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  • SAIMM
    Oxidation state of titanium in CaO-SiO2-TiOxslags at 1873K

    By P. Gonzalez, C. Ariyo, L. Holappa

    Oxidation state of titanium was determined in CaO-SiO2-TiOxslags in the composition range25–53 per cent CaO, 27–46 per cent SiO2, 10–55 per cent TiOxat 1873K using gas equilibration method. In the

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Critical Factors For Sustainable Social Projects

    By C. S. Chenga

    Sustainable development is currently an extremely relevant concept worldwide, especially in developing countries like South Africa. Mining and metals companies are also directly affected by the sustai

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    The Use Of Cusums As A Tool To Aid In The Interpretation Of Slope Monitoring Data With Specific Examples From An Operating Open Pit Mine

    By P. A. Lilly, W. Sarunic

    In most cases, slope movement monitoring data are collected on a temporal basis and displacement or velocity is plotted against time in order to assist the engineer to make judgements about slope beha

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Application of borehole seismic and AE monitoring technique in the rock cavern

    By M. Tanaka, K. Aoki, T. Mori, H. Morioka, K. Iwano, T. Kanagawa

    To estimate the detailed characteristics of the rock around the cavern during excavation, new monitoring technique for dynamic properties of the rock has been applied. In this paper, micro-seismic mon

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Foaminess Of Slag: Cause And Control

    By S. Pal, A. K. Lahiri

    Most of the compounds present in slag are surface active. This gives rise to foaminess of slag. The foam life and foaming index are normally determined by the draining rate of slag through the plateau

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    A Comparison Of The Kinetics Of The CO-CO2 Reaction With Steelmaking And Copper Making Slags

    By E. Chen, M. Barati, K. Coley

    The reaction between carbon and slags is of significant importance in direct smelting of iron ores, EAF slag foaming and copper slag cleaning processes. This reaction is known to occur via gaseous int

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    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

  • SAIMM
    Student prizegiving

    The first annual student prizegiving function of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy was held in the Dorothy Susskind Auditorium, University of the Witwatersrand, on Thursday, 26th Ma

    Jan 1, 1977

  • SAIMM
    Incorporating BEE Into The New Mineral Law Framework For The South African Mining Industry

    By S. V. Rungan

    Since 1994, South Africa has been the subject of international attention, especially in regard to its transformation initiatives, which aim to redress the post-apartheid imbalances. Mining, as a major

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    Application Of Fundamentals In Optimizing Platinum Concentrator Performance ? Synopsis

    By M. M. Valenta

    A number of challenges face platinum concentrator plant operators. These challenges include the increase in operating costs, the increase in smelter cost for the processing of concentrate, the shortag

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    The Oxidation State Dependence Of The Electrical Conductivity Of High Iron Containing Slags

    By R. J. Hundermark, S. Sun

    The oxidation state dependence of the electrical conductivity of a calcium ferrite slag with 25 wt% CaO was measured at 1300°C using a shallow slag layer and two-electrode technique. The experiments w

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Factors affecting nickel recovery from slags produced during platinum smelting

    By L. Andrews

    Nickel is recovered as a by-product of the platinum-producing process operated by Anglo Platinum. The metal is mined mainly as sulphide minerals contained in platinum ores. These pass through the conc

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Design Of Permanent Intruded Plugs At South Deep Gold Mine

    By G. S. Littlejohn

    In anticipation of the flooding of an adjacent dolomitic groundwater compartment, five rough parallel sided boundary plugs at 58 and 50levels have been designed to resist safely hydrostatic heads of 1

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Simplification Of The Thabazimbi Dense Media Separation Plant Flow Line To Increase Capacity - Background

    By E de Villiers

    Several methods exist by which the capacity of a dense media separation (DMS) plant can be improved: 1) Increase the feed rate in spite of efficiency 2) Replace with bigger equipment 3) Add wh

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Solving of determinate mining—Economic models by the method of Monte Carlo

    By I. V. Lunkin, E. B. Rakishev, B. R. Rakishev

    In mining the method of statistical tests is used by solving of problems, exposing to influence of random factors. Such problems are: rational selection of equipment set; co-ordination in time of diff

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Mould Flux Crystallization: A Kinetic Study

    By C. Righi, R. Carli

    In modern steel continuous casting technologies mould fluxes are well-known to assure lubrication required by tribological system of mould-solidifying strand shell, and to provide crystalline phase so

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Viscosity of CaO-CuxO-MgO-SiO2slags

    Viscosity measurements were carried out on slags in the CaO-Cu2O-CuO-MgO-SiO2systemcontaining ~ 63 wt% SiO2in air. The experimental work was carried out over a range of temperatures where the slags we

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Spectroscopic Analysis Of Slags - Preliminary Observations

    By S. R. Sankaranarayanan, T. Sowmya

    Slags and fluxes used in metallurgical processes are typically made up of oxides (especially silicates), with additions of fluoride and carbonaceous matter. Despite the efforts made towards understand

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Various Techniques To Produce Low Carbon Ferrochrome

    By A. M. Ghodgaonkar, P. J. Bhonde, R. D. Angal

    Primarily ferrochrome is used to introduce chromium into steels and alloys. Chromium enhances hardness, hardenability, corrosion, abrasion and wear resistance of the steel. High carbon ferrochrome

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Numerical modelling of brittle rock failure using a combined finite-discrete element approach: implications for rock engineering design

    By R. J. Pine, J. M. Rance, J. S. Coggan

    ABSTRACT: The safe design of excavations created in a fractured rock mass is of paramount importance in rock engineering. Depending on the nature of the stress regime acting on an excavation, and the

    Jan 1, 2003