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Mechanized Bolting - On-Board Drilling Automation And A Change In The Support Regime In Low-Profile Mechanized Mining
By A. Marek
The safe and optimal installation of roof support remains one of the biggest challenges in underground mining today. Traditional hand-held, roofbolt installation in conventional mining has been repla
Jan 1, 2012
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Metal Accounting In The Platinum Industry: How Effective Is It?
The AMIRA Code of Practice and Guidelines for Metal Accounting was developed in response to demand from a number of sponsor companies, including one major platinum producer. Since its publication in
Jan 1, 2012
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Highly Efficient Electric Smelters For The Platinum Industry - SMS Solutions For Energy Saving
By R. Degel
Submerged arc furnaces and electric smelters are applied in numerous metal and slag production lines. Particularly in ferroalloy and non-ferrous metal production, like silicon metal, platinum group me
Jan 1, 2012
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Hydrogeological Properties Of The UG2 Pyroxenite Aquifers Of The Bushveld Complex
By R. Gebrekristos
It is commonly accepted that three types of aquifers exist in the Bushveld Complex: (a) alluvial aquifers in areas of river courses, (b) weathered bedrock aquifer formed by the in-situ weathering of t
Jan 1, 2012
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Anisotropic minerals in flotation circuits
By J. S. Laskowski
Anisotropic minerals are important constituents of many ores. This group includes both valuable minerals (e.g., molybdenite in Cu-Mo ores) as well as gangue minerals (e.g., talc in platinumbearing sul
Jan 1, 2012
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The 4TH Wave: Culture-Based Behavioural Safety
By L. Bloch
Most mine safety initiatives in South Africa are doomed to limited success because of one simple fact: they are a-historical and un-cultural and do not deal with the serious ?legacy issues? that still
Jan 1, 2012
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The Adsorption And Elution Of Platinum Group Metals (PT, PD, And AU) From Cyanide Leach Solutions Using Activated Carbon
By C. A. Snyders
This paper investigates the recovery of platinum group metals (PGMs) from a dilute cyanide leach solution containing base metals, in a manner similar to that used for gold extraction in a typical CIP
Jan 1, 2012
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The Age Of Intelligence. Online Diagnostic And Automated Maintenance Planning
By A. Marek
Reduced downtime and maximized availability of mining machines are the key factors in optimizing production rates. As technology moves industry towards an age of ?intelligent machines? it sets the fou
Jan 1, 2012
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The Basic Resource Equations (BRE & BR2RE) - A New Approach To The Definition And Reconciliation Of Mineral Resources And Reserves At Anglo American Platinum Ltd
By D. H. Diering
Definition of mineral resources and reserves forms the basis for effective mine planning and reliable public reporting of mineral assets. Historically the mineral resource and reserves declaration pro
Jan 1, 2012
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The Catalytic Converter Industry In South Africa
By K. Dewar
The catalytic converter industry is composed largely of global multinational manufacturers who supply to vehicle manufacturers (original equipment manufacturers ? OEMs) from facilities strategically l
Jan 1, 2012
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The Minerals Plant Of The Future - Leveraging Automation And Using Intelligent Collaborative Environment
By D. Almond
Low-grade, complex mineral deposits have resulted in the need for complicated large-throughput processing plants delivering increased productivity, reliability, and utilization, together with reducing
Jan 1, 2012
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Underground Environmental Challenges In Deep Platinum Mining And Some Suggested Solutions
By M. Karsten
Platinum mines in the Bushveld Complex are located in areas with a high geothermal gradient. This means that, compared to, for example, gold mines of the Witwatersrand region, high rock temperatures
Jan 1, 2012
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The Mystery Of The Missing Millions
By T. C. Huber
The southern African region has a high concentration of mineral resources and supplies much of the world?s platinum demand. As a result, the international community watches South Africa to understand
Jan 1, 2012
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The Oxidized Ores Of The Main Sulphide Zone, Great Dyke, Zimbabwe: Turning Resources Into Minable Reserves ? Mineralogy Is The Key
By T. Oberthür
The Great Dyke of Zimbabwe constitutes the world?s second largest reserve of platinum group elements (PGE) after the Bushveld Complex in neighbouring South Africa. Within the Great Dyke, economic conc
Jan 1, 2012
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Systems Engineering New Platinum Frontiers
By M. C. Holton
South Africa has the world?s largest in situ deposits of platinum group metals, but economically exploitable resources are shrinking due to escalating costs and technical challenges. The South African
Jan 1, 2012
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Tailings Disposal: An Approach To Optimize Water And Energy Efficiency
By P. L. Moolman
An approach to the design of a tailings disposal system is presented using an example from a platinum project on the eastern limb of the Bushveld Complex as a base case. The design is driven by two in
Jan 1, 2012
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The Recovery Of Platinum, Palladium, And Gold From A Cyanide Heap Solution, With Use Of Ion Exchange Resins
By E. Schoeman
Ion exchange resins were investigated for the effective recovery of platinum, palladium, and gold from a pregnant cyanide heap leach solution. Screening results indicated that strong-base anion exchan
Jan 1, 2012
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Technology Selection Of Stirred Mills For Energy Efficiency In Primary And Regrinding Applications For The Platinum Industry
By C. Ntsele
Stirred milling technologies have firmly established themselves in concentrator circuits as energy-efficient alternatives to tumbling ball mills. High and continued increases in electricity costs,
Jan 1, 2012
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Comparative study of high-pressure grinding rolls and conventional wet and dry grinding methods on the flotation of base-metal sulphides and platinum group minerals
By N. J. Shackleton, N. A. Chapman, V. Malysiak, C. T. O’Connor
In this study, the effect of using conventional crushing and high-pressure grinding rolls (HPGR) in combination with dry or wet milling was investigated using a base-metal sulphide (BMS) sphalerite an
Jan 1, 2012
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Equipment lifespan optimization
By L. Chunpongtong
Compared to equipment used in hard rock mines, the lifespan of equipment deployed in oil sands operations tends to be shortened due to the abrasive nature of the material and soft ground conditions in
Jan 1, 2012