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  • SAIMM
    A study of ICT diffusion into South Africa’s platinum mining sector

    By T. Z. Mugodi, D. R. Fleming

    Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is defined as ‘The goods and services that support the electronic display, processing, storage and transmission of information’. Early in 2002 the So

    Jan 1, 2003

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    A theoretical model for the characterisation of rock mass mechanical properties—Application at the Äspö HRL, Sweden

    By A. Fredriksson, R. Christiansson, I. Staub

    A theoretical model based on DFN models and 2D DEM numerical modelling has been developed for evaluating the rock mass mechanical properties. The description of the methodology is non-site related and

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Experiences with a methodology for determining pillar conditions

    By H. Wagner

    During the last few years a large number of pillars in different mines were investigated. Pillar conditions were evaluated using subjective, empirical, geophysical and numerical methods. A critical co

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Abrasivity of Icelandic basalts

    By J. -P. Gisiger

    On the basis of laboratory test results a comparison of various parameters (unconfined compressive strength, CERCHAR and LCPC abrasivity indexes, mineralogy) is presented and discussed in order to out

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Tunnelling in heterogeneous ground—stresses and displacements

    By K. Grossauer, W. Schubert

    For tunnelling in poor and heterogeneous ground a reliable on-site short-term prediction is required to allow a safe and economical construction. With the use of absolute displacement monitoring data

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Measurement of acoustic emission and interpretation of its results during excavation of a rock cliff with opening joints

    By H. Sasao, Y. Obara, A. Hirata

    In the upper part of the planned location of the portal of a highway tunnel, there was a steep rock cliff with several unstable rock blocks. It seemed that the risk of those rock blocks to fall was ve

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    The behaviour of individual species in the carbochlorination of titaniferous oxides

    By P. den Hoed, J. Nell

    Tests were conducted on samples of rutile, titaniferous slag and ilmenite; each sample was mixed with coke and chlorinated in a bubbling fluidized bed at 1000°C. Profiles of the rates of chlorination

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Solutions to common design and operating problems in spiral circuits

    By R. Abela

    In over ninety per cent of mineral sand plants, the most commonly used equipment is the spiral concentrator. The tonnage treated over typical spiral plants can range from as low as 200 ton per hour up

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Practical Method for Measuring Anisotropy of Rock Using a Hollow Cylinder

    By K. Shin

    Determining the anisotropy of rocks has in the past been difficult and rarely attempted in engineering practice. Here we have developed a new practical methodology for measuring orthotropic anisotro

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Early shaft reef removal at Beatrix No. 3 Vertical Shaft

    By J. W. Klokow, S. L. Mulder

    Early removal of the shaft reef is usually considered necessary on deep level South African gold mines to avoid damaging stress build-up associated with traditional shaft-protection pillars. In the ca

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Fundamentals Of Freeze Lining Behaviour In Ilmenite Smelting (3a57d3de-509b-4f93-b2e1-a89185adab8b)

    Changes in reductant and energy inputs which are required to adjust the slag composition in an ilmenite smelter to a higher or lower FeO content are calculated. The calculated changes are based on the

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Elasticity anisotropy in Oshima Granite

    By A. Golshani, M. Oda, K. Suzuki, T. Takemura

    Anisotropic behaviours of OhshimaOshima granite were investigated by carrying out uniaxial compression tests, together with observations of microcracks under an optical microscope. The elastic modulus

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Stability of underground opening in rock salt

    By C. Erichsen, J. Werfling

    ABSTRACT: A three-dimensional elastic constitutive model for rock salt is proposed. This stress strain law takes into account the three phases of creep (transient, steady state and accelerated creep),

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Measurements and analyses of blasting vibrations

    By J. Werfling, J. R. Kiehl

    SUMMARY: The effects of blasting on structures are assessed on the basis of the maximum amplitudes of the occuring vibration velocities. If the standard values in the German Standard DIN 4150 are not

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Hazard caused by mining gases in the area of abandoned underground mines in Poland

    By M. Borowski, N. Szlazak, D. Obracaj

    Methods of research and control of the intensity of gas inflow to undersoil layers, after the mines were abandoned are presented in the paper. Gas migration causes them to penetrate to lower storeys o

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Classification Of Process Dynamics With Monte Carlo Singular Spectrum Analysis

    Paper written on project work carried out in partial fulfilment of M.Sc. (Chemical Engineering)degree Identification of non-linear systems can be a daunting task and in the process industries the p

    Jan 1, 2003

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    Preliminary assessment of rockfall hazard based on GIS data

    By V. Labiouse, M. Jaboyedoff

    GIS documents are of great interest for a quick and low-cost determination of areas endangered by rockfalls. They allow (i) the detection of potential instabilities from steep slopes and cliff areas,

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Dealing with Expansive Rocks in the Los Quilos and Chacabuquito Water Tunnels Andes Mountains of Central Chile

    By S. O. Castro, R. E. González, L. E. Velasco, J. M. Van Sint, P. V. Lois

    Abstract Several zones with expansive rocks were encountered during construction of two tunnels of the water conduction system for the Chacabuquito Hydropower Plant, located in the Aconcagua river

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Rock mass defect patterns and the Hoek-Brown failure criterion

    By S. Read, G. Cook

    The Hoek-Brown failure criterion is often applied to a wider range of rocks than the isotropic rock masses to which it is strictly applicable. This paper evaluates the patterns of defects in rock mas

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    The parameters of fire extinguishing method ground in coal mines longwall faces

    By S. N. Alecsandrov, BulgakovY. F.

    Putting out fires in faces is an extremely complex and dangerous operation from the technological point of view which sometimes is accompanied by human victims. The new technology of fire-extinguishin

    Jan 1, 2003