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The introduction of concrete sausage packs at Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited
By S. Stone
Because of problems encountered with conventional timber supports, a system of concrete sausageshaped support pillars was tested. The pillars are 3 m long, 0,6 m wide, and between 70 and 80 cm high (t
Jan 1, 1978
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Flow Behaviour And Drag Reduction Of Fluidic Ash-Water Slurries
By P. Vlasak, Z. Chara
Since the flow behaviour of slurry containing both coarse and very fine particles has not been sufficiently clarified, the paper focuses on the experimental study of the particle size distribution, ti
Jan 1, 2007
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Characterization of Hot Deformation Behaviour of Nb-Ti Microalloyed High-Strength Steel
By G-L. Wu, S-W. Wu
"The hot deformation behaviour of Nb-Ti microalloyed high-strength steel was investigated. Hot compression tests were conducted in the temperature range 900 to 1100°C under strain rates of 0.1, 1, and
May 1, 2019
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Industrial wastewater treatment technology in the mining industry of Murmansk Region, Russia, A.V. Svetlov, D.V. Makarov, V.G. Minenko, A.L. Samusev, M.V. Korneykova, and V.A. Myazin
By V. A. Myazin, M. V. Korneykova, A. V. Svetlov, V. G. Minenko, D. V. Makarov, A. L. Samusev
The paper discusses the treatment problem of mine (waste) water for enterprises of the Russian Arctic. The wide range of relevant pollutants, financial resources, the availability of land for the cons
Jan 1, 2020
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Improving the environmental and economic aspects of blasting in surface mining by using stemming plugs
By M. Z. Emad, M. U. Khan, A. ur Rehman
The use of stemming plugs in surface blasting is gaining popularity because of the environmental, technical, and economic advantages. Although previous studies have established the operational effecti
Jul 1, 2021
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Investigation of Cavity Formation in Lump Coal in the Context of Underground Coal Gasification
By C. Hsu
Underground coal gasification (UCG) is becoming more popular as the reserves of good quality, mineable coal are starting to diminish, and yet the global energy demand from coal is still increasing. Th
Jan 1, 2014
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Flotation of weathered coal discards using a HIP W/O emulsion binder and kerosene
By P. M. Mashaba, S. O. Bada
An advanced high internal phase water-in-oil (HIP W/O) emulsion binder and flotation with an internal dispersed water phase of 95 vol% was used to beneficiate South African weathered coal from discard
Aug 2, 2022
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Assessing the role of xanthate in bubble stability, Y. Pan, G. Bournival, S. Gautam, and S. Ata
By S. Ata, Y. Pan, S. Gautam, G. Bournival
Bubbles play a vital role in flotation, and their properties directly affect the flotation performance. Xanthates are one of the major collectors used in sulphide mineral flotation. It is often believ
Jan 1, 2020
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Review of machine learning-based Mineral Resource estimation
By M. A. Mahboob, T. Celik, B. Genc
Mineral Resources estimation plays a crucial role in the profitability of the future of mining operations. The conventional geostatistical methods used for grade estimation require expertise, understa
Nov 30, 2022
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The Development Of Soft Ferritic Stainless Steels For Coining
By I. M. Wolf, S. A. Usmar, L. A. Cornish
The limiting criterion in the use of stainless steel for certain forming operations such as coining is its hardness, which determines parameters such as required striking pressure, wear on dies, and i
Jan 1, 1993
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Mechanical properties and damage mode of cemented tailings backfill in an acidic environment
By Y. Rao, Y. Huang, G. Wang, W. Liu
The properties and deterioration in strength of cemented tailings backfill (CTB )in the underground acidic environment under oxidizing conditions were studied. X-ray diffraction analysis and scanning
Jun 1, 2021
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Optimization Of An Autonomous Vehicle Dispatch System In An Underground Mine
By P. Saayman
The mining industry has much potential for automation. A great deal of work has been done on this subject and is still ongoing. With automation comes the possibility for optimization, because more inf
Jan 1, 2006
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Mechanization - An Anglo Platinum Perspective
By A. M. Croll
The efforts to mechanize narrow reef tabular orebodies unique to this country, are not new. They began in the early 1900s and have over the last century seen varied rates of progress and success. Effo
Jan 1, 2004
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Towards sustainable processing of vanadium-bearing titaniferous magnetite deposits – an overview of barriers and opportunities, I.J. Geldenhuys, G. Akdogan, and Q.G. Reynolds
By G. Akdogan, I. J. Geldenhuys, Q. G. Reynolds
Efficient recovery of titanium from titaniferous magnetite ores continues to be a promising, yet unrealised opportunity, despite significant occurrences of titaniferous magnetite deposits worldwide an
Jan 1, 2020
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Guide memoire: The principles of reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction
By T. Mapeta, S. M. Rupprecht
Discussions on reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction (RPEEE) include the CRIRSCO 2019 reporting template, JORC 2012, SAMREC 2016, CIM 2019 Guideline, and Regulation SK-1300. These repo
Jun 27, 2025
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Sandvik Apprentice Programme: We Make It Possible - Background: Skills challenge a national skills crisis?
By S. Marx
More than twenty years ago Sasol, ISCOR, and some parastatals played a major role in ensuring that South Africa had sufficient technical skills. When the economy became tight and business and governme
Jan 1, 2012
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Report M294 A mineralogical investigation of potential gold-sorbing minerals and shales, by c.T. Logan. Dec. 1986. 12 pp. Computer software The Fifth IFAC/IFIP Symposium on Software for Computer
Jan 1, 1987
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The status of extended reality technology in South Africa’s mining industry
By J. Maritz, K. de Beer, S. M. Buthelezi
The economic upheaval of COVID-19 forced companies to invest in emerging technologies to aid recovery. One such technology is extended reality, which is becoming a mature and innovative tool. Early ad
Jul 10, 2024
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SPOTLIGHT on Underground Mining Methods and Technology
By L. Wade
The University of Nottingham, in conjunction with the University of Kentucky and The Society of Mining Engineers of America, hosted the International Symposium on Underground Mining Methods and Techno
Jan 1, 1987
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Prediction and performance of a WLIMS circuit through bench-scale Davis Tube testwork, R.D. Govender and A. Singh
By A. Singh, R. D. Govender
The current method employed to quantify the efficiency of separation of ferromagnetic ores by wet low intensity magnetic drum separators (WLIMS) incorporates the use of a conventional benchscale Davis
Jan 1, 2020