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  • SAIMM
    Investigating the effect of different loading scenarios on the performance of wheel loaders: A case study on Can Lignite Enterprises

    By A. Çelik

    Wheel loaders are widely used in many sectors due to their mobility, operational flexibility, and low costs. The literature is mainly focused on improving the hydraulic, mechanical, and electronic sub

    Nov 27, 2024

  • SAIMM
    Accretion formation on the refractory lining during the melting of ferrosilicon

    By A. M. Garbers-Craig, T. Coetsee, T. M. Nemavhola

    Accretions often form in furnaces when slag and charge materials attach to the refractory wall and build up over time. Accretion formation is usually unwanted because it reduces the working volume of

    Feb 2, 2021

  • SAIMM
    Assessing the socio-economic impact of a zinc mine in South Africa through the application of digital tools: A case study

    By B. Genc, V. J. Mahadeo, S. Ramparsad4, U. Govender

    The study was intent on assessing the socio-economic impact of a zinc mine in South Africa through the application of people-centric digital tools using a case study research methodology. The global m

    Dec 11, 2024

  • SAIMM
    New tools for mineralogical process monitoring - X-ray diffraction (XRD) combined with statistical data analysis, U. König and N. Norberg

    By U. König, N. Norberg

    Ore mineralogy defines the properties during processing and metal extraction. Fast and frequent monitoring of the mineral content and related process parameters brings value to the mining operation an

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Selective flotation for removal of impurities on copper concentrates with various redox reactions, H. Miki, T. Hirajima, G.P.W. Suyantara, Y. Orii, K. Sasaki, S. Kuroiwa, and Y. Aoki

    By K. Sasaki, S. Kuroiwa, H. Miki, Y. Aoki, T. Hirajima, Y. Orii, G. P. W. Suyantara

    Selective flotation to separate copper minerals from, for example, Mo- and/or As-bearing minerals is a continuing problem because the selectivity of current systems is imperfect. Selective Cu-As flota

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Investigation of stress in a pothole in the Bushveld Complex: A case study

    By B. P. Watson, D. Hoffmann, D. P. Roberts

    Potholes on the Merensky and UG2 reefs in the Bushveld Complex occur as near-circular to elliptical depressions or slumps on the reef horizon, normally presenting as severe disruptions which prevent e

    Jan 1, 2021

  • SAIMM
    Production of Al(III)-K(I)-Ti(IV)- sulphate-containing leach liquor from metakaolinite-containing ash derived from South African coal fines

    By R. H. Matjie, J. R. Bunt, A. C. Collins, J. C. van Dyk, C. A. Strydom

    South African discard coal fines and K₂CO₃ blends were heated in a laboratory-scale rotary kiln to produce ashes for H₂SO₄ leaching tests. The optimized H₂SO₄ leaching conditions of 6.12 mol.dm³ (M) H

    Aug 2, 2022

  • SAIMM
    Compaction Tests on Coking Coals. Part 1: Laboratory-Scale Compaction with a 4-ton Hydraulic Press

    By G. Coetzer

    "Prior to operating a non-recovery coke pilot plant, it was critical to ascertain coal cake stability during the loading of a 1 m3 coal cake into the oven. Various compaction parameters were verified

    Apr 1, 2019

  • SAIMM
    Heavy-medium and gravity separation at Iscor's tin-ore and iron-ore mines

    By H. C. Voges

    The concentration of cassiterite at Iscor's Uis Mine is described, and information is given on aspects of the concentration of iron ore at Thabazimbi and Sishen Mines. At Uis, a very Iow-grade ti

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SAIMM
    Tap-hole monitoring technologies

    By R. MacRosty, R. Pula, P. Gebski, W. Braun

    "This paper provides a progress update on three tapblock monitoring technologies that Hatch has been developing with our clients for non-ferrous smelting furnaces.The Tapblock Diagnostic System (TDS)

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Advantages of Milling in Acidic Raffinate in Kisanfu Mine Copper Project

    By A. Modi, C. Li, R. Kabwit, W. Y. Xinchao, R. Joshi

    The KIMIN copper project can treat 1.7 million dry t/a copper-cobalt ore. It has three mills in operation, two using conventional milling in water and the third in raffinate. We introduce the project

    Jan 1, 2023

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    Notices (6fcffb5a-0133-4dae-8cf0-7c058922aac3)

    International Solvent Extraction Conference 1971 ISEC '71, which will be held in The Hague, The Netherlands, from 18th to 23rd April, 1971, is being sponsored by the Society of Chemical Industr

  • SAIMM
    QEMSCAN® simulation improvement in complex microporous material: A case study on nickel laterites, A. Kanzari, A. Back, S.B. Blancher, T. Wallmach, V. Delarue, M. Pierre, and T. Bui

    By T. Bui, T. Wallmach, S. B. Blancher, A. Back, M. Pierre, V. Delarue, A. Kanzari

    This study investigates nickel laterite porosity and its impact on geometallurgical modelling. We performed a detailed mineralogical study on a set of Ni-laterite samples originating from New Caledoni

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    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

  • SAIMM
    The Application of Ductile Support Methods in Alpine Tunnels

    By B. Moritz, W. Schubert, E. A. Button

    ABSTRACT: Geological conditions associated with alpine environments in combination with high overburden in many tunnelling projects lead to squeezing behaviour. The main problems associated with such

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Big data and the IoT platform architecture design for the mining industry APCOM 2021

    By 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

  • SAIMM
    Numerical investigation into slag solidification inside an ilmenite DC arc furnace using a finite element method approach

    By A. Mainza, A. Mabentsela

    A finite element model of a 5 m radius DC arc ilmenite furnace in idling mode was used to test the notion that the slag solidifies when it comes in to contact with colder pig iron, thus constituting t

    Mar 30, 2023

  • SAIMM
    Witbank-Middelburg Branch Minutes of a Meeting Held at the Moth Hall, Witbank, ON 29th January, 1970

    Mr J. Meintjes (Chairman) was in the chair. There were also present: 7 Members: Messrs B. D. McNeice, A. Bain, G. E. Carlyon, C. H. Coxon, B. F. v. d. Merwe, A. C. Hofmeyer, H. J. R. Way. 4 Associa

  • SAIMM
    Fully automated coal quality control using digital twin material tracking and statistical model predictive control for yield optimization during production of semi soft coking- and power station coal

    By B. J. Coetzee, P. W. Sonnendecker

    The quality control of a two-stage coal washing process involves several complex components that need to be modelled accurately, to enable autonomous control of the process. The first objective is to

    Aug 2, 2022

  • SAIMM
    A new automated, safe, environmentally sustainable, and high extraction softrock underground mining method

    By J. Zhang, A. J. S. Spearing, L. Ma

    Ore deposits are becoming more complex to mine as a result of the exhaustion of surface and other easily mined deposits. There is also increasing socio-political pressure to design more environmentall

    Feb 2, 2021