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Communicating Confidence in Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves
Mining is an inherently risky business; from the technical, environmental, social, and economic uncertainties associated with advancing an exploration prospect to a viable project to the operating, ma
Jan 1, 2014
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Ergonomics In The South African Mining Industry
By P. C. Schutte
Ergonomics is the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and metho
Jan 1, 2005
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The development and implementation of industrial hydrometallurgical gallium and germanium recovery - Synopsis
The Gordonsville Operation of Pasminco US Inc. along with the Center for Advanced Mineral and Metallurgical Processing (CAMP) at Montana Tech studied, developed and implemented a pilot-scale hydrometa
Jan 1, 2008
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A Practical Approach To Plant-Scale Flotation Optimization - Synopsis
Decision-making regarding plant-scale reagent dosage regimes and air rates is a topic of ongoing investigation and high importance. The current work explains some techniques that have proven useful in
Jan 1, 2013
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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
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Introducing new Council members (f1ecaec8-d397-4bba-a492-7b63c8dd2f98)
Mr D. Wilson was born in Vereeniging, where he also completed his schooling, matriculating from General Smuts High School in 1977. Mr K.A. van Gessel was born in 1937. His final studies were condu
Jan 1, 1989
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Metal-Rock Pair Characterization In Excavation Engineering - Synopsis
Abrasivity and wear resistance are not intrinsic properties of materials, but rather parameters describing the interaction between the wear part and the material exerting the wearing action. Moreover,
Jan 1, 2012
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Hard Rock Cutting And The Development Of A Continuous Mining Machine For Narrow Platinum Reefs - Introduction
By R. G. B. Pickering
The hard rock gold and platinum mines in South Africa have seen little development in the technology of mining. Holes are still drilled in the rock?though the latest water hydraulic rockdrills will co
Jan 1, 2002
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Metal-Rock Pair Characterization In Excavation Engineering - Synopsis (561bd13f-bd45-4974-85ef-61eb18d50b1a)
Abrasivity and wear resistance are not intrinsic properties of materials, but rather parameters describing the interaction between the wear part and the material exerting the wearing action. Moreover,
Jan 1, 2012
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Copper solvent extraction on the African Copperbelt: From historic origins to worldleading status
By O. S. Tinkler, K. C. Sole
Approximately 20% of current world copper cathode output is produced using a hydrometallurgical process route, generally referred to as the leach–solvent extraction–electrowinning flowsheet. Since its
Jul 5, 2023
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Factors Influencing The Severity Of Rockburst Damage In South African Gold Mines
By R. J. Durheim
Detailed investigations have been conducted into 21 rockbursts which caused damage to excavations in deep South African gold mines, in many instances resulting in the death or serious injury of work
Jan 1, 1998
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Equilibrium Interactions Between Freeze Lining And Slag In Ilmenite Smelting
In ilmenite smelting, the FeO content of the feed material (nominally FeO.TiO2) is decreased by reduction with carbon. In a parallel reaction, a significant amount of the TiO2 is reduced toTi2O3. One
Jan 1, 2004
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Elastic damage characterization of an ilmenite smelter freeze lining
By A. Mabentsela
A furnace freeze lining is necessary for safety and economic reasons in several smelting operations. The integrity of the freeze lining is put at risk by furnace power imbalances. Although numerous mo
Jan 26, 2023
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Block Size Selection And Its Impact On Open-Pit Design And Mine Planning
By R. M. Jara
This work evaluates and characterizes the impact of the support size and mining dilution of a block model in the operation and selection of equipment at an open pit mine. An exploratory analysis and g
Jan 1, 2006
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Selective Leaching Of Phases Occurring In Charge Chrome
By A. Wedepohl
Selective leaching of phases in charge chrome is used in a variety of industrial processes for the production of chromium chemicals. A mineralogical study was made of a range of local charge chrome sa
Jan 1, 2000
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As Cast And Heat-Treated Alloys Of The Pt-Al-V System At The Pt-Rich Corner ? Synopsis
By B. O. Odera
The Pt-based alloys have a high potential for replacing some Ni-based superalloys (NBSAs) used in the highest temperature and most aggressive environments, and vanadium would be a beneficial alloying
Jan 1, 2012
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Letter from Brigadier R. S. G. Stokes
Brigadier R. S. G. Stokes of Sherborne, Dorset, is the oldest surviving member of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. He joined in 1904 and has been a member for 77 years. Book revie
Jan 1, 1979
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Grain Size Modelling Of A Low Carbon Strip Steel During Hot Rolling In A Compact Strip Production (CSP) Plant Using The Hot Charge Route
By W. Stumpf
Mill log analyses and complementary hot deformation studies were carried out on the as-cast structure and on a hot rolled structure of the same low carbon steel (SAE 1006) that had been processed acco
Jan 1, 2003
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TEM Studies Of Pt-Al-Cr-Ru Alloys - Synopsis (efc1948d-222b-424e-a9c6-c00a8122f570)
By M. B. Shongwe
Pt-based alloys are being developed for high-temperature applications with the aim of replacing some of the currently used Ni-based superalloys (NBSAs) in the highest temperature applications. The Pt-
Jan 1, 2012
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DEMATEL and ISM analysis of factors influencing coal spontaneous combustion in longwall gobs
By L. Zhou, J. Qiu, M. Tang, J. Wang, G. Dai
Coal spontaneous combustion in longwall gobs is a major concern in coal mines. In comparison to other hazards, this phenomenon is difficult to detect. Fifteen factors influencing coal spontaneous comb
Jun 10, 2024