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  • SAIMM
    Mine communication & information systems for real time risk analysis

    By A. Beitz, P. Smartt, G. Einicke, G. Rowan, P. Glynn

    Coal is Australia’s highest export earner and Australia is the world’s largest exporter of coal. With coal now being extracted from deeper reserves under increased risk profile, and in the interes

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Measurement of induced stress under high rock stress by compact conical-ended borehole overcoring technique

    By K. Sugawara, H. -S. Jeong, Y. Ishiguro, J. Otani, Y. Obara, A. Hirata

    A series of measurements of induced stress by the Compact Conical-ended Borehole Overcoring (CCBO) technique was performed within rock mass around a tunnel excavated in a region that an underground po

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    The Allure, Magic And Mystery - A Brief History Of Diamonds

    By G. Smith

    This paper describes the allure of diamonds over time and highlights the magic and mystery of famous diamonds. Consideration is given to the effectiveness of marketing in the diamond industry. It is c

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    A Systems Approach In Implementing Minerals Resource Management At A Base Metal Mine (Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation, Namibia)

    By A. W. Diedericks

    Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation (RPZC) identified implementing a Mineral Resource Management (MRM) programme at the mine as a strategic incentive. The purpose of the programme is to optimize the economic

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Effect of Roughness on the Peak Shear Strength of Clay Infilled Joints under Constant Normal Stiffness

    By A. Haque

    The shear behaviour of infilled joints produced from ordinary gypsum plaster (gyprock) and bentonite was investigated in the laboratory under Constant Normal Stiffness (CNS) conditions. Shear tests we

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Slope unit based 3D landslide hazard mapping system

    By Y. Mitani, M. Xie, G. Zhou, T. Esaki

    The assessment of landslide instability and risk has become a topic of major interest for both geoscientists and engineering professionals as well as for local communities and administrations in many

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Brittleness And Drillability

    By H. G. Denkhaus

    Comment on ?The evaluation of rock brittleness concept on rotary blast hole drills? in the Journal of SAIMM, vol 102. no. 1. pp. 61?66 Comment on ?Correlation of specific energy with rock brittlene

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Influence of pore water on the design of deep galleries in low permeable rocks

    By V. Labiouse, R. Gärber

    The paper aims at clarifying the up-to-now misappreciated role taken by pore water on the design of deep tunnels in saturated porous media. Numerical simulations with a non-dimensional FEM-model empha

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Research on visual simulation of coupled solid deformation and gas leak flow in parallel coal seams

    By 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

  • SAIMM
    Numerical identification of the excavation damaged zone in rock salt

    By 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

  • SAIMM
    Non-Linear System Identification Of An Autocatalytic Reactor Using Least Squares Support Vector Machines

    Paper written on project work carried out in partial fulfilment of B.Sc. Eng. (Extractive Metallurgy)degree The concepts behind support vector machines are very interesting both in theory and in pr

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Virtual reality in improving mining ergonomics

    By P. Foster, A. Burton

    Over the past decade there has been a great deal of research into the use of virtual reality (VR) and computer graphics in the mining industry. Much of this has led to developed applications including

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Deformability of various granitic rocks from Japan in uniaxial tension

    By W. Lin, H. Endo, M. Kwasniewski, A. Kamei, M. Takahashi

    Uniaxial tension tests were conducted on specimens of eleven granitic rocks which came from eastern Japan, and included a granite, four granodiorites, four tonalites and two gabbros. The axial and tra

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Effects of anisotropy and heterogeneity of rock mass on in-situ permeability tests

    By Y. Mitani, M. Zhang, M. Takeda, T. Esaki

    Despite their inadequacy, assumptions of isotropy and homogeneity are often applied to the analyses of in situ permeability tests. In this paper, we exam the effects of anisotropy and heterogeneity on

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Optimal planning of extracting works at the quarries of non-ferrous metallurgy of Kazakstan

    By I. V. Lunkin, E. B. Muhamedzhanov, A. B. Begalinov, B. R. Rakishev

    Almost all the ore deposits of ferrous, non-ferrous and rare metals of Kazakstan, are exploiting by the open-cast method, are the complex-structural, multi-component ones. Their rational working requi

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    The South African Legislative Framework For Mine Closure

    By E. Swart

    The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the current legislative framework for mine closure within South Africa as well as the new requirements in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Reso

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Analysis and prediction of slow landslide evolutions by using automatic displacement monitoring systems

    By T. Proietti, L. Mongiovì, L. Simeoni

    Reliable estimates of the kinematic characteristics of movements are obtained by using a statistical model SSM. This model represents a useful tool for the management of alert and alarm systems. L

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Fully dynamic stability analysis of jointed rock slopes

    By Y. H. Hatzor

    ABSTRACT: A fully dynamic, two dimensional, stability analysis of a highly discontinuous rock slope is demonstrated in this paper. The studied rock slope is the upper terrace of King Herod’s Palace in

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Economics of geotechnical stope design at Obuasi

    By P. Amponsah-Mensah

    Dilution of ore has a major impact on economics of a mine. The magnitude of dilution depends on mining method, stope dimensions, reef and host rock quality, wall support and drilling accuracy. The mai

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Instrument for quick determination of incombustible content in deposited dust as a protection against coal dust explosion propagation

    By k. Lebecki, S. Trzcionka

    The prototype and test results of the instrument for quick determination of incombustible content in deposited dust as a protection against coal dust explosion propagation are presented. Presently exi

    Jan 1, 2003