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New Pt-Based Alloys For High Temperature Application In Aggressive Environments: The Next StageBy L. A. Cornish, L. H. Chown, M. Matema, R. Süss, L. Glaner, A. Douglas
Mintek has been developing Pt-based alloys for high temperature applications in aggressive environments, for example, land-based turbine engines, to replace the currently used nickel-based superalloys
Jan 1, 2006
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The Use Of Low-Toxic Heavy Suspensions In Mineral Sands Evaluation And Zircon FractionationBy Stafford McKnight, Larissa Koroznikova, Steve Hall, Cameron Klutke
This paper outlines a simple methodology for mineral characterisation, developed as part of the Australian Mineral Industry Research Association (AMIRA) managed research project P777 ?The Development
Jan 1, 2007
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Techno-Economic Optimization Of Level And Raise Spacing In Bushveld Complex Platinum Reef Conventional Breast MiningBy C. Musingwini
The Bushveld Complex is economically significant and strategically important to South Africa, thus it is imperative that optimal extraction of platinum group metal (PGM) resources on the Bushveld Comp
Jan 1, 2010
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Theoretical, practical, and economic difficulties in sampling for trace constituents - SynopsisMany industries base their decisions on the assaying of tiny analytical sub-samples. The problem is that most of the time several sampling and sub-sampling stages are required before the laboratory pr
Jan 1, 2010
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Geological Interpretations From The PGE Distribution In The Bushveld Merensky And UG2 Chromitite ReefsBy R. G. Cawthorn
The vertical distribution of platinum-group elements (PGE) in the Merensky and UG2 chromitite Reefs is highly variable, but does follow certain general patterns that allow the testing of geological mo
Jan 1, 2011
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Kell Hydrometallurgical Process For Extraction Of Platinum Group Metals And Base Metals From Flotation Concentrates ? SynopsisBy K. S. Liddell
The Kell Process has been developed for the extraction of platinum group metals (PGMs) and base metals from sulphide flotation concentrates. The process has been successfully tested on several differe
Jan 1, 2012
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Effect of Reclaimed Bauxite on Andalusite-Based Refractory Castables for Tundish ApplicationsBy E. Matinde, S. L. Msibi
"The robust nature of alumina refractory materials presents opportunities for their in-process reclaiming and re-use in non-critical applications. Virgin refractories can be substituted with different
Jun 1, 2019
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1D Numerical Simulation of Velocity Amplification of P-Waves Travelling Through Fractured Rock Near a Free SurfaceBy G. Swan, E. Nordlund, P. Zhang
"SynopsisThe most widely used support design damage criterion for rockburst-prone mines is based upon kinetic energy, which is proportional to the square of the ejection velocity and is commonly expre
Jan 1, 2015
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Improving the quality of tinplated steel using a novel technique to study the effect of industrial process parameters - SynopsisBy G. S. Maré
Tin plating operations are of a complex nature due to the many operational variables that need to be controlled in order to create a product of required quality. The work in this report lays the bas
Jan 1, 2010
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Fire And The Art Of Metals - A Short History Of PyrometallurgyBy F. Habashi
The first documentary evidence for the use of fire to extract a metal was furnished by the wall paintings of the ancient Egyptians showing workers using the blowpipe and bellows to increase the temper
Jan 1, 2004
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Analysis Of Transport Phenomena In Submerged Arc Furnace For Ferrochrome ProductionFerrochrome is the major chromium source for stainless steel production, and submerged-arc furnaces (SAF) are most commonly utilised to smelt chromite ores into ferrochrome by using suitable carbonace
Jan 1, 2004
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A Safety Plateau At Modikwa ? IntroductionBy S. O?Connor
When one looks back and does assessments of what has been the key ingredient in achieving success in our safety efforts, there are many issues that spring to mind and cover a wide array of elements. O
Jan 1, 2011
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Measurement of suspension velocity in slurries and pastes using impedance imaging - SynopsisBy R. A. Williams
Electrical impedance tomographic methods have been applied to a variety of mineral and chemical processes in the laboratory and on plant. This review paper surveys technical developments in measuremen
Jan 1, 2008
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The plasma manufacturing of titania pigment and nano-titania in a pilot plant - SynopsisBy J. T. Nel
The establishment of a pilot plant for the continuous production of titania pigment and nano-titania is discussed. The plant was designed, constructed and operated on the Necsa site. The TiO2 producti
Jan 1, 2010
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Rhodax Inertial Cone GrinderBy J. C. Taylor
The Rhodax inertial cone grinder, designed by France?s FCB Group Fives, is the result of three years, theoretical and mechanical research in the field of compression grinding by the research staff of
Jan 1, 1998
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The Application Of Cyclic Voltammetry Coupled With Surface Plasmon Resonance Measurements To Thiol-Collector Interactions With Gold Surfaces (4ab15224-caa7-44d5-8efa-b1cd96e7beac)Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) spectroscopy, combined with cyclovoltammetry, has been successfully used to study the interactions between ethyl xanthate, heptyl xanthate, dithio-phosphate and propyl
Jan 1, 2005
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Tough choices facing the South African mining industryBy W. van Antwerpen, J. Guzek, A. Lane
Strategy is about making choices. Mining companies choose to do certain things and not to do other things. Mining is a long-term business, and the choices made typically have large investments attache
Jan 1, 2015
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Presidential Address: The Mechanisation Of UG2 Mining In The Bushveld ComplexBy F. M. G. Egerton
Mechanisation of mining operations is not a new concept in the world of mining. Machinery has been developed, manufactured and used for many decades in massive orebodies and coal mines, both locally a
Jan 1, 2004
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Managing The Geotechnical And Mining Issues Surrounding The Extraction Of Small Pillars At Shallow Depths At Xstrata Coal South Africa ? SynopsisBy S. Z. Pethö
Pillar extraction at shallow depths with small pillars that were not originally intended for secondary extraction can provide a huge benefit to the coal mining industry in those areas where a signific
Jan 1, 2012
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Rock avalanche run out prediction: combined application of two numerical methodsBy R. Poisel, C. Scavia, Preh A., W. Roth, M. Pirulli
ABSTRACT: Two methodologies for the three-dimensional simulation of the run out of rock avalanches are presented: one based on a granular approach and the other based on a continuum equivalent approac
Jan 1, 2003