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  • SAIMM
    Characterization Of Coal Mine Panels In Bord And Pillar Workings In Respect Of Their Proneness To Spontaneous Heating - A Prediction Model

    By T. R. Roy

    A prediction model, developed by Central Mining Research Institute (India) for evaluation of fire risk rating of underground coal mine panels in bord and pillar working in respect of their proneness t

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Development Of A Model Predictive Controller For A Milling Circuit

    Milling circuits are known to be difficult to control. In order to address these difficulties, it was decided to develop and test a model predictive controller (MPC) for a milling circuit. A milling s

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SAIMM
    A Comparative Study Of The Performance Of Single Neural Network Vs. Adaboost Algorithm Based Combination Of Multiple Neural Networks For Mineral Resource Estimation

    By B. Samanta

    This paper investigates the performance of the neural network technique in a placer deposit situated at the Nome district in Alaska. Initially a single neural network model was constructed to estimate

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    Mintek-BacTech?s Bacterial-Oxidation Technology For Refractory Gold Concentrates: Beaconsfield And Beyond

    By J. W. Neale

    Mintek and BacTech have joined forces to provide the metallurgical industry with bacterial-oxidation processes for the treatment of sulphide ores. The processes are aimed at both refractory gold-beari

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SAIMM
    Behaviour of large-span rock tunnels and caverns under favourable horizontal stress conditions

    By X. H. Zhang, J. G. Cai

    This paper discusses the behaviour of large-span tunnels and caverns in hard rock in a major underground storage project. In-situ stresses were measured using hydraulic fracturing during site investig

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Grinding Control Strategy On The Conventional Milling Circuit Of Palabora Mining Company

    By B. J. du Plessis

    Automation of the conventional grinding circuits of Palabora Mining Company (PMC) required that adequate instrumentation and a control system had to be put in place, after which extensive testing had

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SAIMM
    Towards The 21st Century Workplace

    By G. Taylor

    A 21st Century worker is one who works less with his physical power and more with mental ability. Such a worker is more skilled than a labourer and is consequently rewarded accordingly. A21st Century

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SAIMM
    The State of Mine Closure in South Africa – What the Numbers Say

    By M. Olalde, I. Watson

    "The consequences of ineffective mine closure in South Africa are evident from the number of abandoned mines and operations on extended care-and-maintenance, the on-selling of mines to less well-resou

    Jul 1, 2019

  • SAIMM
    A Perspective On The Supply And Utilization Of Mining Graduates In The South African Context - Synopsis

    By C. Musingwini

    The South African mining industry continues to be a major source of employment at a time when at least 25 per cent of the working age population is unemployed. At the same time the industry faces a sk

    Jan 1, 2013

  • SAIMM
    Development And Test Of A Sociotechnical Model For Accident/Injury Occurrences In Underground Coalmines

    By P. S. Paul

    Mine accidents/injuries are complex and generally characterized by several factors, from technical to social characteristics. In this paper, a sociotechnical model for work injury in mines was develop

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    The Use And Applicability Of Flow Models To Quantify Intermine Flow In The Western Witbank Coalfields

    After the closure of collieries, they naturally start to fill up with water. As a result, hydraulic gradients develop between them and different hydraulic pressures are exerted onto peripheral areas o

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    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

  • SAIMM
    Arnot?s Readiness to Prevent a Pike River Disaster

    By R. Weber

    Methane explosions in underground coal mines are a major concern across the mining industry. After the Pike River disaster, Arnot Coal became even more aware of the explosion risk. To determine whethe

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Loading And Transport System At SMC - Optimization

    By M. M. D. S. Vemba

    Paper written on project work carried out in partial fulfilment of B.Sc. Eng (Mining Engineering) degree Engineering refers to the application of mathematics and other sciences to logically develop

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    The Stability Of Ferrosilicon Dense Medium Suspensions

    Paper written on project work carried out in partial fulfilment of B. Eng (Mining Engineering) degree The stability of a ferrosilicon dense medium suspension is one of the most important parameters

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SAIMM
    The Allure, Magic And Mystery - A Brief History Of Diamonds

    By G. Smith

    This paper describes the allure of diamonds over time and highlights the magic and mystery of famous diamonds. Consideration is given to the effectiveness of marketing in the diamond industry. It is c

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Prediction Of Bubble Size Distribution In Mechanical Flotation Cells

    By F. Sawyerr

    A bubble population balance model is proposed for the prediction of Sauter mean bubble diameters in mechanical flotation cells. In the model, the flotation cell is treated as two separate, statistical

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SAIMM
    Experiential Training Of Technicians

    By J. du Plooy

    Mintek has implemented a training scheme that provides students with the experiential training requirement for the National Diplomas in Chemical Engineering and Extraction Metallurgy. This note descri

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SAIMM
    Comparison Of Erosion-Corrosion Behaviour Of Hot Isostatically Pressed And Welded Stellite Coatings

    By M. Wong-Kian, L. A. Cornish, A. van Bennekom

    Samples of four different satellite materials were prepared by either hot isostatic pressing (HIP) of the powder or tungsten inert-gas welding of rod onto a 316 L stainless-steel substrate. The sample

    Jan 1, 1995

  • SAIMM
    Piloting Of The Ishigaki Fibre-Wakishimizu (Fibre Media Rapid Filtration Equipment) At Skorpion Zinc ? Summary (4cb2c708-51b2-4b55-8a1e-390793b28d6a)

    By H. F. Fuls

    The quality of Pregnant Leach Solution (PLS) at Skorpion Zinc is of utmost importance for efficient operation of the Solvent Extraction (SX) Plant. Suspended solids in the PLS forms CRUD in the settl

    Jan 1, 2008