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  • SAIMM
    President's Page

    Students The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAlMM) places a high value on its student members, for these people will ultimately become corporate members and will, it is hoped, pla

    Jan 1, 1991

  • SAIMM
    Evaluation of polymer binders in briquetting of coal fines for combustion applications

    By H. W. J. P. Neomagus, J. R. Bunt, D. L. Botha, N. T. Leokaoke

    Coal briquetting traditionally makes use of high-dosage, nonpolymeric binders (such as coal tar pitch or molasses) or polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) at low dosages for the binding of fine and ultrafine coal.

    Mar 1, 2021

  • SAIMM
    Thorium In High-Titania Slag - Introduction

    By J. Nell

    Heavy mineral deposits often contain relatively high levels of radioactive elements (thorium and uranium in particular).It is difficult to obtain clean separation of ilmenite and monazite (the main im

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Novel redesign of a pressure leach autoclave by a South African Platinum producer - Synopsis

    By J. O. Roux

    The Impala Platinum Limited Base Metals Refinery in Springs, South Africa, refines convertor matte containing base metals and PGM?s (platinum group metals) using a hydrometallurgical process. In addit

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    Factors Affecting the Mechanical Efficiency of Men Shovelling Rock in Stopes

    By J. F. Morrison, C. H. Wyndham, N. B. Strydom

    INTRODUCTION The shovelling of rock in stopes is still a basic and important operation in many gold mines in the removal of gold-bearing rock from the stopes. There is, however, little factual knowle

  • SAIMM
    The crack growth resistance behaviour of aluminium alloy 2024-T3 at slow strain rates after exposure to standard corrosive environments

    By C. C. Pretorius, S. Ramjee, R. J. Mostert

    The study investigates the effect of prior corrosive exposure on crack growth resistance behaviour of thin sheet (3 mm thick) aluminium alloy 2024-T3 at slow strain rates. Compact tension specimens we

    Apr 1, 2021

  • SAIMM
    Letter from Brigadier R. S. G. Stokes

    Brigadier R. S. G. Stokes of Sherborne, Dorset, is the oldest surviving member of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. He joined in 1904 and has been a member for 77 years. Book revie

    Jan 1, 1979

  • SAIMM
    Green Topics - Iscor's Heavy Minerals Project Approved

    The Iscor Board has given its Mining Division the authority to proceed with detail engineering and design for a Heavy Minerals Project which comprises a mine in Northern Province near Gravelote, a min

    Jan 1, 1996

  • SAIMM
    The elution of gold from activated carbon using deionized water

    By D. Duncanson, R. J. Davidson

    The elution of gold from activated carbon using deionized water by R. J. DAVIDSON, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Rhodes) (Visitor) and D. DUNCANSON, H.N.C., B.Sc. Hons. (Strathclyde) (Visitor) The pretreatment of gol

    Jan 7, 1977

  • SAIMM
    The Effect of the Reactivity of Lime on Desulphurization Efficiency in the Basic Oxygen Furnace

    By P. R. Jochens, D. D. Howat, A. A. Hejja

    The effect of the reactivity of lime on desulphurization efficiency in the basic oxygen furnace A. A. HEJJA, Dipl. Ing. (Budapest) (Visitor) D. D. HOWAT, B.Sc. (Glas.), Ph. D., F.I.M. (Fellow) P. R. J

  • SAIMM
    Annual General Meeting of the Institute

    The Annual General Meeting of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy was held in Kelvin House on Wednesday, 23rd August, 1978. Mr P. A. von Wielligh (President) was in the chair and dec

    Jan 1, 1979

  • SAIMM
    Possible improvements in mine valuation due to the use of the gamma-ray fluorescence gold-ore analyser

    By E. J. Magri, D. M. Hawkins

    This paper deals with an experimental programme carried out with a gold analyser in the period June to September 1979 at Loraine Gold Mines. The results were found to be reproducible, with no overall

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SAIMM
    Challenges in comparing gravity separation technologies for gold preconcentration assessment, D. Amariei and G. Bartolacci

    By D. Amariei, G. Bartolacci

    Preconcentration of precious and base metal ore types is becoming more relevant with the discovery, the development and the operation of many lower grade deposits around the world. Ore preconcentratio

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Phase Transformations And Surface Characterization Of The Platinum-Chromium Coated System ? Synopsis (cd7f692e-c8f8-43df-8e10-650656e74357)

    By N. Hanief

    This research involves the investigation of phase transformations in the platinum-chromium coated system. Single-layer 0.1 µm platinum coatings were deposited via electron beam deposition on 99.98 per

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Keynote Address: Seismic Method Applied To Platinum Exploration, A Success Story! - Introduction

    By G. Chambovet

    Applied geophysical methods such as the surface seismic method have been applied for many years and in many places, mainly for oil exploration and to a lesser extent for mineral deposits? exploration

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Lime in South Africa

    By J. K. E. Douglas

    PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Given by Mr J. K. E. DOUGLAS, M.Se. (Eng.) (Rand) SYNOPSIS Lime is the most widely used and the cheapest chemical alkali known to man and virtually every product we use or ea

  • SAIMM
    Reply To The Comments Made By F.S.A. De Frey On The Paper 'Design Of Merensky Reef Crush Pillar'

    By B. P. Watson

    The discussion written by Dr de Frey suggests that mine design should be based on closely spaced stability pillars. However, this concept leads to low extraction ratios at depth. The concept of `crush

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    Predicting the strength, density, and porosity of rocks from roll crusher tests

    By I. Ince, S. Kahraman, M. Rostami, B. Dibavar

    The density, porosity, and strength of rocks are fundamental in the design of geo-engineering projects. Determining these properties requires the preparation of smooth core samples, which is usually i

    Mar 14, 2024

  • SAIMM
    Study on the applicability of different hydrodynamic models to simulate flow profiles in an irrigated malachite ore packed bed, M.D. Odidi, M.A. Fagan-Endres, and S.T.L. Harrison

    By S. T. L. Harrison, M. A. Fagan-Endres, M. D. Odidi

    This paper investigated the ability of eight common hydrodynamic models – tanks in series (TIS); three compartmental model configurations (Comp-1, Comp-2 and Comp-3); advection dispersion (AD); piston

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Development of a laboratory test for wear prediction in ore processing circuit, E.E.M.N. de Guzmán, M.G. Bergerman, and C. Massola

    By C. Massola, E. E. M. N. de Guzmán, M. G. Bergermana

    The abrasiveness of a mineral or rock is an extremely important topic in the mining industry and is generally measured by the Bond abrasion index (AI). However, to determine such an index by the Bond

    Jan 1, 2020