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The Smelting Operations Of Anglo American?s Platinum Business: An UpdateBy R. J. Hundermark
Keywords: Anglo American, Anglo Platinum Ltd, Waterval, Mortimer, Polokwane, ACP, pyrometallurgy, platinum, PGMs Anglo Platinum Ltd is the largest primary platinum producer in the world and operat
Jan 1, 2011
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A Review of Work-Integrated Learning in South African Mining Engineering UniversitiesBy L. A. Maseko
"As part of the mining engineering curriculum, students are required to be placed in industry for vacation work or work-integrated learning (WIL). In this paper we review work-based placement as done
Dec 1, 2018
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A few remarks on storage of low temperature materials in rock cavernsBy N. Kinoshita, Y. Inada
The authors have proposed and discussed storage of low temperature materials such as LNG, LPG and frozen food in rock caverns. In this case, as the rock mass around the caverns will receive effects of
Jan 1, 2003
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A three-dimensional tessellation boundary element method for simulation of fracture zone around openingsBy K. -J. Shou
A special three-dimensional boundary element method has been developed for the simulation of the development of fracture zone in rock mass. This approach comprises a boundary element method and a thre
Jan 1, 2003
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Numerical modelling of brittle rock failure using a combined finite-discrete element approach: implications for rock engineering designBy R. J. Pine, J. M. Rance, J. S. Coggan
ABSTRACT: The safe design of excavations created in a fractured rock mass is of paramount importance in rock engineering. Depending on the nature of the stress regime acting on an excavation, and the
Jan 1, 2003
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The Proposed 2016 SAMREC CodeBy Steven Rupprecht
"The South African Code for the Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (the SAMREC Code or the Code) sets out minimum standards, recommendations and guidelines for pu
Jan 1, 2015
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Probabilistic approach in rock slope stability analysis for Himalayan conditionsBy S. Pathak, B. Nilsen
Abstract: In recent years, probabilistic approach with the calculation of probability of failure instead of a factor of safety against failure is emerging in practice. The main objective of the paper
Jan 1, 2003
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Climate impacts of fossil fuels in today’s electricity systemsBy L. Schernikau, W. H. Smith
Oil, coal, and gas account for approximately 80% of global primary energy, but only a portion of total airborne CO2 eq (approx. 35% at GWP20 to 65% at GWP100), even though they account for 95% of tota
Mar 2, 2022
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Methodology for Assessing the Benefits of Grind Control Using Particle Size Tracking Technology for True On-Line Particle Size MeasurementBy J. Sepulveda
"Despite the recognized influence of product fineness on line capacity and downstream process performance, few mineral concentrators today use particle size measurement of the final product in automat
Nov 1, 2018
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Numerical identification of the excavation damaged zone in rock saltBy K. -H. Lux, Z. Hou
ABSTRACT: It is well known in underground mining and waste disposal that the development of excavation damaged zones (EDZ), and thus, hydraulic pathways, is closely related to the excess in the corres
Jan 1, 2003
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Engineering diagnostic features of a vibrating sieving screen’s advanced monitoring system in a mineral processing plant APCOM 2021By N. Duda, W. Koperska, S. Anufriiev, P. Stefaniak
In mineral processing plants ore extracted from mines is processed to obtain a concentrate with the highest possible concentration of this valuable product. It is a complicated multi-stage process. U
Sep 1, 2021
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Sulphuric Acid ManufactureBy M. J. King, A. Weissenberger, W. G. Davenport
Keywords: Pyrometallurgy, sulphuric acid, sulphur dioxide The raw material for sulphuric acid manufacture is clean SO2 gas. It comes from (i) burning molten by-product sulphur; (ii) roasting or s
Jan 1, 2006
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Stability evaluation for Jinping arch dam by using bifurcation model in 3D FEM analysisBy C. Steve
ABSTRACT: In this paper, the stability evaluation and bifurcation criteria are presented for the Jinping arch dam structure. The bifurcation models in failure status of the arch dam are derived from t
Jan 1, 2003
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Berg Bock Freeway Tunnel: Optimizing the Heading Technique and the Operational Safety for the Tunnel built by the Shotcrete MethodBy C. Erichsen
ABSTRACT: The Berg Bock Freeway Tunnel represents the southernmost link of the "Thuringian tunnel chain" of the new freeway A71 located in the eastern part of Germany. It comprises two tubes each 2700
Jan 1, 2003
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Research on visual simulation of coupled solid deformation and gas leak flow in parallel coal seamsBy P. Sun
Abstract: From the viewpoint of interaction mechanics of solid and gas, a coupled mathematical model is presented for coal/rock mass deformation and gas leak flow in parallel deformable coal seams. Nu
Jan 1, 2003
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Mechanical behaviour of rock salt masses under high stress to strength ratio (damaging) and under very low stress to strength ratios with high confining pressure (healing)By Z. Hou
ABSTRACT: Short-term strength, damage and healing boundaries for rock salt are experimentally determined and integrated into the Hou/Lux-MDS damage-healing model. This model can be used to describe th
Jan 1, 2003
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Time-space effect and principle of variation loading analyses and application casesBy W. Zhu
ABSTRACT: This paper presents further developments of the principle of Construction Process Mechanics of rockmasses, The principle of loading variations analyses in space-time is systematically descri
Jan 1, 2003
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Excavation simulation for information-oriented construction of large powerhouse caverns at depthBy J. Xiao, Y. Jiang, Y. Tanabashi, Z. Song
Modelling the effect of blasting-caused damage, anisotropy of rock masses and excavation sequence on deformational behaviour and stability of large-scale underground caverns is important in the design
Jan 1, 2003
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Determination of in situdeformation modulus for cemented rockfillBy D. R. Tesarik, F. M. Jones, J. B. Seymour
As part of safety and stability studies at three underground mines in the United States, researchers installed earth pressure cells and embedment strain gauges in cemented rockfill to measure stress a
Jan 1, 2003
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The viability of using the Witwatersrand gold mine tailings for brickmakingBy S. Ndlovu, M. Malatse
"The Witwatersrand Basin is the heart of South Africa’a gold mining industry. The cluster of gold mines located in the Witwatersrand Basin generates a significant amount of mine tailings, which have a
Jan 1, 2015