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  • SAIMM
    Bateman Mega DMS Modules- Successes And Challenges - Introduction

    By N September, R Abate

    Bateman Modular (previously Van Eck and Lurie) has been building and supplying the mining industry with modular DMS plants for the last 30 years. These DMS modules range in capacity from 1 tph to 200

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Genetic Algorithms and Scenario Reduction

    Scenario reduction is designed for selecting a representative subset of geostatistical simulations out of a much larger set. Three steps are involved: measuring the dissimilarity between two simulatio

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Human Vibration Levels In The South African Mining Industry

    By J. L. van Niekerk

    The research project reported on represents the first comprehensive attempt to measure the vibration levels of a variety of tools and equipment in the South African mining industry to determine the ef

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SAIMM
    Effect of MgO and A12O3variations in oxygen steelmaking (BOF) slag on slag morphology and phosphorus distribution

    By R. Boom, J. Halder, B. Snoeijer, B. Deo, A. Overbosch

    Operational data of BOF and the slag samples for different starting conditions of phosphorus(0.06–0.26 per cent P) and silicon content (0.3–1.2 per cent Si) of hot metal have been analysed. The contri

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    A Twin-Cathode Dc Arc Smelting Test At Mintek To Demonstrate The Feasibility Of Smelting FeNi From Calcine Prepared From Siliceous Laterite Ores From Kazakhstan For Oriel Resources Plc

    By H. Lagendijk, I. J. Reinecke

    Mintek was contracted by Oriel Resources plc in 2004 to conduct a preliminary assessment study on smelting ferronickel from the large but relatively low grade Shevchenko nickel ore deposit in Kazakhst

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    An Overview Of The Heavy Mineral Potential Of Liberia

    By P. J. Hancox

    Heavy mineral deposits have been known from Liberia since the1950s from both river and beach placers. The heavy mineral content of beach sands ranges between 28?62% and the suite includes ilmenite, ru

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SAIMM
    Air Leakage Through Underground Ventilation Stoppings And In Situ Assessment Of Air Leakage Characteristics Of Remote Filled Cement Concrete Plug By Tracer Gas Technique

    By A. K. Singh

    Between the main fan and the coalface in a mine a lot of air is lost through leakage at stoppings, doors, air-crossing etc. so that a much larger quantity of air has to be circulated by the fan in ord

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Common-Sense Improvements To Electric Smelting At Impala Platinum (J o u r n a l P a p e r)

    By V. Coetzee

    In 1992, a paper was compiled highlighting a common-sense approach to electric smelting at Impala Platinum. Since then, the smelter complex has undergone considerable changes. Mineral economics, UG2 e

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Keynote Address: Phase equilibria determination in complex slag systems

    Despite the wealth of information available on phase equilibria of oxide systems there remainmany gaps and inconsistencies in our knowledge base. From an industry perspective there is anongoing need t

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Underwind And Overwind Protection Systems With Enhanced Self-Sufficiency (030db833-15eb-45bc-a368-bd664b61eafa)

    By N. D. L. Burger

    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 mi

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Metal-Rock Pair Characterization In Excavation Engineering - Synopsis

    Abrasivity and wear resistance are not intrinsic properties of materials, but rather parameters describing the interaction between the wear part and the material exerting the wearing action. Moreover,

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Project control - an overview

    By E. R. Davis, R. J. Knott

    The paper discusses some of the tools of management in the field of project control, especially in engineering. Project control includes planning and cost engineering, and involves various phases: the

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SAIMM
    Metal-Rock Pair Characterization In Excavation Engineering - Synopsis (561bd13f-bd45-4974-85ef-61eb18d50b1a)

    Abrasivity and wear resistance are not intrinsic properties of materials, but rather parameters describing the interaction between the wear part and the material exerting the wearing action. Moreover,

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Pit Wall Failures On ?Unknown? Structures (76621150-30cb-4052-b037-75f5ff3cf933)

    A number of impending and actual pit wall failures have been observed and documented, which have been interpreted to initiate on newly generated structural features. This infers failure through intact

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Nugget effect, artificial or natural? - Synopsis

    By P. C. Carrasco

    Knowing the origin of the relevant and irrelevant components of the nugget effect is essential to optimize the process under study. This paper describes the causes of the nugget effect and, its depend

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SAIMM
    Cyanidation Of Reef And Surface Gold Ores ? Synopsis

    By L. Rademan

    The kinetic leaching behaviour of a low-grade surface gold ore and a high-grade reef ore were evaluated to determine the achievable gold recovery from these ores and particularly mixtures of these ore

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    An Investigation Of Impact Breakage Of Rocks Using The Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar

    By L. Bbosa

    Paper written on project work carried out in partial fulfilment of BSc (Hons) (Eng) (Mechanical) degree Discrete element methods (DEM) are being used to provide detailed impact histories of the par

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Investigations and assessment of the dust hazard state after the coal dust explosions on 2002 in the ‘Jas-mos’ and in the ‘Rudul/towy’ collieries

    By K. Cybulski

    In 2002 a coal dust explosions occurred in the Polish collieries “Jas-Mos” and “Rydultowy” in the Upper Silesia coal basin. In the “Jas-Mos” colliery the coal dust explosion was initiated in the face

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Design And Support Of Rockpasses At Ultra-Deep Levels

    By F. M. C. C. Vieira

    The DEEPMINE Research Programme sought to develop the technology and competence to mine gold safely and profitably at depths of 3 to 5 km. Among the many issues addressed was the stability and support

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    The Contemporary African Copper Cycle: One Year Stocks And Flows

    This paper characterizes the copper cycle, that is, the flows of copper entering and leaving the African economy over a one-year period (1994). The major flows over the entire life-cycle of copper are

    Jan 1, 2003