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  • SAIMM
    Acclimatizing Men to Heat in Climatic Rooms on Mines

    By C. H. Wyndham, N. B. Strydom

    INTRODUCTION Acclimatization of the labour force to heat is an integral aspect of gold mining in South Africa. A recent survey revealed that about 250,000 Bantu mine workers require to be acclimatize

  • SAIMM
    Compositing and regularization of drillhole data for geostatistical resource estimation

    By L. W. Palmer

    Compositing or regularization of drillhole data is common practice in mineral resource estimation and is deemed a necessary step in producing unbiased estimates of mineral resources and reserves. Comm

    Jul 10, 2024

  • SAIMM
    Ventilation optimization through digital transformation

    By F. T. Cawood, T. Chikande, H. R. Phillips

    Underground mines require electricity to operate both the main surface fans and auxiliary systems, with primary ventilation systems typically accounting for approximately 40–60% of the mine’s overall

    Dec 13, 2022

  • SAIMM
    Characterisation and recovery of non-ferrous metals met in a copper-slag processed by flotation, M. Aatach, M. Kadiyski, V. Stoilov, E. Visariev, and St. Gaydardzhiev

    By M. Aatach, St. Gaydardzhiev, M. Kadiyski, E. Visariev, V. Stoilov

    Detailed process oriented characterisation on representative samples from plant survey of the slag flotation plant belonging to Aurubis, Bulgaria has been realised in order to evaluate the mineralogic

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Books Review

    Fathi Habashi, Chalcopyrite. Its chemistry and metallurgy. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1978. 165 pp. RI9,95. Loss prevention and safety promotion The Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Loss

    Jan 1, 1979

  • SAIMM
    Genetic algorithm for open pit mine production scheduling optimisation problems APCOM 2021

    By S. Yaw Amponsah, E. Ben-Awuah, P. M. Takouda, P. Eme

    Mining production scheduling is the process of determining the sequence of block extraction over a period of time that will yield the maximum net present value for a mining operation. The block extrac

    Sep 1, 2021

  • SAIMM
    Applications of collectors containing thioamide groups in the flotation of copper, copper-molybdenum, and gold ores, V.I. Ryaboy, V.P. Kretov, and I.V. Ryaboy

    By V. I. Ryaboy, V. P. Kretov, I. V. Ryaboy

    Attachment of collectors containing thioamide groups to sulfide minerals is interpreted as interaction between NH-acids and sulfides acting as solid bases with the formation of a donor–acceptor reagen

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Monitoring the wear of water-cooled tap-hole blocks by the OPTISAVE fibre-optic method

    By M. Hopf

    Numerous developments and improvements have been made to tap-hole designs. On the other hand, there are very specific designs in operation that have endured for many years without any modification. No

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Mineralogical and chemical characterization of an oolitic iron ore, and sustainable phosphorus removal

    By W. Bendaikha, S. Larbi, A. Ramdane

    An oolitic iron ore from Gara Djebilet, Algeria was characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive spectrosopy and the phosphorus distribution between various

    Mar 14, 2024

  • 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
    Lead-group multiple ligand collector of hydroxamic acid and sodium dodecyl sulfate, Z. Wei, H. Han, W. Sun, J. Fu, R. Wang, and W. Sun

    By Wei Sun, Ruolin Wang, Wenjuan Sun, Junhao Fu, Haisheng Han, Zhao Wei

    Pb–benzohydroxamic acid (BHA) (lead complexes of benzohydroxamic acid) exhibits high selectivity but low collecting efficiency in scheelite flotation. This paper reports the manner in which BHA and so

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Evaluation of alternate chemistries in PGM collector blends as Xanthate replacements on an industrial scale, S. Engelbrecht, L. Naude, and J. Cloete

    By L. Naude, J. Cloete, S. Engelbrecht

    The results of an investigation evaluating whether an industrial plant, currently operating using sodium isobutyl xanthate (SIBX) as primary collector for sulphide minerals (mainly chalocopyrite), cou

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Regional mineral beneficiation policy interventions in the SADC: Stakeholder perspectives, B.E. Isheloke and H. von Blottnitz

    By H. von Blottnitz, B. E. Isheloke

    Mining is a significant economic activity in most Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, and mineral beneficiation has been identified, and controversially discussed as one of the po

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    The potential of 4IR technologies to mitigate risk in mine residue management

    By C. Bester, G. M. Rohde

    A major challenge in the mining sector is the responsible management and efficient storage of mine residue. Over recent years numerous tailings dams have experienced unintended spills and failures, wi

    May 27, 2025

  • SAIMM
    Update On The Development Of Platinum-Based Alloys For Potential High-Temperature Applications

    By L. A. Cornish

    Pt-based alloys for high-temperature applications in aggressive environments have been under development for over 10 years, and are targeted to be used as either as bulk, or as coatings. The alloys c

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    The necessity of 3D analysis for open-pit rock slope stability studies: Theory and practice

    By A. McQuillan, N. Bar

    Geotechnical models developed during the planning stages of open pit mines are three-dimensional so as to capture the spatial variation in lithological, structural, hydrogeological, and geomechanical

    Feb 6, 2023

  • SAIMM
    Development of a Blast-Induced Vibration Prediction Model Using an Artificial Neural Network

    By S. Sinha, S. Ganguly

    "In an opencast mine explosives are used for fragmentation of rock. Inefficient use of explosive energy in an opencast operation produces excessive ground vibration, which is measured by peak particle

    Feb 1, 2019

  • SAIMM
    Novel ceramic composites produced from coal discards with potential application in the building and construction sectors

    By R. Trammell, O. Eterigho-Ikelegbe, S. O. Bada

    In response to the enormous amounts of coal discard generated during coal mining and preparation, the development of an efficient and sustainable strategic use of this resource is essential. Furthermo

    Aug 2, 2022

  • SAIMM
    Mitigating the influence of outliers on kriging estimation APCOM 2021

    By R. Minnitt, C. Morgan, D. Fourie

    The problems associated with outliers and their adverse effects on resource estimation in deep level South African gold mines are presented, and solutions suggested in available literature are reviewe

    Sep 1, 2021

  • SAIMM
    Comparison of Typical Copper Ore Grinding Processes for Approximately 15 kt/d Throughput in Africa

    By I. Druce, C. Li, T. Qu, J. Dong, W. Y. Xinchao, V. Nkuna

    CITIC Heavy Industries has a large installed base of grinding equipment throughout Africa in different configurations, including high-pressure grinding rollers with ball mill and semi-autogenous ball

    Jan 1, 2023