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Heat Flow Models in Ventilation Planning
By A. J. Dickson, A. M. Starfield
This paper reviews the progress made to date in the development of computer models of heat and moisture transfer from rock surfaces to the ventilating air in deep-level mines. The application of these
Jan 1, 2014
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A water audit of Newmont?s Tanami Goldmine Operation, N. T. Australia
By R. J. Cocks
Water auditing and water efficient practices are evolving as the quantitative tools for water balance reporting in the mining and minerals processing sector. This paper was written to describe the pro
Jan 1, 2009
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A Bird's-Eye View Of Materials Engineering
By G. T. van Rooyen
In this overview of materials engineering, the author, drawing on his long experience from his student days until the present (emeritus professorship), briefly recounts the main developments in this f
Jan 1, 1996
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Applications of Knowledge Based Systems in Mining Engineering
By R. V. Ramani
Managers need quality information for effective decision making. This demand, at the present time, is being fulfilled by the increased use of computers via information systems, decision support system
Jan 1, 1987
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Fine Dry Screening With Urethane Screen Surfaces
By C. Kelley
For years urethane screen surfaces have been used in a wide range of wet screening applications where openings as fine as 75 microns and coarser have been used. In dry screening operations these same
Jan 1, 2007
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Orepass Best Practices At South Deep ? Synopsis
By J. A. Maree
After the South Deep complex was purchased by Goldfields in 2006a re-feasibility study was done and the life of mine (LOM) was extended to 52 years. This also implied that the mine?s infrastructure wo
Jan 1, 2011
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Ground support guidelines for squeezing ground conditions
By J. Hadjigeorgiou, Y. Potvin
In a benchmarking paper published in the SAIMM Journal, Potvin and Hadjigeorgiou (2008) reviewed ground control strategies to manage large deformations in underground hard rock mines. Significant diff
Jul 5, 2023
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Cooling power for a new age
Anglo Platinum is in the process of introducing a number of initiatives, varied in nature, on a scale that will impact operations in the short, medium and long-term. The advent of mechanization on a l
Jan 1, 2008
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Experimental investigation and numerical simulation of surrounding rock creep for deep mining tunnels
By Z-P. Song, Z-B. Jiang, A-N. Jiang
"In deep excavations under conditions of high ground stress, even hard rock undergoes creep and other time-dependent effects that may result in instability. This study involves an analysis of the typi
Jan 1, 2016
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Sustainability Through Responsible Environmental Mining - Synopsis
By Z. Nzimande
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa advocates the importance of sustainable economic development and justifiable environmental consciousness by business. The government needs to ensure th
Jan 1, 2012
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Quantification of uncertainties in geological modelling of kimberlite pipes
By D. Farrow
Future development of kimberlite mines is now focused on mining at deeper levels. The consequences are increased difficulty and costs of the mining operations. The decisions on investments require acc
Jan 1, 2003
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Modelling And Optimization Of Clean Chromite Production From Fine Chromite Tailings By A Combination Of Multigravity Separator And Hydrocyclone ? Synopsis
By S. Özgen
In this study, the possibility of beneficiation of chromite tailings in the Uckopru/Fethiye-Turkey region by a combination of hydrocyclone and multigravity separator (MGS) was investigated. The two si
Jan 1, 2012
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Flotation cPlant: an Optimum Modular Approach
By Luis Rudolphy, Pekka Tähkiö
"Flotation plant design, construction and start-up can be challenging tasks, because multiple factors and disciplines have to be combined in an efficient manner, in order to execute a project that mee
Jan 1, 2015
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The use of Monte Carlo simulation for operations management decision criteria
Gold Fields is the world?s fourth largest gold producer with operations in South Africa, Australia, Ghana and South America. All of Gold Fields? South African Operations are located in the Witwatersra
Jan 1, 2009
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Technological study on gravity concentration of a manganese ore, E. Otgonjargal, N. Sugir-Erdene, D. Baasanjav, Ts. Zagarzusem, Ts. Soyolmaa, B. Unursaikhan, S. Sukhbat, B. Orgilbayar, and L. Jargalsaikhan
By B. Orgilbayar, B. Unursaikhan, S. Sukhbat, Ts. Zagarzusem, D. Baasanjav, L. Jargalsaikhan, E. Otgonjargal, N. Sugir-Erdene, Ts. Soyolmaa
This study has investigated the efficacy of the gravity beneficiation method based on gravitation and centrifugal forces for manganese ore. Powdered samples of manganese ores from the Unagad deposit i
Jan 1, 2020
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The Role of Computers in the Detection and Research of Seismic Events on the West Wits Line
By K. L. Riemer
The West Wits Line first began yielding gold in the mid-1930s and is among South Africa's leading gold-producing areas. Gold mining operations are carried out amidst the occurrence of seismic eve
Jan 1, 1987
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Singular Value Decomposition As An Equation Solver In Co-Kriging Matrices - Synopsis
By M. Kumral
One of the most significant elements in solving the co-kriging equations is the matrix solver. In this paper, the singular value decomposition (SVD) as an equation solver is proposed to solve the co-k
Jan 1, 2012
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Limiting conditions in large flotation cells: froth recovery and bubble loading, J. Yianatos and P. Vallejos
By J. Yianatos, P. Vallejos
In the last decades, the exponential increase in the cells’ volume resulted in significant advantages such as investment costs, footprint and energy savings. However, in larger size cells, despite the
Jan 1, 2020
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High Pressure Grinding Moving Ahead In Copper, Iron, And Gold Processing - Synopsis
High pressure grinding roll (HPGR) technology is used in an increasingly diverse range of applications, predominantly iron ore, gold and diamonds. KHD Humboldt Wedag HPGRs are applied world-wide, and
Jan 1, 2012
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Potential in situ leach exploitation of back-filled Witwatersrand gold mines: parameters and flow-rate calculations from a Zambian Copperbelt analogue
By N. Steven
Published parameters from the Mufulira copper in situ leach (ISL) in Zambia are used for order-of-magnitude flow-rate calculations for an envisaged gold ISL in back-filled Witwatersrand stopes. A succ
Jan 1, 2009