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                Big data and the IoT platform architecture design for the mining industry APCOM 2021By H. Dudycz, A. Skoczylas, P. Stefaniak, P. Pyda
In the era of Industry 4.0, technologies such as Big Data (BD) and the Internet of Things (IoT) play a key role, especially for multi-site manufacturing companies. In such companies, the challenge is
Sep 1, 2021
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                A new method for determining muckpile fragmentation formed by blastingBy A. Tosun
Muckpile fragmentation formed by blasting depends on the specific charge factor, the discontinuities in the rock mass, and the rock strength. Determination of the discontinuity characteristics and roc
Nov 30, 2022
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                Flotation of weathered coal discards using a HIP W/O emulsion binder and keroseneBy 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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                Visit to Carlton Centre and Strydom TowerThe visit which took place on the 18th February, 1972 was a departure in that the places visited had no direct connection with the work in which members of the Institute are normally engaged. It wa
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                Stochastic simulation of the Fox Kimberlitic Diamond Pipe, Ekati Mine, Northwest Territories, CanadaBy L. Robles-Stefoni
"Multiple-point simulation (MPS) methods have been developed over the last decade as a means of reproducing complex geological patterns while generating stochastic simulations. Some geological spatial
Jan 1, 2016
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                Importance And Method Of Using Reference Materials In Measuring Reliability Of Analytical Results And Why Customers Should Use ThemBy S. Marsland
Reference materials have always been important for validating and controlling analytical methods. They have recently become even more important as quality requirements have become more stringent and c
Jan 1, 2007
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                Some problems in estimation of the optimum exploitation life of bucket wheel excavatorsBy R. Zivojinovic, S. Vujic
The structural age of the capital mining machinery, representing a part of the system of the Electric Power Industry of Serbia, has been dictated by the initiation and development of open pit coal min
Jan 1, 2003
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                Uranium Recovery From Acid Leach Liquors: The Optimisation Of Rip/Sx Based FlowsheetsBy Deon van Tonder, Bert Van Hege
Comparison of various technologies for uranium recovery from sulphuric acid leach solutions shows that Resin-in-Pulp (RIP) and/or Solvent extraction (SX) based processing routes are usually cost effec
Jan 1, 2007
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                A Statistical Analysis of Accidents to Bantu Personnel in the Gold Mining IndustryBy M. A. Jensen, J. J. Bettencourt
SYNOPSIS An analysis was made of records of accidents involving Bantu mineworkers and which resulted in either minor injuries or hospitalizations to determine patterns in underground accidents from w
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                Managing the hazard of wind blast/air blast in caving operations in underground minesBy P. Sharma, J. C. W. Fowler
This paper discusses the wind blast / air blast phenomenon, how it is managed in coal mines and how it might best be managed in other underground mines. L'article qui suit a pour objets de dé
Jan 1, 2003
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                Early start and late start algorithms to improve the solution time for long-term underground mine production scheduling - SynopsisMixed integer programming (MIP) has been used for optimizing production schedules of mines since the 1960s. The major problem in the long-term production scheduling for an entire orebody is that the n
Jan 1, 2008
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                Implementation of control and control issues in mineral sands plants—In-line mass flow meterMineral sand beneficiation plants comprise a complex combination of electrostatic, magnetic and gravity based separation techniques. These are combined and replicated in ways that provide the most eff
Jan 1, 2003
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                The ?Scoop? On The World?s First Hybrid Mining LoaderBy Sylvie Poirier
Researchers at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) CANMET Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories (CANMET-MMSL) and Mining Technologies International (MTI) have designed and built a hybrid diesel-electr
Jan 1, 2008
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                The application of power ultrasound to the surface cleaning of heavy mineral sandsBy A. F. Collings
The processing of heavy mineral concentrates can be enhanced by the use of power ultrasound to clean their surfaces of oxidation products and fine coatings, mainly through the large, but very localize
Jan 1, 2003
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                Visit to Prieska Copper Mines (Pty) LtdOn 8th August, 1973, 57 members of the Institute visited Prieska Copper Mine at Copperton in the North Western Cape. After tea, the group was welcomed by the Management of the Mine, and Mr Grobler,
Jan 10, 1973
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                Utilization of blast movement measurements in grade controlBy I. R. Firth, D. L. Taylor
Metal mining operations, in particular gold mining operations, use intensive ore control procedures in order to manage the extraction of ore zones from benches containing both ore and waste material.
Jan 1, 2003
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                Electrochemical Effects Of Direct Current On The Reduction Of Manganese Oxide From Molten MnO-SiO2-CaO- AI2O3 SlagBy X. W. Pan
It has been found that the MnO content of a slag decreases sharply when direct current is applied to a 1T1£tal-Slagsystem consisting of liquid Mn-Si-Ccsat metals and MnO-SiO2-CaO-AI203 slag in graphit
Jan 1, 1995
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                Volume changes in sandstone under true triaxial compression conditionsBy M. Kwasniewski, M. Takahashi
Prismatic samples of a medium-grained sandstone from Slask Colliery (Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland) were tested under uniaxial compression, conventional triaxial compression and true triaxial comp
Jan 1, 2003
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                A Thermodynamic Approach To Physical Properties Of Silicate MeltsBy S. Sridhar, R. E. Aune, M. Hayashi
Thermophysical properties of silicate melts are strongly structure dependent. It is well known that the viscosities of slags increase with increasing the degree of polymerization of silicate anions. E
Jan 1, 2004
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                Studies of strength performance and deformation characteristic of layered rockBy P. He
Abstract This paper introduces the test results of dark-gray calcium-shale, discusses the infection of strength characteristic and deformation characteristic due to the angle between structural planes
Jan 1, 2003