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Open Access To Metallurgical Publications - Synopsis
By R. T. Jones
Technical publications in the field of mining and metallurgy have existed for a long time. Recent developments in electronic publishing on websites make it possible to disseminate information more wid
Jan 1, 2012
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The Corrosion Behaviour Of Steel In Seawater
By H Möller
The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the corrosion behaviour of steel in seawater. It is shown that the corrosion products (oxy-hydroxides and calcareous deposits) that are formed durin
Jan 1, 2006
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Employee engagement among women in technical positions in the South Africa mining industry
By N. Mashaba, D. Botha
The aims of this study were to investigate the factors that influence women’s engagement in technical positions in the South African mining sector and to determine what could be done to promote their
Nov 6, 2023
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Long Term Laboratory Strength Tests in Hard Rock
By Z. Szczepanik, D. Milne, K. Kostakis
Abstract This paper presents the results of a series of creep tests performed on a total of nine samples of Lac du Bonnet granite from the Underground Research Laboratory near Pinawa, Canada. Eac
Jan 1, 2003
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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
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Investigation of the geomechanical criteria for safe and efficient crown pillar extraction beneath stabilised rock rockfill at the Crusader Mine
By J. Whitford
The established crown pillar extraction method at Gold Fields Australia Ltd.’s Crusader Mine, leads to the significant dilution and poor recovery of ore due to caving of the overlying loose rockfill.
Jan 1, 2003
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Experiments on stope closure as a diagnostic measure of rock behaviour
By D. F. Malan, M. Grave, J. A. L. Napier
Previous fundamental research projects have indicated the value of continuous closure measurements in deep tabular excavations for improved support design, hazard assessment and for quantifying the ef
Jan 1, 2003
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Exploitation Of A Massive Low Grade Zinc-Lead Resource At Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation, Namibia
By S Rupprech, T Lund, H Fourie, PH van Rooyen, NM Vegter
Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation (Pty) Ltd (RPZC) operates an underground mine at Rosh Pinah in southern Namibia producing zinc and lead sulphide concentrates. It currently mines around 0.7 Mtpa run-of-min
Jan 1, 2007
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Strength, Deformability, and Micromechanics of Brittle Fracture in a Crystalline Rock Under True Triaxial Compressive Stresses
By B. Haimson
A new loading apparatus was fabricated and used to conduct true-triaxial compression tests on KTB amphibolite, a crystalline basement rock. Tests in dry jacketed samples reveal that the intermediate p
Jan 1, 2003
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Numerical approach to influence of pore pressure magnitude and gradient on fracture propagation in brittle heterogeneous rocks
By T. H. Yang, K. K. Lee, Z. Z. Liang, C. A. Tang, L. C. Li, Y. Tsui, L. G. Tham
Abstract: A series of numerical tests of hydraulic fracturing in heterogeneous rocks were performed to investigate the influence of pore pressure magnitude and gradient on initiation and propagation
Jan 1, 2003
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Mineralogical Solutions For Pyrometallurgical Problems - Synopsis
By L. Andrews
Mineralogy, traditionally associated with concentrator studies, is being increasingly applied to problems in pyrometallurgy. Such investigations commonly make use of a number of techniques, and the re
Jan 1, 2011
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Characterization Of Clay Mineral Fractions In Tuffisitic Kimberlite Breccias By X-Ray Diffraction
By J. Morkel
During research on mainly the weathering of kimberlite, it became evident that its mineralogical composition is an important factor in the complex process of physical and chemical disintegration. The
Jan 1, 2006
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Foreword (134b8950-7dbc-4a9d-ad1c-39bdc8a1a198)
Pyrometallurgy has played a very important role in southern Africa for at least four centuries. It continues to do so, and recent years have seen many exciting developments in pyrometallurgical techn
Jan 1, 2006
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Large-scale 3D characterisation of in-situ stress field in a complex mining district prone to rockbursting
By J. P. Josien, J. F. Noirel, F. Lahaie, P. Bigarre, M. Al Heib
ABSTRACT: In June 2001, a fatal rockburst affected a longwall face in the Houillères du Bassin de Lorraine (HBL), France. Subsequently, a large operation of in situ stress measurements by overcoring w
Jan 1, 2003
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Practical tool for quality control of overcoring stress measurement data
By M. Hakala
A computer program was developed to simulate transient strains and stresses during an overcoring in the situ stress measurement. The solution is based on superpositioning of elastic stresses. The meas
Jan 1, 2003
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SRC rock mass classification applied to tunnels under high tectonic stress
By L. I. Gonzalez de Vallejo
SRC rockmass classification have been applied to 25 tunnels in Spain and Italy, for which it was found that much heavier supports than those estimated by the RMR index were required. SRC and RMR indi
Jan 1, 2003
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Measurement of induced stress under high rock stress by compact conical-ended borehole overcoring technique
By K. Sugawara, H. -S. Jeong, Y. Ishiguro, J. Otani, Y. Obara, A. Hirata
A series of measurements of induced stress by the Compact Conical-ended Borehole Overcoring (CCBO) technique was performed within rock mass around a tunnel excavated in a region that an underground po
Jan 1, 2003
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The Performance Of Brunswick Mine?s Rockburst Support System During A Severe Seismic Episode
By B. Simser
At Brunswick Mine, an increase in the number of seismically-related falls of ground and in particular rockbursts occurred during 1999. This was due to the ever-increasing stress levels in the remaini
Jan 1, 2002
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Methodology for Assessing the Benefits of Grind Control Using Particle Size Tracking Technology for True On-Line Particle Size Measurement
By J. Sepulveda
"Despite the recognized influence of product fineness on line capacity and downstream process performance, few mineral concentrators today use particle size measurement of the final product in automat
Nov 1, 2018
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Optimisation of pit to sag mill network using mixed integer linear programming APCOM 2021
By Z. Saw, C. Poveda, N. L. Mai
Optimising the throughput of a mining network comprising all equipment from shovels to semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mills is a complicated task, yet the potential benefits can be significant. Key mo
Sep 1, 2021