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  • SAIMM
    Novel integrated holistic healthy human framework: A special lens on the minerals industry

    By G. L. Smith, B. Genc, V. Morar, U. Govender

    This paper presents a novel holistic healthy human framework for C-suite executives and senior leaders in the minerals industry. The value-add of the framework centres around the integration of inner

    Oct 2, 2025

  • SAIMM
    Setting the basis of big-data in impact crushing, S. Lange and H. Lieberwirth

    By S. Langea, H. Lieberwirth

    Impact crushers are common machines in comminution plants. Their high size-reduction ratio and relatively simple design, make them a preferred tool even when subjected to harsh wear, and producing a l

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Copper Mining in Zambia - History and Future (VOLUME 116)

    By J. Sikamo, A. Mwanza, C. Mweemba

    "The Zambian copper mining industry as we know it today had its genesis in the 1920s. Consistent private sector-driven investment in the industry over a period of over 50 years in exploration, mine de

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SAIMM
    A short history of the development of tapping equipment

    By A. Dienenthal

    "The casthouse floor has always been one of the most dangerous working places on a blast furnace or a ferro-alloy/nonferrous furnace. Apart from working in an atmosphere including toxic gases, fumes,

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Practical Method for Measuring Anisotropy of Rock Using a Hollow Cylinder

    By K. Shin

    Determining the anisotropy of rocks has in the past been difficult and rarely attempted in engineering practice. Here we have developed a new practical methodology for measuring orthotropic anisotro

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Iron Recovery and Phosphorus Removal from Oolitic High-Phosphorus Haematite Using the FASTMELT® Process: A Comparative Study of Two Reductants

    By Y. Qin, X. Fu, T. Qi, H. Tang

    "The FASTMELT ® process was developed as an alternative to blast furnace ironmaking; in this process, high-quality molten iron is produced using direct reduction followed by high-temperature slag/meta

    Jan 1, 2017

  • SAIMM
    Evaluation of solar thermal pretreatment of carbonate-rich manganese ores in highcarbon ferromanganese production through dynamic process modelling

    By F. Dinter, C. McGregor, Q. G. Reynolds, L. Hockaday

    The necessity of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to limit the impact of anthropogenic climate change means that all industrial processes should investigate their options towards decarbonization. Iro

    Dec 11, 2024

  • SAIMM
    A comparison study of degradation of typical thiol collectors in flotation effluents by O3 and O3/UV185+254nm P. Fu and Y. Ma

    By P. Fu, Y. Ma

    Residual collectors and their byproducts (e.g., CS2) in flotation effluents can cause water contamination and even result in serious health hazards to humans and animals, Therefore, residual flotation

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Evolution of the estimation of the metallurgical balance

    By A. V. Wilke

    The metallurgical balance is a tool usually applied in the mining industry. The final result is used for different objectives. All the existing software for the calculation of the metallurgical balanc

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    Automated probabilistic domain assignment to production blast hole assays APCOM 2021

    By A. Melkumyan, K. Silversides

    Chemical assays collected from blast holes have the potential to greatly improve the local accuracy of grade models. Assays must be assigned to the correct domain or they will introduce errors. Bounda

    Sep 1, 2021

  • SAIMM
    The specific surface area (SSA) comparison of HPGR and ball mill re-ground samples by laser analysis and Blaine air permeability methods, S.M.H. Haddad, N. Esmaeili, R. Hejazi, M. Saghaeian, and V. Sheikhzadeh

    By V. Sheikhzadeh, S. M. H. Haddad, M. Saghaeian, N. Esmaeili, R. Hejazi

    One of the most significant features of iron ore concentrate (pelletising feed) is the specific surface area (SSA) that affects the achievement of desirable pellet properties. There are various method

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Risk-based slope design: Insights from the Thabazimbi failure

    By T. Dlokweni, M. Bester, C. Koegelenberg, I. Basson

    Certain degrees of safety, economic, and financial risk are implicit in any mining operation. At Thabazimbi Mine, slope stability was one of the major sources of risk, largely due to data uncertaintie

    Sep 1, 2025

  • SAIMM
    Numbering of the Journal

    Numbering of the Journal Because computer and library authorities prefer journal subscriptions to be based on the calendar year, and because the present numbering system of the Journal of the South Af

    Jan 1, 1979

  • SAIMM
    A continuous quality improvement framework for electrowinning current efficiency

    By S. Michael, T. E. Moongo

    Electrowinning consumes a substantial amount of electrical energy, and owing to the ever-increasing unit cost of electrical power there is a need to improve current efficiency in the process. This res

    Jan 1, 2021

  • SAIMM
    The blast-induced noise and ground vibration structural and human response: A case for the South African mud house homes

    By X. Gumede

    Mud houses are common structures in most South African rural homes closer to the mining operations. Fulltime dwellers in these properties are often the elderly. The mine codes of practice and the Sout

    Dec 15, 2025

  • SAIMM
    Heat-constrained modelling of calcium sulphate reduction

    By L. A. Jordan, D. van Vuuren

    A two-dimensional finite difference model has been developed to describe the reduction of kilogram quantities of dehydrated phosphogypsum. The model’s scope has been limited to focus on the heat trans

    Oct 1, 2022

  • SAIMM
    Behaviour of Cu, Fe, Ni, and PGMs during leaching of Ni-Fe-Cu-S converter matte

    By G. Akdogan, S. M. Bradshaw, A. P. Van Wyk

    In the mineral processing industry, Ni-Cu-Fe-S converter matte is leached to remove base metals from a concentrate containing platinum group metals (PGMs). We investigated the atmospheric leaching pro

    Nov 1, 2021

  • SAIMM
    Mechanical properties and damage mode of cemented tailings backfill in an acidic environment

    By Y. Rao, Y. Huang, G. Wang, W. Liu

    The properties and deterioration in strength of cemented tailings backfill (CTB )in the underground acidic environment under oxidizing conditions were studied. X-ray diffraction analysis and scanning

    Jun 1, 2021

  • SAIMM
    SPOTLIGHT on the 27th Annual Hendrik van der Bijl Memorial Lecture

    By A. N. Brown

    The Hendrik van der Bijl Memorial Lecture is arranged annually under the auspices of the Pretoria Engineers Liaison Committee. This is a multidisciplinary Committee with representatives from eleven so

    Jan 1, 1989

  • 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