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  • SAIMM
    How Do Bacteria Interact With Minerals?

    Sulphide minerals, such as pyrite and sphalerite, are leached by ferric sulphate. This reaction produces ferrous sulphate and other dissolved products. The ferrous sulphate is re-oxidized to ferric su

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SAIMM
    Controlled chloride cracking of austenitic stainless steel tube samples - Synopsis

    By M. S. Raseroka

    An experimental rig has been constructed to produce chloride stress corrosion cracks in Type 304L stainless steel tube samples. The samples are to be used to test possible in situ repair methods in fu

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    South African Coal Pillar Database

    By J. N. Van der Merwe

    The research described in the paper was aimed at providing standardized information of cases of failed and intact coal pillars in the form of databases to researchers. It also offered the opportunity

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    The Youga Gold Project - A West African Project Financing Case Study (98dba44f-d023-4a1b-aa5b-2a4dc1105351)

    By J. Forwood

    The Youga gold mine in Burkina Faso, West Africa, is scheduled to produce first gold in the third quarter of calendar 2007. The project is expected to produce 540 000 oz of gold over 6.5 years, from

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    International Best Practice And Resource Nationalism: The International Bar Association?s Model Mine Development Agreement - Introduciton

    By P. S. G. Leon

    One of the most difficult areas in concession contracts in resource-rich developing countries is achieving an equitable balance between the interests of investors, host states and, increasingly, mine

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    The Road To NPV+

    By R. Hummel

    When the slope angles of the southern side of the Venetia open pit were required to be flattened by some 20 degrees after an analysis completed by De Beers geotechnical engineering in conjunction with

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SAIMM
    A review of readiness assessments for mining projects

    By H. Mulder, M. C. Bekker

    The objective of this paper is to describe the research followed in creating a generalized, readiness assessment tool for mining projects. We start by highlighting the need for the assessment tool and

    Jul 2, 2022

  • 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
    Pyrometallurgy At Mintek

    By T. R. Curr, R. T. Jones

    Keywords: Pyrometallurgy, Mintek, DC arc furnace, plasma, smelting, chromite, ilmenite, cobalt, slag, zinc fuming, dust, magnesium, laterite, ferronickel, arc modelling, Pyrosim, thermodynamics Th

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Vehicle Automation In Production Environments (f3d85b44-9485-4a1e-ae9b-660c922fcadb)

    By C. Swart

    Automation technologies are increasingly adopted in different mines world-wide. This paper presents the technical aspects of vehicle automation applications at two Noranda operating mines. Teleoper

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SAIMM
    Semi-Empirical Modelling Of The Electrical Behaviour Of DC-Arc Smelting Furnaces

    By Q. G. Reynolds

    DC arc furnaces are widely used for steel scrap melting, and are increasingly being used for smelting applications as well. The electrical resistivity of slags varies widely, from highly conductive sl

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    The Impact Of The Draft Mineral And Petroleum Resources Royalty Bill On Gold Mine Reserves (7126a81e-7d07-4922-8a31-925a1ca29865)

    The latest Draft MPRRB was released for public comment in October 2006. The main purpose of the Bill is to collect royalties at mines developed in terms of new-order mineral rights granted through th

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Development Of A Vibration-Absorbing Handle For Rock Drills

    By J. P. D. Strydom

    The transmission of excessive vibration to the human body can cause physical stress that may result in crippling pain or permanent disability. Rock drills are known to transmit high levels of vibratio

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SAIMM
    Inclined Caving As A Massive Mining Method

    By D. D. Munro

    Finsch Mine is a Kimberlite diamond mine located at Lime Acres in the Northern Cape of South Africa. The mine was founded in 1961 and started surface-mining in 1964. Underground production commenced i

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SAIMM
    Mine Mechanization And Automation At CANMET, Natural Resources Canada (e73a7ea3-f670-4106-adde-36cedbe0a16a)

    The main objectives of the Mine Mechanisation and Automation program (MMAP) are to enhance health and safety in underground mining operations, facilitate mechanization and automation in narrow-vein an

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SAIMM
    Mechanism and control of deformation in gob-side entry with thick and hard roof strata

    By I. Ngo, L. Q. Ma, J. S. Guo

    Deformation of gob-side entries has always been a critical concern for ensuring stability in longwall coal mines. This paper addresses the significant deformation and support challenges that arise in

    Aug 3, 2023

  • SAIMM
    Milling circuit selection for the Nkomati 375 ktpm concentrator - Synopsis

    By E. Wolmarans

    Dowding, Reynard and Associates Mineral Projects (DRAMP) was approached by the ARM/Lion Ore JV during July 2006 to conduct a feasibility study and control budget estimate for a new greenfield project

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    Subsidence analysis and prediction based on a real case

    By B. Solar Menéndez, M. B. Díaz Aguado, I. Á. Fernández, C. González Nicieza

    The analysis of subsidence due to the opening of an underground void (mining, water exploitation or civil works hole) is a problem usually hard to solve. First of all, it requires a predictive model,

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Review of Support Systems used in Poor Ground Conditions in Platinum Room and Pillar Mining: A Zimbabwean Case Study

    By T. Chikande

    "Falls of ground pose costly hazards to personnel and equipment and thus measures should be taken to prevent them. This study endeavours to improve the support systems used in geotechnically poor grou

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SAIMM
    Special General Meeting

    A Special General Meeting of the Institute was held in Kelvin House, Johannesburg on Wednesday, 29th September, 1971. The President, Prof. D. D. Howat opened the meeting at 9.55 a.m. The Preside