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  • SAIMM
    The Re-Engineering Of The Ground Handling System At Cullinan Diamond Mine

    By A. W. Bester

    Paper written on project work carried out in partial fulfilment of B. Eng. (Mining Eng.) Cullinan Diamond Mine currently handles 3.2 million tons of run of ore per annum. This is done by means of a

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    Emerging Steel And Specialty Steel Grades And Production Technologies ? Impacts On The Selection And Use Of Ferroalloys

    By R. Dippenaar

    The emergence of new steel grades is largely driven by the need to produce high quality steel at a competitive price. The principal aims are to attain ultra-high purity, (especially low interstitial e

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    The Huntsman Approach to Flotation Frothers

    By Nobuzwe Makhotla, Sasha Boskovic, Steve Hearn

    "Mineral separation efficiency in flotation depends, to an extent, on the type of frother used. Huntsman develops and manufactures unique frothers which are suited for mineral processing applications.

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SAIMM
    Research into fire fighting and fire prevention in South Africa

    By A. Whillier

    The decisive action taken by mine managements in recent years has been the main factor in bringing about the present downward trend in mine fires. A better understanding of the fundamental factors tha

    Jan 1, 1981

  • SAIMM
    Characterization And Alternative Dissolution Of Tantalite Mineral Samples From Mozambique ? Synopsis

    By M. Nete

    Qualitative analysis of three mineral samples from northern Mozambique was accomplished by X-ray diffraction (XRD), microscopy, scintillation, and magnetic determination. Chemical characterization was

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Precipitation Of Rhodium From A Copper Sulphate Leach Solution In The Selenium/Tellurium Removal Section Of Abase Metal Refinery ? Synopsis

    By C. Lottering

    Copper sulphate solutions are produced during the pressure leaching of first-stage leach residue in a typical base metal refinery process. Apart from impurities such as selenium and tellurium, this le

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    The Mineral And Petroleum Royalty Bill - Report To National Treasury - Executive Summary

    By F. T. Cawood

    This research report was produced in response to the release of the Mineral and Petroleum Royalty Bill. It involved are view of the mineral investment environments of selected countries in order to fo

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Assessment Of The Precision And Bias Of An Online Gauge Using A Single Reference Instrument ? Synopsis

    By F. Lombard

    We consider the Grubbs estimation of the precision of an online gauge. Typically, this type of estimation involves independent results from two or more reference instruments (sampling and laboratory a

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Identification of Key Performance Areas in the Southern African Surface Mining Delivery Environment

    By A. W. Dougall, T. M. Mmola

    "SynopsisThe global resources and commodities market has become highly competitive. While southern Africa’s abundance of minerals resources is still unrivalled, it has lost considerable dominance in t

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SAIMM
    A Kinetic Study Of Carbon Injection Into Electric Arc Furnace Slags

    By F. -Z. Ji, A. G. Irons, M. Barati, K. Coley

    In order to optimize carbon injection into oxidizing slags, in terms of carbon and iron yield, we must have a detailed understanding of the kinetics of the reactions involved. The current study measur

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Comparison Of Globoid And Cylindrical Shearer Drums? Loading Performance

    By M. Ayhan

    Drums of a modern longwall shearer are manufactured to include various constructional features conveying extracted material onto the face conveyor as efficiently as possible. Designing a drum with a c

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    On the surface noxious gas emissions from old iron mines

    By D. Grabowski, Z. Pokryszka

    A study carried out in the iron basin of Lorraine (North-East of France) highlighted the existence of under-oxygenated and noxious gas emissions (carbon dioxide, radon…) in vast built-up areas related

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Expert Mill Control At AngloGold Ashanti

    By W. I. van Drunick

    AngloGold Ashanti Metallurgy has recently been involved in the successful installation of intelligent, expert control systems on the milling circuits. The benefits of expert systems in these highly in

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    Techno-Economic Optimization Of Level And Raise Spacing In Bushveld Complex Platinum Reef Conventional Breast Mining

    By C. Musingwini

    The Bushveld Complex is economically significant and strategically important to South Africa, thus it is imperative that optimal extraction of platinum group metal (PGM) resources on the Bushveld Comp

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SAIMM
    The Application Of Radar Techniques For In-Mine Feature Mapping In The Bushveld Complex Of South Africa

    By D. Vogt

    A brief summary of the propagation characteristics of rock provides the necessary understanding to design effective radar surveys. Measurements of the electrical properties of the major Bushveld plati

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    A Computational Fluid Dynamics Model for Investigating Air Flow Patterns in Underground Coal Mine Sections

    By D. D. Ndenguma

    This investigation compares the results from an experimental and numerical study of air flow in a scaled-down underground coal mine model. This was done in order to determine if numerical analysis can

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Phase equilibria in the Fe-Zn-O system at conditions relevant to zinc sintering and smelting

    By R. Hansson

    Zincite and spinel phases are present in the complex slag systems encountered in zinc/lead sintering and zinc smelting processes. These phases form extensive solid solutions and are stable over a wide

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Manufacturing Of Anhydrous Zirconium Tetrafluoride In A Batch Reactor From Plasma-Dissociated Zircon And Ammonium Bifluoride - Synopsis

    By M. M. Makhofane

    Anhydrous zirconium tetrafluoride can be used as a precursor for the manufacturing of nuclear-grade zirconium metal. This can be done by fluorinating plasma-dissociated zircon with ammonium bifluoride

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Modeling of factors influencing the extent of mud infiltration in a fractured rock mass

    By C. Tan, C. Detournay

    Wellbore stability is a major concern for drilling in naturally fractured formations. The infiltration of drilling mud into the fractures is a factor, which may compromise wellbore integrity due to t

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Fatigue Properties Of Fabricated Aluminium I-Beams

    By M. Matema

    Paper written on project work carried out in partial fulfilment of BSc (Eng.) Metallurgy and Materials Engineering Small and large welded aluminium specimens were tested in fatigue and the results

    Jan 1, 2005