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Rock Engineering ChallengesBy A. H. Swart
Rock engineering is concerned with the design of rock structures generated by mining activities. Therefore, rock engineering designs have major implications for the safe recovery of mineral deposits a
Jan 1, 2005
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Part 2: Experimental calibration of sampling parameters K and alpha for Gy?s formula by the sampling tree method ? SynopsisApplication of Gy?s formula is appropriate for calculation of the Fundamental Error (FE) prior to samples being collected at any stage of the minerals process, provided that sampling parameters K and
Jan 1, 2007
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Evaluation Of Three Rock Breaker Layouts For Mechanized Block Cave MiningBy J. B. Oosthuizen
Mechanical rock breakers are used in block caving operations to reduce the size of ore fragments which are too large to pass through grizzlys at the load-haul-dumper tipping points. Several layouts of
Jan 1, 1997
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Annual Financial Statements - Report Of The Independent AuditorsTo the members of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy We have audited the annual financial statements of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy set out on pages 483 t
Jan 1, 2004
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A Code For The Valuation Of Mineral Properties And Projects In South AfricaBy A. S. Macfarlane
The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy was approached by the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy to present a paper on the current practice in terms of the valuation of mineral
Jan 1, 2002
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Annual Report - For The Year Ended 30th June, 1999Council for 1999/2000 President J.R. Dixon President Elect M.H. Rogers Vice Presidents Senior Dr L.A. Cramer Junior A.A.B. Douglas Immediate Past President R.P. Mohring Ho
Jan 1, 1999
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The Residue Waste Disposal Facility For Iscor?s Hillendale Project In KwaZulu-NatalBy J. R. G. Williamson
The Mining Division of Iscor, an integrated minerals and metals company, has recently completed a feasibility study for the establishment of a new heavy minerals mine and smelter in the Richards Bay a
Jan 1, 1997
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Stoping Systems And Technology - IntroductionBy R. Pickering
The purpose of this paper is to explore the application of technology to stoping systems. Technology, because for the past 100 years the South African narrow reef mining industry has battled to contro
Jan 1, 1999
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A Brief History Of InfaconINFACON conjures up many things for many people. For the fortunate few who have been actively involved with this event since its inception, it brings back memories of far places, stimulating debates a
Jan 1, 2004
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Hydraulic Hoisting Technology For Platinum Mines (3622213b-45e5-4e01-99ed-721e60559e61)By G. van den Berg
Anglo Platinum has initiated a project to investigate hydraulic hoisting technology for platinum mines. Hydraulic hoisting systems are categorized as pumping, fluidizing feeder or displacement feeder
Jan 1, 2005
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Contracting, Complexity And Control: An Overview Of The Changing Nature Of Subcontracting In The South African Mining IndustryBy B. Kenny
The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of existing forms of subcontracting in the South African mining industry. A descriptive framework is developed to understand different subcontracting ar
Jan 1, 1999
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The Anisotropic Nature Of Selected Metamorphic Rocks From Greece (7c2b838c-2683-4593-b408-af708bc34e51)By H. Saroglou
Anisotropy is a characteristic of intact foliated metamorphic rocks (slates, gneisses, phyllites, schists). Testing was used to establish the anisotropic behaviour of selected gneissic rocks. The effe
Jan 1, 2004
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Behaviour analysis of a slope in the river Sela right backBy J. E. Quintanilha de Menezes, L. Ribeiro e Sousa, I. Ferreira
The Paradela dam has a spillway that makes it possible to discharge a maximum flow of 400 m3/s, the water discharges being on the river Sela, about 2km upstream the river Cávado. After the first use o
Jan 1, 2003
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Applicability Of The Hoek-Brown Failure Criterion And The Effect Of The Anisotropy On Intact Rock Samples From Athens SchistBy H. Saroglou
The anisotropic behaviour of Athens Schist has been brought out through the testing of specimens with varying orientation of schistosity with respect to the major principal stress under uniaxial, tria
Jan 1, 2004
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Criteria For Utilization Of By-Products From The Ferro-Alloy IndustryBy Willem C. A. van Niekerk, David A. Baldwin, Nardus Potgieter, Willie A. Gericke
Authorities that regulate environmental issues pertaining to industrial wastes in South Africa regard landfill disposal as the only effective environmental management option for slag and other inorgan
Jan 1, 2007
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Innovative Hydrogen Production By Reaction Integrated Novel Gasification Process (HyPr-RING)By S. Lin
A new hydrogen production process, named the HyPr-RING, has been proposed. Fundamental concept of the HyPr-RING is integration of water carbon reaction, water-gas shift reaction and CO2 absorbing rea
Jan 1, 2001
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Mineral Resource Throughput Management: From An Iron Ore Mine To Steel In IndiaMineral Resource Throughput Management is based on the extraction of the maximum potential value from an ore reserve with the emphasis to generate maximum ROI and ROR (return on reserve). A stee
Jan 1, 2007
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Development of MPE package and its application in ilmenite smeltingBy D. Bessinger
The present paper provides a brief overview of the thermodynamics of titania rich slags, an outline of the Multi-Phase Equilibrium (MPE) package and its application to ilmenite smelting. Through asse
Jan 1, 2003
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Characterization Of The Leaching Properties Of A Uranium Leaching PulpBy J. Roodt
Paper written on project work carried out in partial fulfilment of B. Eng (Metallurgical Engineering) degree This work was done to characterize the leaching of a uranium containing pulp processed b
Jan 1, 2003
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Comparison of different systems for rock mass characterisation and lessons from the Äspö Test Case, SwedenBy F. Lanaro, K. Röshoff, R. Christiansson, L. Jing
This paper presents the results of a project for developing a methodology for empirically determining some of the mechanical properties of the rock mass at the Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory, Southern Swed
Jan 1, 2003