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Integrated Production Of Liquid Sulphur Dioxide And Sulphuric Acid Via A Low-Temperature Cryogenic ProcessBy M. Verri
The paper describes the design options available for the simultaneous production of liquid sulphur dioxide, via cryogenic condensation, and sulphuric acid in a sulphur-burning sulphuric acid plant. Th
Aug 1, 2013
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Development of a viable process for the recovery of zinc from oxide ores - SynopsisBy J. R. de Wet
The Skorpion Zinc Project demonstrated the viability of the production of zinc from non-sulphide (commonly called ?zinc-oxide?) ores, using the leach/solvent extraction/electrowinning process route. T
Jan 1, 2008
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Ferroalloy Design, Ferroalloy Selection And Utilization Optimization With Particular Focus On Stainless Steel Materials - SynopsisBy C. -J. Rick
The ferroalloy market is characterized by a very long communication distance between the consumer and the producer. This has created a situation where it has been difficult to change ferroalloy proper
Jan 1, 2010
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The computational analysis of shallow depth tabular mining problems - SynopsisBy J. A. L. Napier
The evaluation of stress distributions and deformations in the vicinity of tabular mine layouts has been carried out routinely for many years using the displacement discontinuity boundary element meth
Jan 1, 2007
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Strategy Towards a Mining Industry-Wide Buyand- Maintain Quiet Initiative to Reduce Noise Induced Hearing LossBy H. Gumede
The challenges of noise emission in the mining industry are well known. These challenges are exacerbated by the increasing trend towards mechanized mining, and there is general consensus that an effec
Jan 1, 2014
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Keynote address: hydrometallurgical process development for complex ores and concentrates - SynopsisHydrometallurgical processing of complex ores and concentrates is becoming increasingly important as the mining and metallurgical industry seeks to exploit mineral deposits that are difficult to treat
Jan 1, 2009
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Increasing the capacity of existing and new exothermic autoclave circuits (cb3a9a5e-99b3-409a-bbbf-2daa43eaba4a)By G. M. Dunn
Pressure leach autoclave circuits are employed in the leaching of ores, concentrates, mattes, alloys and intermediates for the recovery of metals into solution. Once the metals are extracted into solu
Jan 1, 2009
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Electrochemical Properties Of Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, And Steel: Effects On Grinding And Flotation Processes - SynopsisBy H. Moslemi
Metal sulphides are usually semiconductor and their electrical conductivity is low; therefore they are sources of electrons and promote electrochemical reactions. This phenomenon is of significant imp
Jan 1, 2012
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Investigating the effect of electrolyte physicochemical properties on electrodeposition and the incorporation of these effects in copper electrowinning models, C. Chibwe and M. TadieBy C. Chibwe, M. Tadie
Copper electrowinning models are useful for prediction of process performance, optimisation and improved understanding of complex phenomena such as current distribution without the expense of physical
Jan 1, 2020
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Parametric study of flotation cell hydrodynamics based on CFD simulation, P.T.L. Koh and M.P. SchwarzaBy P. T. L. Koh, M. P. Schwarz
A series of parametric studies were carried out for a flotation cell using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modelling to determine the local response of hydrodynamic performance measures to change in
Jan 1, 2020
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Integration Of A Waste Fill System Into A Longwall Gold MineBy A. S. Macfarlane
Western Deep Levels (North) is a deeplevel, longwall gold mine. Severe strata control problems and high rates of elastic closure, resulting in high rates of energy release, are associated with mining
Jan 1, 1988
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Mechanical Sampling - A Manufacturer?s PerspectiveWith 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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Interaction of dust with the DC plasma arc - a computational modelling investigationBy Q. G. Reynolds
The presence of dust and fume suspended in the freeboard region is a common feature of the operation of direct current (DC) plasma smelting furnaces. This occurs primarily as a result of the use of fi
Jan 1, 2014
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New technology for real-time in-stope safety management - SynopsisBy D. Vogt
South African underground hard rock mines are typically managed using measurements made daily, weekly or even monthly of key parameters such as face advance, readiness to blast, blast success, tempera
Jan 1, 2010
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Proceedings, 114th Annual General Meeting, 2011The 114th Annual General Meeting of The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy was held at The Country Club, Johannesburg, Napier Road, Auckland Park on Thursday, 11 August 2011. Welco
Jan 1, 2011
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Optimizing Shaft Pressure Losses Through Computational Fluid Dynamics ModellingBy W. J. Kempson
As a result of the rising electrical energy costs in South Africa, a method was sought to reduce the overall electrical consumption of typical shaft systems. A typical shaft configuration was analysed
Dec 1, 2013
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A comparative study of two approaches to modelling and prediction in spatial statisticsBy L. Cortez, Á. Magalhães, F. Durão
Methods based on regionalized variables theory, commonly known as geostatistics, have been widely used since more than three decades to predict/estimate spatial distributed data, namely mineral resour
Jan 1, 2003
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Cave management at Finsch Mine - SynopsisBy C. A. Preece
Finsch Diamond Mine, part of De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM), is situated between Kimberley and Postmasburg in the Northern Cape, South Africa. The kimberlite pipe was discovered in 1960 and De Bee
Jan 1, 2007
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Long-Term Mine Production SchedulingBy G. C. S. Burns
"A system has been developed to simulate the mining of the Mufulira orebody. The main output from the system is a picture-gram from which the start date and effective life of all proposed mining faces
Jan 1, 2014
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Investigation of zinc and lead contamination of soil at the abandoned Edendale mine, Mamelodi (Pretoria, South Africa) using a field-portable spectrometerBy J-N. Oyourou, R. McCrindle, C. J. S. Fourie
"Many mines in South Africa were inappropriately closed and left unattended during the last century. These old mines are potential sources of environmental pollution and may pose a health risk to loca
Jan 1, 2019