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  • SAIMM
    Colloquium And General Meeting

    By P. W. J. van Rensburg

    COLLOQUIUM AND GENERAL MEETING A General Meeting and Colloquium on comminution was held on March 13th, 1974, at Kelvin House, Johannesburg. Mr P. W. J. van Rensburg (President) was in the chair. The C

    Jan 5, 1974

  • SAIMM
    The Mine Planning Process For An Open-Pit Diamond Mining Operation-A Case Study On Letseng Diamond Mine In Lesotho

    By A. Madowe

    This paper discusses the mine planning process for Letseng diamond mine in the Kingdom of Lesotho, in conjunction with the various software packages used during the process. The major pillars of the l

    Jul 1, 2013

  • SAIMM
    Notices South African Council of Professional Engineers

    The Registrar has requested us to publish the following notices: COUNCIL'S POLICY REGARDING LATE APPLICATIONS IN TERMS OF SECTION 18(4) (b) OF THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS' ACT, 1968 (ACT N

  • SAIMM
    Iron-Ore Sinter Produced From A Mix Containing Waste Materials

    By P. A. Botha

    The production of iron and steel generates various types of waste materials containing oxides, carbon, and flux material. Usually, these materials are land-filled at the plant site or are hauled away

    Jan 1, 1993

  • SAIMM
    Spotlight On The Vaal Triangle Branch

    By Wilson. D.

    The Vaal Triangle Branch of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy was established on 20th November, 1986, at a meeting enthusiastically supported by local members. In attendance were sp

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SAIMM
    A university and an industry ­ the relationships between Wits and the South African metallurgical industry - Presidential Address

    By R. P. King

    The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and the minerals industry of South Africa have grown with the city of Johannesburg. The former has provided teaching and research in mining and metallurgy, w

    Jan 1, 1983

  • SAIMM
    Developments In The Dredging Industry

    By P. M. Vercruijsse

    Dredging is an industry in constant transformation. It has changed tremendously in the last decades. The traditional dredging activity, like construction and maintaining ports and harbours, desilting

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    An experimental study on the electrical potential of non-piezoelectric geomaterials during fracturing and sliding

    By T. Ito, N. Tokashiki, H. A. Bilgin, Ö. Aydan, T. Akagi

    This study is concerned with the electric potential induced by deformation, fracturing and sliding of non-piezoelectric geomaterials. In experiments, the acoustic emissions together with electric pote

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Probabilistic Determination of Rock Mass Behavior and Support of Tunnels

    By M. Pötsch, W. Schubert, A. Goricki

    Geological and geotechnical data are essential for the design of tunnels. To determine the rock mass behavior and the support of a planned tunnel excavation a consistent method for rock mass character

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Pull tests of long-embedded cablebolts

    By T. Aoki, Y. Maeno, R. Kawano, F. Nakahara, Y. Obara, K. Shibata

    The mechanical behaviors of fully-grouted long-embedded cablebolts actually used in situ are very non-linear in pull tests and are different from those of short-embedded cablebolts. We have conducted

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Comparison of different systems for rock mass characterisation and lessons from the Äspö Test Case, Sweden

    By F. Lanaro, K. Röshoff, R. Christiansson, L. Jing

    This paper presents the results of a project for developing a methodology for empirically determining some of the mechanical properties of the rock mass at the Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory, Southern Swed

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Comparative study on the stability analysis methods for underground pumped powerhouse caverns in Korea

    By H. -U. Lim, C. -H. Kim

    The sixth underground pumped powerhouse cavern is under construction now in Korea. For the stability analysis of the five underground powerhouses, finite element method was used. For this analysis, in

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Note: The practical application of microclimate cooling in an underground stope in a gold mine

    By C. H. Johannes, N. B. Strydom, C. H. Van Graan, J. G. A. Van Heerden

    Note: The practical application of microclimate cooling in an underground stope in a gold mine by C. H. JOHANNES, C. H. VAN GRAAN, N. B. STRYDOM and J. G. A. VAN HEERDEN INTRODUCTION Although much inf

    Jan 3, 1976

  • SAIMM
    Book review

    Book review Pearson, J. S. Ocean floor mining. Park Ridge (New Jersey), Noyes Data Corporation, 1975. 201 pp. NIM reports Report no. 308 A mineralogical study of gold particles in pulp residues from t

    Jan 2, 1976

  • SAIMM
    Integrated Seismic Imaging System for Geological Prediction During Tunnel Construction

    By P. Otto, G. Borm, Th. Dickmann, F. Amberg, R. Giese

    Based on many years experience, the well proven Swiss Tunnel Seismic Prediction System TSP has been substantially augmented for online geological prognosis in underground construction. In its latest v

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Economics of geotechnical stope design at Obuasi

    By P. Amponsah-Mensah

    Dilution of ore has a major impact on economics of a mine. The magnitude of dilution depends on mining method, stope dimensions, reef and host rock quality, wall support and drilling accuracy. The mai

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Durability and Subzero Temperature Effects on Argillaceous Clastic Rocks

    By G. Dhakal, J. -I. Kodama, K. Neaupane, T. Yoneda

    ABSTRACT Durability tests and evaluation of sub-zero temperature effects to some argillaceous clastic rocks were carried out. Welded tuff, limestone, sandstone and schist samples collected from di

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Improved seismic event locations

    By S. M. Spottiswoode, Linzer. L. M.

    We report on further progress in improving seismic locations by using the so-called double-difference method (Spottiswoode and Milev, 1998 and Waldhauser et al., 1999). Double-differences are obtaine

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Slope stability at an opencast quartz mine

    By I. J. A. Brackley

    An investigation of the slope stability of a pit and failures of spoil dumps, carried out at Silicon Smelters quartz mine, Pietersburg, South Africa, is described. The major geological feature of the

    Jan 1, 1985

  • SAIMM
    A Risk Evaluation Model For Support Design In Bushveld Complex Underground Mines: Part I?Description Of The Model ? Synopsis

    By W. C. Joughin

    A risk evaluation model has been developed, that enables the quantification of expected injuries and economic losses resulting from rockfalls associated with a support system in a given geotechnical e

    Jan 1, 2012