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  • SAIMM
    Proceedings, Annual General Meeting

    The 89th Annual General Meeting of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy was held at Kelvin House, Johannesburg, on 20th August, 1986. Mr. H. E. James (President) was in the chair and d

    Jan 1, 1986

  • SAIMM
    SPOTLIGHT on the SAIMM branches

    One of the important facets of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy is its service to its members. One way of achieving this objective is by pursuing an active branch structure. In thi

    Jan 1, 1990

  • SAIMM
    Investigating bubble-particle interactions in the presence of an ultrasonic field, S. Mitra, G.M. Evans, and A.V. Nguyen

    By G. M. Evans, S. Mitra, A. V. Nguyen

    As an alternative to the conventional flotation method, there has been continual research in an effort to enhance base metal ores and combustibles recovery using ultrasonics. These studies however wer

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    A performance comparison between polyurethane and ceramic densifying cyclones, K.C. Naidoo

    By K. C. Naidoo

    There are two main types of densifying cyclones currently available in the market, namely polyeurethane (PU) and ceramic. The PU densifying cyclones are currently used throughout the Grootegeluk compl

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Valuation Of A Mineral Resource That Has A Compound Metal Content Distribution: An Example Based On The Merensky Reef At Wesizwe Platinum Limited?s Pilanesberg Project

    By D. R. Young

    Drilling exploration over the Wesizwe Platinum Limited?s Pilanesberg Project has identified the Merensky Reef at depths varying from 594 m to 1 552 m depth. Merensky Reef thickness varies from 0.05 m

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    The effect of ultrasonic pre-treatment on wettability and floatability of chalcopyrite, pyrite and quartz, A. Hassanzadeh, A. van Hall, G. Öktem, S.G. Özkan, and M. Rudolph

    By M. Rudolph, A. van Hall, G. Öktem, S. G. Özkan, A. Hassanzadeh

    Despite the four-decade study on ultrasound’s (US) impact on mineral’s floatabilities, there is still not clarity regarding its role in mineral surface wettability. For this purpose, the present inves

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Comparison of calcium-removal options in the treatment of minewater reclamation retentates, H.R. Heydenrych, J. Chivavava, M. Shaw, E. Glass, and A.E. Lewis

    By M. Shaw, H. R. Heydenrych, A. E. Lewis, E. Glass, J. Chivavava

    The removal of calcium from the retentates of reverse osmosis (RO) treated minewater is desirable since it allows the recovery of both additional potable water (through RO) and higher-purity salts (in

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    A finite-element method model for a ferromanganese and silicomanganese pilot furnace

    By V. K. Risinggård, M. Sparta

    We report on the development of a finite-element method model for a pilot furnace for the production of manganese alloys. The model is a multiphysics model that addresses material flow, electrical con

    Apr 16, 2024

  • SAIMM
    Measurement and verification of energy efficiency impact at gold mines

    By K. Arnold

    AngloGold Ashanti has been proactive in the field of energy management for many years. AngloGold Ashanti is a signatory to South Africa?s National Energy Accord of 2005 calling for a15% reduction in e

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    Numerical Simulation Of Shear Fracture Evolution In Laboratory-Scale Samples ? Synopsis (9ca5bf01-1bcd-434c-af39-6138319e60f9)

    By D. P. Roberts

    This investigation aimed to simulate the experiments performed by Nic Gay (Gay, N.C.1976. Fracture growth around openings in large blocks of rock subjected to uniaxial and biaxial compression. Interna

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Systematic characterization of the mixing process for the BIOX® reactor

    By R. Van Deventer

    The BIOX® process was developed for the biological pre-treatment of refractory gold ores and concentrates ahead of conventional cyanide leach gold recovery. Rights to the process are currently with BI

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    Analysis of rope load sharing on multi-rope friction winders

    By S. R. Grobler, S. Bilessuris, M. E. Greenway

    Ensuring that all the head ropes on a multi-rope friction winder share the load equally has been a design and maintenance issue since they were first developed. Accurate machining of the rope grooves

    Sep 1, 2021

  • SAIMM
    Business Optimization for Platinum Mining Projects and Operations

    By P. J. Petit

    "The complex planning required to achieve any planned production yields multiple and dissociated responses over the life of project (LOP). The customary decision-making process negates the possibiliti

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SAIMM
    Leaching characteristics of cerium and yttrium from non-magnetic coal fly ash after silicate digestion using acetic acid

    By H. Manurung, I. M. Bendiayasa, W. Astuti, and H. T. B. M. Petrus, F Anggara, K. C. Wanta

    The leaching kinetics of cerium (Ce) and yttrium (Y) in sodium-hydroxide-digested non-magnetic coal fly ash using acetic acid were investigated. The variables analysed were pH, solid-to-liquid ratio (

    Nov 6, 2024

  • SAIMM
    Iron precipitation in biohydrometallurgical operations: An overview of heap bioleaching of sulphide minerals, B. Oladipo, E. Govender-Opitz, and T.V. Ojumua

    By B. Oladipo, E. Govender-Opitz, T. V. Ojumu

    Bioleaching, one of the several important processes of biohydrometallurgy is an accepted technique for the extraction of desired metals from sulphide ores. Although the mechanism is well understood, t

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Analysis and optimization of fume extraction from a ferromanganese furnace tapping operation

    By P. Cowx, L. Els, P. Smith, R. Nordhagen

    "Tapping operations at ferroalloy smelters generate a significant amount of fume. Effective capture of fumes is required to meet the obligations of environmental, as well as occupational, legislation.

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Influence of particle size on selectivity in confined bed comminution, H. Lieberwirth and L. Kühnel

    By L. Kühnel, H. Lieberwirth

    Confined bed comminution in High Pressure Grinding Rollers (HPGR) and Vertical Roller Mills (VRM) is gaining substantial attention in many applications. Previously used mainly for milling coal or cons

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Material fingerprinting as a potential tool to domain orebody hardness and enhancing the prediction of work index APCOM 2021

    By M. S. Shishvan, J. R. van Duijvenbode, L. M. Cloete, M. W. N. Buxton

    Geochemical and mineralogical datasets from Tropicana Gold Mine, Australia, have been used to define ore fingerprints. VNIR/SWIR spectral data were represented by four normalised wavelength regions an

    Sep 1, 2021

  • SAIMM
    Determining the expected and actual measurement performance of a by-line element analyser on a final product stream at Exxaro’s Grootegeluk 7 & 8 plants, H.N. Engelbrecht and M.V Roper

    By and M. V Roper, H. N. Engelbrecht

    Quality control interventions emanate from process upsets and trends that move product quality beyond the natural variation expected in a stable process. The ability to detect upset conditions and rea

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    An alternative of gold mining wastewater treatment using a TiO2 photocatalytic peroxide assisted process. Case of study: Hexacyanoferrate III degradation, D.F. Caicedo, I.A. Brum, and L.A. Betancourt

    By D. F. Caicedo, I. A. Brum, L. A. Betancourt

    Ferricyanide ()()*is one of the most stable cyanometallic complexes present in the gold mining effluents. This cyanocomplex is hard to degrade by natural attenuation and generates a negative impact on

    Jan 1, 2020