Discussion of the above paper

Discussion of the above paper M. B. ALGEO The management and staff of Buffelsfontein Gold Mining Company Limited are to be congratulated on the excellent performances described in the paper presented by Mr Christos. In this day and age, with the current economic and labour situation, the mining industry is being constantly pressed to increase the productivity of ever-diminishing quanta of resources. Stress in rock The ISRM Symposium, 1976 is to be held in Sydney from 9th to 13th August, 1976. It is being organized by The Australian Geo. mechanics Society as a regional symposium of the International Society for Rock Mechanics. Thermal analysis The First European Symposium on Thermal Analysis will be held at the University of Salford on 20th to 24th September, 1976.