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  • SAIMM
    Advances In High-Temperature Heap Leaching Of Refractory Copper Sulphide Ores ? Synopsis

    Acid heap leaching has been extensively applied to the processing of copper oxide ores, with recovery of copper by solvent extraction and electrowinning. Heap leaching has also been extended to the tr

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    The Estimation Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From South African Surface And Abandoned Coal Mines ? Synopsis

    By A. P. Cook

    Gas samples were taken from a wide range of target areas on dumps arising from coal mining activities. Some of the dumps had largely burned out, some were still burning, some were in the process of re

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    The Preparation Of Activated Carbon From South African Coal ? Synopsis

    By Q. P. Campbell

    Activated carbons used in the precious metals extraction industry are characterized by large internal surface areas and a great affinity for metal ions. The purpose of this research is to prepare acti

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Geostatistical Models And Case Studies For Certain Gold Mines And The Prieska Copper Mine - 3.1 Computer Programs

    For practical reasons all basic input data for the gold mines of the Anglovaal Group conform to a regular grid of averages of sample values within 25-ft squares in the plane of the ore body; individua

    Jan 1, 1981

  • SAIMM
    Truck Cycle And Delay Automated Data Collection System In Surface Coal Mining

    By P. G. Terrazas Prado

    This paper presents the results of research on the development and application of a custom-made truck cycle and delay automated data collection system (TCD-ADCS) in a surface coal mining. Truck cycle

    Nov 1, 2013

  • SAIMM
    Interaction Of Slurry Pipe Flow With A Stationary Bed (eab14233-2963-4b47-b514-ae051e43ba35)

    By V. Matou?ek

    The paper addresses pipe flows of aqueous medium-sand slurries at velocities lower than the deposition-limit velocity. Laboratory test results including measurements of particle concentration distribu

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Learning From Nature: The Tornado Process

    By J. Tikka, E. Bäcklund, N. -O. Lindfors

    Tornados are the most violent weather events in the world, and we have all seen the forces and phenomena created by tornados in nature. Airgrinder AB has been working with a material treatment technol

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    The quantification of cyanide and its reaction products during leaching and cyanide destruction processes

    One of the key issues facing gold producers is the management of cyanide and the implementation of the International Cyanide Management Code. Many operations now use cyanide destruction processes to e

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    Modelling And Optimization Of Clean Chromite Production From Fine Chromite Tailings By A Combination Of Multigravity Separator And Hydrocyclone ? Synopsis (99fd0ad3-d76b-490e-acd7-c90794410383)

    By S. Özgen

    In this study, the possibility of beneficiation of chromite tailings in the Uckopru/Fethiye-Turkey region by a combination of hydrocyclone and multigravity separator (MGS) was investigated. The two si

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Process Computer System Development at Bougainville Copper Limited

    Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) operates a 50 Mtpy copper/gold/silver mine and concentrator on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea. BCL has installed an in-house developed data logging and supervi

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SAIMM
    Groundwater Monitoring During Underground Coal Gasification

    By J. C. van Dyk, F. B. Waanders, J. Brand, C. A. Strydom

    "Underground coal gasification (UCG) is a fast-emerging, in situ mining technology that provides access to low-cost energy through the utilization of coal reserves that are currently not technically o

    Oct 1, 2018

  • SAIMM
    A Metallurgical Evaluation Of A Heavy Mineral Sand Deposit Based On Stratigraphic Unit Classifications

    By L. I. Boshoff, S. Gracie

    This paper discusses pilot and laboratory-scale metallurgical test work conducted on bulk samples from a low grade heavy mineral deposit and provides an overview of basic practical metallurgical techn

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Review Of Mud Rush Mitigation On Kimberley?s Old Scraper Drift Block Caves

    By A. Holder

    A major mud push occurred on the 870 m production level, scraper drift block cave at Dutoitspan diamond mine in November 2011, during which it is estimated that more than 4 400 m3 of mud engulfed the

    Jul 1, 2013

  • SAIMM
    A Review of Rock Cutting for Underground Mining: Past, Present, and Future

    By D. Vogt

    "Rock has been cut in the process of mining since before the invention of explosives. Today, we seek to return to cutting to reap the benefits of continuous operations for South African underground ha

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SAIMM
    Reducing Water Consumption At Skorpion Zinc ? Synopsis

    By H. Bhikha

    The minerals industry is committed to the principles of sustain-ability. Reducing water consumption is a priority area, especially for regions of water scarcity. This paper presents a systemic optimiz

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) ?Mineral Base Profiling And Orebody Optimization?

    By N. K. Singh

    The calculation of resource volumes for large mineral sands deposits is the process of systematically compiling all known data in order to define the volume of ore contained and its intrinsic economic

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Air Pollution Perceptions And Their Impacts On The Coal Industry - Synopsis

    By P. Lloyd

    Perceptions of disaster caused by burning fossil fuels have reached such a pitch that they seriously threaten the very future of the industry. Coal is a dirty word. A leader in Business Day(January 19

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    Hydraulic Fracturing Technology For Improving Permeability In Gas-Bearing Coal Seams In Underground Coal Mines ? Synopsis (b89ef161-e0ef-4982-ab30-f5cfbf81f983)

    By B. X. Huang

    Hydraulic fracturing technology is presented as a solution to improve permeability and thus solve the extraction problem of coal seam gas in low-permeability gas-bearing coal seams. Given an existing

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Installation of Resin-Grouted Rockbolts in Hard Rock Mining:Challenges and Solutions for Improved Safety

    By T. G. Maepa

    "The creation of mine excavations alters the stress distribution in the surrounding rock mass. In modern mining, resin-grouted rockbolts are used as a means of support in order to redistribute stresse

    Jan 1, 2017

  • SAIMM
    Productivity of Rock Reinforcement: Methodology Development

    By M. Timusk

    "The working environment for ground support installation in mines has improved during the last 20–30 years, with more mechanized equipment for installation of ground support elements such as bolts, ca

    Jan 1, 2016