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Proceedings, 114th Annual General Meeting, 2011
The 114th Annual General Meeting of The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy was held at The Country Club, Johannesburg, Napier Road, Auckland Park on Thursday, 11 August 2011. Welco
Jan 1, 2011
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A Step towards Combating Rockburst Damage by Using Sacrificial Support
By R. A. Govender, A. Mudau
"Rockbursts continue to be a major contributor to mine accidents and cause of damage to mine excavations, particularly at great depth. The problem of rockbursts has also escalated in civil engineering
Jan 1, 2016
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Strategy Towards a Mining Industry-Wide Buyand- Maintain Quiet Initiative to Reduce Noise Induced Hearing Loss
By H. Gumede
The challenges of noise emission in the mining industry are well known. These challenges are exacerbated by the increasing trend towards mechanized mining, and there is general consensus that an effec
Jan 1, 2014
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Cansolv® SO2 Scrubbing System: review of commercial applications for smelter SO2 emissions control ? Synopsis
By V. Léveillé
As new legislation drives metallurgical plants to lower SO2 emissions, plant managers face the challenge of keeping their costs under control. The Cansolv® SO2 Scrubbing System has been broadly adopte
Jan 1, 2009
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Integrated Production Of Liquid Sulphur Dioxide And Sulphuric Acid Via A Low-Temperature Cryogenic Process
By M. Verri
The paper describes the design options available for the simultaneous production of liquid sulphur dioxide, via cryogenic condensation, and sulphuric acid in a sulphur-burning sulphuric acid plant. Th
Aug 1, 2013
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Practical Geostatistics For The Lognormal-De Wijsian Model - 2.1 General
The term geostatistics was introduced by Matheron (1960) to cover the development and application of mathematical and statistical models which take specific account of the spatial structure of a &apos
Jan 1, 1981
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Coal preparation research in South Africa - Synopsis
By G. J. de Korte
South Africa is reliant on coal for the generation of almost all the electricity used in the country, and several large industrial concerns such as Sasol are also coal based. Research relating to the
Jan 1, 2010
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Extraction of gold and silver at the Kupol Mill using CELP
By J. Rajala
The Kupol mill facility processed a high grade free milling gold/silver ore containing 28.2 g/t Au, 324.8 g/t Ag and approximately 0.5% pyrite during 2008 operation. Gold predominantly occurs a select
Jan 1, 2009
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The progression of metallurgical testwork during heap leach design
The depletion of favourably located and higher-grade mineral deposits, combined with more favourable metal prices and higher capital costs, has stimulated research into heap leaching of lower grade or
Jan 1, 2009
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Mixing system design for the Tati Activox® autoclave - Synopsis
By M. Nicolle
The Tati Activox® Project will be the first full-scale implementation of the patented Activox® process (The Tati Activox® project was deferred in 2008. Please refer to the Norilsk Nickel press issue o
Jan 1, 2009
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Prediction Of Slope Failure At Letlhakane Mine With The Geomos Slope Monitoring System
By George Kayesa
[ ] A multiple-bench slope failure occurred at Letlhakane mine on 14th July 2005. No injuries or damage to equipment was suffered and mining production was not affected. Slope failure was precede
Jan 1, 2006
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Effect of sodium persulphate on blister copper anode passivation, M. Karimi, H. Naderi, M.H. Nikzad, H. Zare, and J. Petersen
By J. Petersen, H. Naderi, H. Zare, M. H. Nikzad, M. Karimi
In the copper electrorefining process, the dissolution of anodes is significantly reduced or even stopped when the passivation phenomenon occurs. The results of this phenomenon are increasing energy c
Jan 1, 2020
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Life Of Business Optimisation - The Mathematical Programming Approach (620ff75a-0d1e-495b-b9ab-af47d4cc7176)
By M. L. Smith
A new approach to strategic planning, the Life of Business Optimisation System (LOBOS) optimises production systems from the scale of stopes in a single mine to an entire business strategy consisting
Jan 1, 2007
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Economics Of Mine Water Treatment - Synopsis
By J. Dvorácek
Mine water poses a significant problem in lignite coal mining. The drainage of mine water is the fundamental prerequisite of mining operations. Under the legislation of the Czech Republic, mine water
Jan 1, 2012
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9.3 Gluck - Chemical Measurement System Analysis For A Manganese Metal Production Process
By P V. Savage, T Glück, RCA Minnitt, C Bothma
Manganese Metal Operations ?Manganese Metal Company (MMC), a subsidiary of Samancor BHP Billiton, has two production facilities for electrolytic manganese metal in South Africa and produces a rang
Jan 1, 2005
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The Mixing Of Backfill In Gold Mines
The special mixing requirements for backfilling are discussed, and the problems associated with the mixing of coarse and deslimed slurries, as well as the tailings from the gold plant are outlined. Th
Jan 1, 1988
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Fishy samples: how big a sample to avoid the infamous ?Poisson effect??
By D. Francois-Bongarcon
The ?Poisson effect? is defined and characterized. It takes place even when the material to sample is not liberated. Gy, Pitard, Ingamells, and others, including the author, recommend that a minimum a
Jan 1, 2009
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A Technical And Operational Audit Of The First 10 Years Of The Teniente Converter Operations At Nkana Smelter.
By Milton Syamujulu
In 1994, Nkana smelter commissioned a Multimillion US$ Dollar Chilean Teniente converter (CT) in its operations in order to improve its smelting technological base. The main objective was to reduce th
Jan 1, 2005
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A Robust Approach to the Design of Milling Circuit Control Systems in the Presence of Modelling Errors
By A. Montini
The problems encountered in the design of control systems for milling cir- cuits when the model of the system and the model parameters are uncertain are discussed. Considering these uncertainty factor
Jan 1, 1987
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Closing Address
By H. Wagner
It is a great privilege for me to have been asked to present the closing address to this most successful symposium on backfill in the South African mining industry. When I accepted this invitation I d
Jan 1, 1988