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  • SAIMM
    Applied Ergonomics For Operator Compartment Design In An EJC 88 XLP Loader

    By N. D. L. Burger, S. Thorley

    In engineering design of operators? compartments, in underground mining equipment, ergonomics principles are often neglected or not given the full recognition they deserve. This paper defines ergonomi

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Capturing Economic Benefits From Blasting

    By A. Ndibalema

    Blasting is one of the primary functions in any mining operation. Despite the fact that it generally constitutes between 30% to 40% of the mining cost, blasting also affects the cost-effectiveness of

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SAIMM
    Underwind and overwind protection systems with enhanced self-sufficiency

    By R. W. Ottermann, N. D. L. Burger, A. J. von Wielligh, P. R. de Wet, J. L. Steyn

    Underwind and overwind protection system concepts for mine hoist shafts were developed in conjunction with and for the Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee (SIMRAC). End-of-wind operation of

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Anglo Research (Ar)Experiences With Integrated Comminution And Flotation Plant Modelling

    By W van Drunick, S Naik

    To date, Anglo Research has carried out several projects, based on the techniques developed in the AMIRA P9 (AMIRA International Limited), to develop comminution and flotation models for several Anglo

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) As A Fast Industrial Analysis Method For Heavy Mineral Sands In Process Control And Automation - Rietveld Refinement And Data Clustering

    By E. Spicer

    X-Ray diffraction (XRD) provides useful information about the composition of an ore sample in terms of quantification of crystalline phases and amorphous content. The use of new, fast detection system

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    The ?Simulated Chip-Sample Model? As A Method For Quantifying Error And Bias In Sampling Thin Carboniferous Reef Types

    By D. Fourie

    A brief history of channel sampling in South African gold mines is followed by a chronicle of different sampling events and sampling methods that used the traditional ?hammer and chisel? approach as w

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Keynote Address: Environmental and sustainability aspects of gold mining with particular reference to the integrating influences of cyanide code compliance

    By A. Hoogervorst

    Cyanide is a key contributor to the efficiency of gold extraction. Public perceptions of cyanide are emotive and following some publicised incidents involving cyanide, the gold mining industry establi

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    Mining method selection by AHP approach - Synopsis

    One of the most critical and complicated steps in mine design is a suitable mining method selection based upon geological, geotechnical, geographical and economical parameters. Since there are many fa

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SAIMM
    An Interactive Computer Program for Simulating the Performance of Water Chilling Installations on Mines

    By M. Bailey-McEwan

    The application of refrigeration on deep South African gold mines is mostly achieved through the medium of chilled water which is produced in central installations either on surface or underground. Th

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SAIMM
    Predicting The Compressive And Tensile Strength Of Rocks From Indentation Hardness Index - Synopsis (5d939d82-50f6-4a6f-af03-1325a51614fd)

    By S. Kahraman

    The prediction of rock properties from indirect testing methods is important, particularly for preliminary investigations since indirect tests are easier and cheaper than the direct tests. In this stu

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Frontiers Of Usefulness: The Economics Of Exhaustible Resources ? Synopsis

    The influence of Harold Hotelling?s work in the field of mineral economics is both unusual and outstanding. In the 66 years since its development, theory surrounding the economics of exhaustible resou

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    An Assessment Of Backfill For Regional Support In Deep Mines

    By P. S. Piper

    In the 1960s it was suggested that the volume of stope convergence, and hence the rockburst hazard, could be reduced by the emplacement of backfill. Recent advances have facilitated the placement of l

    Jan 1, 1988

  • SAIMM
    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

  • SAIMM
    DEM simulation of particle bed comminution at grain size level M. Klichowicz and H. Lieberwirth

    By H. Lieberwirth, M. Klichowicz

    The comminution at grain size level for the liberation of valuable minerals usually requires the highest size-specific energy. Therefore, the full understanding of the comminution process at this leve

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    A New Model For Compliance And Reporting In The Minerals Industry

    By S. V. Rungan

    The modern mining industry is increasingly being tasked to comply with various legal, industry and social prerequisites. In addition to complying with these, the mining industry is further expected to

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SAIMM
    Proceedings, 114th Annual General Meeting, 2011

    The 114th Annual General Meeting of The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy was held at The Country Club, Johannesburg, Napier Road, Auckland Park on Thursday, 11 August 2011. Welco

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    Study of the Dissolution of Chalcopyrite in Solutions of Different Ammonium Salts (4c092106-1adb-4b3d-ad92-ef2762762f74)

    By T. Moyo

    "The oxidative leaching of chalcopyrite in ammoniacal solutions has been evaluated using electro-analytical techniques and controlled bulk leaching studies. The anodic dissolution process has been est

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SAIMM
    Behaviour analysis of a slope in the river Sela right back

    By J. E. Quintanilha de Menezes, L. Ribeiro e Sousa, I. Ferreira

    The Paradela dam has a spillway that makes it possible to discharge a maximum flow of 400 m3/s, the water discharges being on the river Sela, about 2km upstream the river Cávado. After the first use o

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    "Decomposition Of Metal Sulfates - A SO2 -Source For Sulfuric Acid Production" - Abstract and Introduction

    The peak in Sulphur price late 2008 caused again intensified investigation into the decomposition of sulphates and spend acid. One option is the recycling of sulphur from spend acid, which already sta

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    Linear Elastic Numerical Modelling For Failure Prediction, An Assesment - Synopsis

    By S. K. Murphy

    A partial shaft pillar extraction project was embarked on at a mine in the West Wits mining region in South Africa. Prior to the extraction, a rock engineering assessment was conducted with the main o

    Jan 1, 2012