producing multiple products of raw materials are highly complex, exhibiting strong interdependency between constituents. Furthermore, random v

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SAIMM
    Iron Oxide Cu-Au (IOCG) Mineralizing Systems: An Example From Northeastern Russia

    By A. Kostin

    GIS and multivariate geometric distribution have been used to predict the association of high-level intrusives with hydrothermal alteration related to iron oxide Cu-Au (IOCG) mineralizing systems. Sev

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Fatigue Knowledge?A New Lever In Safety Management - Synopsis

    By W. J. Theron

    The purpose of the paper is to give an introduction to the concept of fatigue and its causes in the mining industry. By knowing the fundamental role it plays, together with its dynamics, can positivel

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    Virtual reality in improving mining ergonomics

    By P. Foster, A. Burton

    Over the past decade there has been a great deal of research into the use of virtual reality (VR) and computer graphics in the mining industry. Much of this has led to developed applications including

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    The Design Of Stable Pillars In The Bushveld Complex Mines: A Problem Solved? - Synopsis

    By D. F. Malan

    This paper gives an overview of the difficulties associated with determining the strength of hard-rock pillars. Although a number of pillar design tools are available, pillar collapses still occur. Re

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    Case Study On Quantitative Risk Modelling To Obtain A Realistic Risk-Adjusted Project Valuation ? Synopsis

    By G. R. Lane

    A large opencast gold mining company in Africa had just completed a feasibility study for an expansion of the operations. A traditional net present value project valuation methodology had been used th

    Jan 1, 2013

  • SAIMM
    The Effect Of Graphite Properties On The Rate Of MnO Reduction From High Carbon Ferromanganese Slag

    By G. Tranell, L. Kolbeinsen, S. Gaal, J. Safarian

    The effect of carbon material properties on the rate of MnO reduction from ferromanganese slag by solid graphite was investigated. A sessile drop technique was used to study the reduction rate of a sy

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Life-Of-Mine Ventilation and Refrigeration Planning for Resolution Copper Mine (f7fec8ba-f444-4056-8367-98da9f297180)

    Resolution Copper Mine is planned to be a 2000 m deep panel cave mine with virgin rock temperatures above 80°C in rock with a high crystalline silica content. The planned run-of-mine production rate i

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    A Comparative Assessment Of Ti-47.5 At.%Al Cathodically Modified By Precious Metal Addition - Synopsis

    By I. A. Mwamba

    Plain and alloyed titanium aluminides of composition Ti-47.5 at.% Al were prepared by melting commercial-purity titanium and aluminium with additions of 1 at.% precious metal. The as-cast alloys were

    Jan 1, 2013

  • SAIMM
    Rockfall Hazard Evaluation Using Probabilistic Keyblock Analysis

    Gravity-driven rock falls account for a large proportion of all fatalities and injuries in underground mines. Potentially unstable blocks of rock are found in the hanging wall of excavations, which ma

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SAIMM
    Centre for research of fires and ventilation in tunnels ‘San Pedro de Anes’

    By J. L. Fuentes-Cantillana, J. B. Solar Menéndez, A. O. Cámara

    The Principality of Asturias is a region situated in Northern Spain with two centuries of tradition in underground coal mining. In addition, its uneven relief has obliged the construction of a great n

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    The Rehabilitation Of Impala No. 1 A Ventilation Shaft - Introduction

    By A. Bothma

    The Impala No. 1A ventilation shaft is located approximately 15 kms north of Rustenburg and is accessed via the R510road from Rustenburg to Northam/Thabazimbi. This situation is shown on the location

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SAIMM
    The Application and Economics of Industrial Alkaline Leaching of Copper Enargite Concentrates

    By C. G. Anderson

    "As demand for copper and precious metals continues to grow, the need to develop new supplies increases. In the imminent future, the new large global ore bodies are more complex, with enargite, tennan

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SAIMM
    Measurements and analyses of blasting vibrations

    By J. Werfling, J. R. Kiehl

    SUMMARY: The effects of blasting on structures are assessed on the basis of the maximum amplitudes of the occuring vibration velocities. If the standard values in the German Standard DIN 4150 are not

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Atomisation Of Ferroalloys

    By D. Norval, J. J. Dunkley

    The process of atomisation is introduced and related to granulation. Some processes applicable to ferroalloys are discussed, along with their limitations and advantages. Examples

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Improving the quality of tinplated steel using a novel technique to study the effect of industrial process parameters - Synopsis

    By G. S. Maré

    Tin plating operations are of a complex nature due to the many operational variables that need to be controlled in order to create a product of required quality. The work in this report lays the bas

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SAIMM
    The interaction of rock mass properties and the project specific boundary conditions as basis for the design of deep excavation pits

    By R. Katzenbach, M. Vogler, U. Adamietz

    Abstract The design of deep excavation pits in rock mass is dependent as well on the mechanical properties of the rock mass as for example the orientation and the type of discontinuities like bed

    Jan 1, 2003