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Risk Management - Mine And Occupational Health And Safety 2010 - 1 The Common Law
By Willem Le Roux
The common law requires an employer to take reasonable steps for the safety of employees. In general, the duty of care means that the employer, acting personally or through its employees or agents, mu
Jan 1, 2011
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Analyses of Tunnel Stress Failures at Pyhäsalmi Mine
By M. Hakala, P. Tolppanen
A method to predict stress-induced failures around excavations based on the mapped geological and rock mechanical information is studied. Totally of 7 km of newly excavated tunnels are mapped in the I
Jan 1, 2003
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Residual stresses in cylindrical rock samples
By G. Vouille, P. Bérest
Residual stresses observed in rocks often result from non-compatible initial strains. These stresses can be determined when the incompatibility tensor associated with the initial strain tensor is know
Jan 1, 2003
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Solvent Extraction Test Work To Evaluate A Versatic 10/Nicksyn? Synergistic System For Nickel-Calcium Separation
By Gerhard Nel, Huziel Masiiwa, Marthie Kotze, René du Preez, Simon Donegan
Tati Nickel is currently operating a hydrometallurgical demonstration plant in Botswana, using the Activox® process developed by LionOre Technology, to produce nickel cathode and a cobalt salt from a
Jan 1, 2007
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Implementation of control and control issues in mineral sands plants—In-line mass flow meter
Mineral sand beneficiation plants comprise a complex combination of electrostatic, magnetic and gravity based separation techniques. These are combined and replicated in ways that provide the most eff
Jan 1, 2003
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Estimating the in-situ mass strength and time to failure of coal pillars in bord-and-pillar workings
By J. A. Taylor, R. J. Fowell
Abstract: The amount of published literature pertaining to the field of rock mechanics has increased markedly in recent years. Whilst computer applications aid our understanding of the mechanisms of
Jan 1, 2003
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High Pressure Grinding Rolls - Applications For The Platinum Industry
High pressure grinding technology has gained further interest in various industries. So far in the mining industry, machines are in operation in diamond mines and iron ore applications. In gold and
Jan 1, 2004
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Managing the hazard of wind blast/air blast in caving operations in underground mines
By P. Sharma, J. C. W. Fowler
This paper discusses the wind blast / air blast phenomenon, how it is managed in coal mines and how it might best be managed in other underground mines. L'article qui suit a pour objets de dé
Jan 1, 2003
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Copper And Cobalt Extraction From Sulphate Solution Using Natural Clinoptilolite
By D. Nyembe, B. Mamba, Antoine F. Mulaba-Bafubiandi
Copper and cobalt are generally electro-won from their aqueous sulphate solutions. After optimised leaching of their ores, concentrates or calcine bearing minerals, the leachate is clarified and suita
Jan 1, 2007
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Assessing coal mine closures and mining community profiles for the ‘just transition’ in South Africa
By A. T. van Zyl, M. Mthenjane, M. J. Cole
Growing global concern over the impacts of climate change, attributable largely to fossil fuel energy sources, has led to the widely shared goal for a ‘just transition’ to cleaner energy and reduced d
Jun 5, 2023
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Introducing your Council (2e53d08e-be62-4488-bdff-4d8cbf9f3131)
Dr R. E. Robinson, Pr. Eng., obtained a B.sc. (Chem. Eng.) cum laude from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1950 and a Ph.D. (Eng.) from the same University in 1953, where he was awarded the Haik
Jan 1, 1984
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A Computerised Approach to Teaching Mine Financial Valuation
By F. S. A. de Frey
The main users of computerised financial evaluation tools in the mining industry are the mining investment analyst, the mine manager together with his financial manager and the mining student (undergr
Jan 1, 1987
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Overview of mine rescue approaches for underground coal fires: A South African perspective
By M. Onifade, B. Genc, P. O. Akinseye, M. Fourie, K. O. Said
Coal is mined by both surface and underground methods and its extraction is normally characterized by numerous hazards that can lead to catastrophic accidents, which result in devastating effects such
May 2, 2022
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Assessing The Performance And Capacity Of Matte Leaching Using Predictive Models
By F. Crundwell, A. J. Lathwood
A number of base-metal operations would like to increase production to take advantage of the higher metals prices. In general, this higher production should not be achieved with major operating chang
Jan 1, 2007
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Monitoring The Stability Of Slopes By Gps
By S. Sakurai, N. Shimizu
The stability of slopes is a crucial problem not only in open pit mines, but also in civil engineering situations. The deformational behaviour of slopes is in general monitored during/after the excava
Jan 1, 2006
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Kinetics of chromite vs. ilmenite magnetization during oxidative roasting of ilmenite concentrates
By J. D. Steenkamp
In a paper presented at the Heavy Minerals Conference 2001 a laboratory scale investigation on the beneficiation of an ilmenite containing waste stream by magnetizing roasting was reported1.This waste
Jan 1, 2003
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Balancing Profits In Paradise By Exploiting A Zinc-Lead Mine At Highest Elevation On The Earth Through Innovative Concept & Energy Efficient Process Aimed At Sustainable Development Of The Mountainous Areas Of Rasuwa And Dhading Districts, Nepal
By M. L. Baharani
Looking for an idyllic paradise that has investment and business potential as spectacular as the stunning views of mountains, the rich Ganesh Himal zinc-lead deposit exposed between 4,050 m and 5,000
Jan 1, 2008
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A few remarks on storage of low temperature materials in rock caverns
By N. Kinoshita, Y. Inada
The authors have proposed and discussed storage of low temperature materials such as LNG, LPG and frozen food in rock caverns. In this case, as the rock mass around the caverns will receive effects of
Jan 1, 2003
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The construction of integrated production management systems in mining companies based on the experience of the ‘Turów’ brown coal mine (Poland)
By R. Kus´
The paper presents the comments on the advantages of implementing an integrated system of managing mining exploitation in hard coal mines, as well as the comprehensive integration of information on th
Jan 1, 2003
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Improving The Safety Performance Of The UK Quarrying Industry Through A Behavioural Based Safety Intervention
By Patrick J. Foster
This paper summarises a behavioural safety project undertaken in seven quarries in the UK in order to investigate its applicability as a means of raising the standards of health and safety in the UK q
Jan 1, 2008