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  • SAIMM
    Importance of failure mechanisms for management of surface instability risk above abandones mines

    By J. P. Josien, Didier C.

    ABSTRACT: France now faces the closure of most of its mining sites. Surface instability risk may sometimes remain, especially where large underground voids exist. This paper illustrates the importance

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Recent Developments In Physico-Chemical Characterisation And Modelling Of Ferroalloy Slag Systems

    By S. Sun

    Recent studies on the physico-chemical properties of molten slags and oxide solid solutions of interest is reviewed. The review covers redox and phase equilibria in slags, viscosity, diffusivity, elec

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Recovering Gold From Sand Dumps Using Gravity Concentration

    By Durell Denysschen, Rafael Abela

    The recovery of gold from old mine dumps has been carried out over the last two decades. The gold value and price together with recovery methods, determine whether it is economical to process a dump.

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Use of pumping packer tests and geometry of the joints to analyse flow and transport of contaminants in basaltic rock

    By J. M. Cardoso, E. F. Quadros, A. Chiarini, F. Fernandes, G. Vilela, J. Ireno, L. C. Agostini

    Based on the geological-geometric characterization of the basaltic rock at the site of a factory for chemical products situated in the Southern region of Brasil, and on results of a significant number

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    The Gender And Racial Transformation Of Mining Engineering In South Africa ? Synopsis

    By J. A. Cruise

    With the end of the official apartheid legislation in the early 1990s, South Africa was heralded as a non-racial country. However, racial awareness has been reintroduced into the country with the Affi

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    Mechanical behaviour of chalk reservoir: Numerical modelling of water sensitivity and time dependence effects

    By Ch. Schroeder, F. Collin, R. Charlier, Y. J. Cui

    The paper proposes two numerical models ot the mechanical behaviour of chalk. First, an elasto-plastic constitutive law reproduces the different plastic mechanisms of the chalk and the influence of po

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Interpretation and modelling of a hydromechanical in situexperiment within a fractured calcareous rock mass

    By Y. Guglielmi, V. Merrien-Soukatchoff, I. Kadiri

    ABSTRACT: Hydraulic experiments have been conducted since 1997 within a small fractured calcareous rock mass in southeastern France, at a site called Coaraze. On this reduced-scale site closing a floo

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Introducing new Council members (8abfb381-4e73-40b7-9db7-58d2171c5e01)

    Mr K.R. Beard was born on 19th December, 1958. He attended Marist Brothers College, Observatory, and Marist Brothers College, Linmeyer. He was awarded a bursary by SEIFSA (Steel and Engineering Indu

    Jan 1, 1989

  • SAIMM
    The application of “Optimine” to evaluate risks associated with extraction of a remnant pillar at depth

    By S. K. Murphy, K. B. Le Bron, A. K. Ward, S. Hayes, T. Rangasamy

    A process for evaluating different options for extraction of mining blocks is presented. The process is described and an example of the application of the process to a case study is presented.

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Design and construction of tunnel portals under difficult geotechnical conditions

    By R. M. Spang

    Abstract Between the German city of Dresden and the Czech capital Prague a 4-lane highway is under con-struction. At the outskirts of Dresden it will cross the narrow and deeply eroded Weißeritz V

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    A Statistical Analysis of Accidents to Bantu Personnel in the Gold Mining Industry

    By M. A. Jensen, J. J. Bettencourt

    SYNOPSIS An analysis was made of records of accidents involving Bantu mineworkers and which resulted in either minor injuries or hospitalizations to determine patterns in underground accidents from w

  • SAIMM
    Cu-Removal From The Skorpion Circuit Using Emew® Technology

    By I. Ewart, E. Roux

    Skorpion Zinc operates a solvent extraction/electrowinning zinc plant producing over 150 000 t/a of special high grade (SHG) zinc (>99.995% Zn). In the current flow sheet copper and cadmium are cement

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Stability assessment of underground machine hall of Rogun HPP based on the results of physical modeling and in-situ observations

    By I. Grigoriev, A. Yolkin, E. Freiberg, A. Fedchun, A. Kolichko

    Abstract: The paper describes the engineering-geological conditions and the structural decisions of the underground machine hall of Rogun HPP under construction in Tadjikistan on Vaksh river as well a

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    An Overview Of Current Manganese And Chromium Ferroalloy Production In Russia

    By V. I. Zhuchkov, L. A. Smirnov, E. I. Arzamastsev, A. A. Babenko

    A brief analysis is given for state-of-the-art of manganese and chromium ferroalloy production in Russia and their consumption by metallurgy plants. The main causes of low output of manganese an

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    An expert system approach in rock engineering risk assessment

    By A. V. Z. Brink

    Rock engineering risk is defined in this paper as a function of the potential ground motion; the vulnerability of the workplace; exposure of people; and a general term – quality of information. The pa

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Is it wavy or rough?

    By J. P. Harrison

    ABSTRACT: The significant effect of fracture surface morphology on the mechanical behaviour of rock masses is well known and has been studied by many people. For linear profiles taken from fracture su

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Environmental Challenges For Norwegian Mn ? Industry

    By R. Flatabø, K-E. Johansen, L. Hunsbedt, P. M. Cowx, J. A. Bustnes

    Eramet and Tinfos are two producers of manganese alloys in Norway, which have worked hard for several decades to improve both the internal and external environment. Furnaces producing ferro- and silic

    Jan 1, 2007

  • 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
    The Market & Cost Environments For Bulk Ferroalloys

    By Andrew Jones

    This paper discusses the worldwide market and cost environments for the bulk ferroalloys namely manganese alloys (ferromanganese, silicomanganese), ferrosilicon and ferrochrome (high-carbon ferrochrom

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Mechanical Behaviour of Surrounding Rock Mass and New Lining Structure of Air-tight Pressure Cavern

    By M .. Hori, H. Onishi, Y. Goda

    The split-lining structure was newly developed for the air-tight lining of the underground compressed air storage cavern. This structure consists of separated reinforced concrete (RC) segments and air

    Jan 1, 2003