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Key Performance Indicators ? A Tool to Assess ICT Applications in Underground Coal Mines
By C. Dauber
Implementing new technologies in industrial operations entails the challenge of measuring the improvements gained by the applied technology. Nevertheless, it is absolutely essential to assess the tech
Jan 1, 2014
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Mechanical Sampling - A Manufacturer?s Perspective
With the advent of the First World Conference on Sampling and Blending (WCSB1) in Denmark in 2003 and the subsequent biannual meetings, together with other sampling conferences held on a regular basis
Jan 1, 2014
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Design of Crushing Plant Flowsheets by Simulation
By Turgay Gurun
"Digital simulation can be used as an analytical tool to optimize the design of crushing plants without need for large-scale experimental programs.General mathematical description of a crushing operat
Jan 1, 2014
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Planning of Underground Copper Mining
By J. K. Williams, M. P. Wells
"As part of the planning system at each division of Nchanga Consolidated Copper Mines, Limited, the Mine Planning Department is required to produce a detailed production schedule for each shaft.Becaus
Jan 1, 2014
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Mine disaster and mine rescue training courses in modern academic mining engineering programmes (70cf64eb-7ce2-4e61-b78d-364fa22d3992)
By N. Henderson, J. Weyer, J. F. Brune
"The mining industry worldwide is currently facing a significant restructuring process. In most underground mines, widespread mechanization of the mining processes increases production while reducing
Jan 1, 2014
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Geostatistical Ore Reserve Estimation
By Roger A. Blais, Michel David
"Matheron's geoslalislical method for the estimation of ore reserves has been developed to the point at which real-life problem may be handled effectively. The steps involved in the method are:(i
Jan 1, 2014
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Exploration (53a79357-693a-40cb-a52e-abe27593d76b)
"Chairman: Dr DeV. HarrisRapporteur: Mr A.H. MunroPapers:Corporate exploration strategies by MacKenzie, B.W.The Engel Simulator and the search for uranium by Griffiths, J.C. and Singer, D.A.The Chairm
Jan 1, 2014
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Automated Regulation of Mine Ventilation
By Pentti Niskanen
"The ventilation system of the Pyhasalmi Mine is described. The mine is located in an area where the annual atmospheric temperature may vary from +30°C to -30°C. Natural ventilation causes serious dif
Jan 1, 2014
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Modelling and optimization of a rotary kiln direct reduction process
By H. P. Kritzinger, T. C. Kingsley
Rotary kilns are used for a variety of mineral processing operations. Hatch makes use of a kiln model developed from first principles to evaluate designs for its clients. This tool has been applied to
Jan 1, 2014
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Modelling and Determining the Technical Efficiency of a Surface Coal Mine Supply Chain
By M. D. Budeba
Determining the efficiency of a surface coal mine operation is an essential activity, which can help in deciding on the optimal use of input resources, including effective capital allocation, in gener
Jan 1, 2014
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A Methodology for Determining the Erosion Profile of the Freeze Lining in Submerged Arc Furnace
By H. Dong
This paper presents a heat conduction model to determine the erosion profile of freeze linings in a ferronickel submerged arc furnace. Kirchhoff transformation was adopted to simplify the nonlinear eq
Jan 1, 2014
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Efficient Use of Energy in the Ventilation and Cooling of Mines`
Escalating energy and electricity costs have become one of the largest drivers of expenditure in mining operations. Over the last eight years, energy costs have tripled when expressed as a percentage
Jan 1, 2014
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Panel Discussion (de22e62f-614a-4958-95f7-fa0802c2b2ab)
"Chairman: Prof A. E. H. BLEKSLEY Rapporteur: Prof J. ELBRONDPanel Members: Prof J. C. Griffiths, Prof T. E. Hawkins, Mr A. C. Langton, Mr M. Splaine, Mr A. WeissThe reasons for failure of computer ap
Jan 1, 2014
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METTOP’s ionic liquid cooling technology: the safest way of furnace tapping
By S. Konetschnik, E. Dreyer, A. Filzwieser
"More intense furnace operations require effective cooling in order to achieve low refractory wear and good furnace lifetimes, making cooling technology an important aspect of furnace operations. Howe
Jan 1, 2014
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Ion Exchange Technology for the Efficient Recovery of Precious Metals From Waste and Low-Grade Streams
By V. Yahorava
Efficient recovery of precious metals from process solutions is essential for improving process economics. Traditionally, precious metals are relatively effectively recovered from waste streams via pr
Jan 1, 2014
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Ore Reserve Estimation and Depletion Planning for a Beach Diamond Deposit
By M. M. Oosterveld
"In South West Africa diamonds are mined from ancient beach deposits by the Consolidated Diamond Mines of South West Africa, Limited.To improve the control of mining production, a computer is used for
Jan 1, 2014
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Pitfalls In Vezin Sampling For Finely Crushed Materials (4f77bfd3-c00c-4e22-9de0-dc8343fb6770)
By C. Kruger
Anglo American Platinum has adopted a strategy of best practice principles (BPP) for sampling, mass measurement, analysis, and metal accounting for more than a decade now. When new plants are designed
Jan 1, 2014
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On the Reduction of Algorithmic Smoothing of Kriged Estimates
Utilizing a very large database from a mined-out area on a South African gold mine, the relative efficacy of a method to mitigate the smoothing effect introduced by the algorithmic constraints imposed
Jan 1, 2014
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Development of an iron ore sinter process model to predict sinter strand operating parameters using the finite difference method
By J. C. Vreugdenburg, B. A. Dippenaar, J. Muller, T. L. de Vries
Iron ore fines are agglomerated in the sintering process to produce sinter: an important feed material for blast furnaces worldwide. A model of the iron ore sintering process has been developed with t
Jan 1, 2014
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Optimizing Medium-Term Operational Plans for a Group of Copper Mines (476b3df3-c089-4b00-9560-1bbd80974db2)
By M. Splaine, W. Davison, D. C. Atkinson
"Since 1964, Nchanga Consolidated Copper Mines, Ltd., has been developing and using production scheduling methods for optimizing its metallurgical operations in the short term (up to one year). Medium
Jan 1, 2014