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  • SAIMM
    Geology, Hydrogeology And Structural Competency Of The Boundary Pillar At South Deep Gold Mine

    By M. van Biljon

    The possible closure and subsequent flooding of South Deep Gold Mine?s neighbouring Randfontein Estates Limited No. 4 Shaft (REL 4) necessitated the construction of five concrete plugs in the connecti

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    DC Furnace Containment Vessel Design Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

    By M. Shapiro, L. A. le Grange, B. Henning

    Effective pyrometallurgical process vessel design requires accurate assessment of the heat fluxes through the walls of the furnace. This is particularly important for freeze lining operation which is

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Further Processing And Granulation Of Slags With Entrained Metal And High Metal Compound Content, With Specific Reference To Present Manganese Slag Dumps As Well As Additions Due To Daily Production

    By D. Norval

    Keywords: Pyrometallurgy, slag, metal, entrained, granulation, ferromanganese Water granulation of certain slags with high metal entrainment has customarily not been practised, not only due to the

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    Cobalt And Nickel Removal From Zincor Impure Electrolyte By Molecular Recognition Technology (MRT) - Pilot Plant Demonstration

    By G. J. van Tonder

    The use of Molecular Recognition Technology (MRT), a highly selective separation technology using specifically designed ligands (such as macrocycles), has been demonstrated to be an effective treatmen

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SAIMM
    The Distribution Of Metallic Elements In Granulated Nickel Converter Matte Phases

    By E. L. Thyse

    Keywords: Pyrometallurgy, converter, nickel, matte, distribution Metallic elements occupy a wide range in granulated nickel converter matte phases. The distribution of these metallic elements, pa

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    Common-Sense Improvements To Electric Smelting At Impala Platinum

    By V. Coetzee

    Keywords: Pyrometallurgy, furnace, PGM, platinum, nickel, copper, electric smelting, six-in-line, Peirce-Smith, Impala Platinum In 1992, a paper was compiled highlighting a common-sense approach t

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Online Measurement Of Factors Influencing The Electrostatic Separation Of Mineral Sands

    By J. M. Lottering

    Paper written on project work carried out in partial fulfilment of B Eng (Chem) degree Operational factors influencing the electrostatic separation of mineral sands were investigated in a laborator

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Checks and Measures of Performance for Kriging Estimates

    By J. L. Deutsch

    Block model estimates are commonly calculated by the well-established technique of kriging. The mathematics are well established, but implementation details require site-specific considerations. Check

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Quantifying The Differences In Hangingwall Conditions

    By M. Grodner

    Underground excavations exhibit different hangingwall conditions in response to varying geotechnical and mining situations. These differences need to be quantified so as to accurately determine the ef

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SAIMM
    Sulphuric Acid Manufacture

    By M. J. King, A. Weissenberger, W. G. Davenport

    Keywords: Pyrometallurgy, sulphuric acid, sulphur dioxide The raw material for sulphuric acid manufacture is clean SO2 gas. It comes from (i) burning molten by-product sulphur; (ii) roasting or s

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    A Glimpse Of Pyrometallurgy At Wits University

    Keywords: Pyrometallurgy, Wits University, research Wits Metallurgy celebrated its centenary in 2004. The department has been at the forefront of education and research and has contributed greatl

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Teamwork, With an Emphasis on Peer Assessment and Peer Review, in an Introductory Engineering Course

    By C. Daly

    The Faculty of Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) offers a core first-year engineering design and innovation course, ENGG1000, undertaken during the first and second semesters. Th

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    An evaluation of the effectiveness of teamwork, with an emphasis on peer assessment and peer review, in an introductory engineering course

    By C. Daly

    "The Faculty of Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) offers a core first-year engineering design and innovation course,ENGG1000, undertaken during the first and second semesters. Th

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Copper Mining in Zambia – History and Future

    By Cade Mweemba, Alex Mwanza, Jackson Sikamo

    "The Zambian Copper mining industry as we know it today has its genesis from early in the 20th century in the 1920s. Consistent private sector-driven investment in the industry over a period of over 5

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SAIMM
    The Development Of A Real-Time Mine Road Maintenance Management System Using Haul Truck And Road Vibration Signature Analysis

    The unpaved road network on a surface mine is extensive, comprising numerous roads of varying construction and material qualities with highly variable traffic volumes. Existing haul road maintenance m

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Improved Variography Using Simulated Annealing to Adjust Sample Locations to Align With Diamondiferous Linear Beach Structures

    At Namdeb, submerged beaches are earmarked for sampling and future mining and various sampling configurations are tested for optimality through the use of spatial simulations. For the creation of thes

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Flotation Of A Copper Sulphide Ore From Okiep Using Thiol Collectors And Their Mixtures

    By G. Hangone

    Paper written on project work carried out in partial fulfilment of MSc thesis This paper investigates the effects of thiol collectors: xanthates, dithiophosphates, dithiocarbamates and mixtures of

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    Some Considerations On Future Developments In Ferro-Alloy Furnaces

    By I. J. Barker

    Keywords: Submerged-arc furnace, plasma furnace, d.c. furnace, scale up, Søderberg electrodes, smart grid, demand side management, load shedding This paper argues that the scale up of furnaces and

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    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

  • SAIMM
    The Effect Of Mode Of Occurrence Of Galena And Sphalerite On The Selective Flotation Of Ore Samples From The Rosh Pinah Mine (062bc6c9-1759-4403-85ed-af96a64d42c3)

    By M. D. Seke

    The flotation response of a Pb-Zn sulphide ore from the Rosh Pinah Mine (Namibia) was studied in the presence of inorganic depressants such as sodium cyanide and zinc sulphate. Poor flotation selectiv

    Jan 1, 2005