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The gravity recovery of cassiteriteBy L. M. Falcon
Cassiterite is considered to be the only economically significant tin mineral in the earth's crust. In its purest form, cassiterite contains 76 per cent tin. The mineral is hard and heavy but als
Jan 1, 1982
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Prediction Of Pressures Losses In Straight-Through Diaphragm Valves - NomenclatureBy V. G. Pienaar, B. M. Mbiya, P. T. Slatter
[a constant b constant cc onstant c' constant D pipe diameter (m) Dshear shear diameter (m) E error function fth theoretical friction factor F function F' function K fluid consiste
Jan 1, 2007
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Mining By Rock Cutting In Narrow ReefsBy K. Moxham, A. Smit, R. Pickering
Since the early 1970s research has been ongoing to develop a cost-effective way of continuously mining the narrow reef, hard rock, typical of South African gold and platinum mines. In the late1980s it
Jan 1, 2006
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Factors Affecting the Mechanical Efficiency of Men Shovelling Rock in StopesBy 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
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A Forecast of the Coal and Uranium Requirements for Electric Power Generation in South AfricaBy E. J. Maunders
This paper describes briefly a computerised model of the South African electricity system which has been developed jointly by the Atomic Energy Board and the Electricity Supply Commission. The results
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Foreword (76519fe2-cf3b-4f68-8acd-ff9836b49675)By Mike Rogers
Platinum production in Southern Africa amounted to 80% of world production in 2005with a small increase from 5 117 000 ounces to 5 275 000 ounces. For the seventh consecutive year the platinum market
Jan 1, 2006
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The joining of tungsten carbide hardmetal to steelBy Northrop. I. N.
Hardmetals possess extremely high hardness and wear resistance, which render them ideal for applications such as metal-cutting tools, rock-drilling tools, and industrial wear-resistant parts like dies
Jan 1, 1987
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Notice The Lucien Denoel PrizeAs a token of their gratitude, former pupils of Professor Lucien Denoel, a lecturer on coal-mining in the University of Liege, over a period of forty years, have founded the LUCIEN DENOEL prize. It is
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Air Pollution Perceptions And Their Impacts On The Coal Industry - SynopsisBy P. Lloyd
Perceptions of disaster caused by burning fossil fuels have reached such a pitch that they seriously threaten the very future of the industry. Coal is a dirty word. A leader in Business Day(January 19
Jan 1, 2011
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Simulation Of Sub-Sea Gravel Removal Using The Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamics - Discrete Element MethodBy D. Ackerman, S. Cole, G. Langefeld, I. Parker
The removal of gravel from the seabed using a hydraulic mining tool is a complex multi-phase problem that cannot be analysed using traditional continuum based simulation techniques. One potential appr
Jan 1, 2007
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The Social Impact Of Diamond Mining -Is It Time To Revisit The Scorecard?By N. Morris
In South Africa, diamonds are mined predominantly in rural areas. Kimberlitic diamonds dominate in Limpopo and the Northern Cape Provinces whereas alluvial diamonds are mainly sourced from the North W
Jan 1, 2010
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Increasing efficiency of the regrind circuit of the Sarcheshmeh copper complex, S.M. Mousavi, Gh.A. Parsapour, S.D. Tafvizi, M. Mahmoudi, and S. BanisiBy S. Banisi, S. M. Mousavi, S. D. Tafvizi, Gh. A. Parsapour, M. Mahmoudi
Generally, regrind circuits are used to increase the degree of liberation of value minerals which are fed to flotation circuits. At the regrind circuit of the Sarcheshmeh copper complex, four ball mil
Jan 1, 2020
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The application of XRT in the De Beers Group of CompaniesBy G. Dellas, R. Mangera, A. Voigt
"X-ray transmission (XRT) sorting has become the preferred recovery technology option in several parts of the diamond-winning flow sheet. In the De Beers Group, applications of XRT are found across ki
Feb 1, 2019
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Importance and Method of using Reference Materials in measuring reliability of Analytical results and Why Custnmers should use them.By Stuart Marsland
"Reference materials have always been important for validating and controlling analytical methods', They have recently become even more important as quality requirements have become more stringen
Jan 1, 2014
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XMT based assessment of the performance of agglomerated sulphide ores: The impact of long curing times and the addition of chloride ions, L.E. Salinas-Farran and S.J. NeethlingBy L. E. Salinas-Farran, S. J. Neethling
Key variables in heap leaching include permeability, mechanical stability and mass transport. All of these properties can be manipulated by agglomerating and curing the ore before stacking it into hea
Jan 1, 2020
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International Scientific Symposium on Mine Surveying, Mining Geology and the Geometry of Mineral DepositsThis International Mine-Surveying Conference will take place in Budapest (Hungary) from 5 to 14 June, 1972. Detailed information can be obtained from the Mine-Surveying Working Committee of the Hungar
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BooksBy A.M. Edwards
1. Book reviews Platinum in South Africa, compiled by A.M. Edwards and M.H. Silk. Randburg, Council for Mineral Technology (Private Bag X3015, Randburg, 2125 South Africa), 1987. 55 pp. U$30. Reviewer
Jan 1, 1988
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Blast furnace tapping practice at ArcelorMittal South Africa, Vanderbijlpark WorksBy Z. Halifa, P. G. Geyer
Tapping a blast furnace is necessary not only to deliver the product, but is also essential for the safety of the furnace and workers in the cast-house. This paper will highlight the practices at Arce
Jan 1, 2014
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Material fingerprinting as a potential tool to domain orebody hardness and enhancing the prediction of work index APCOM 2021By M. S. Shishvan, J. R. van Duijvenbode, L. M. Cloete, M. W. N. Buxton
Geochemical and mineralogical datasets from Tropicana Gold Mine, Australia, have been used to define ore fingerprints. VNIR/SWIR spectral data were represented by four normalised wavelength regions an
Sep 1, 2021
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Heap leaching of carbonaceous ores using a blinding agent, P. Koblova, G. Voiloshnikov, and Y. MusinBy G. Voiloshnikov, P. Koblova, Ye. Musin
Preg-robbing activity of the carbonaceous matter negatively impacts the process of precious metals recovery from gold-bearing ores and concentrates. In this paper, ore heap leaching (HL) using a blind
Jan 1, 2020