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  • SAIMM
    Comparison of novel and conventional bubble size measurement techniques, L. Forbes, J. Wang, and G. Forbes

    By L. Forbes, G. Forbes, J. Wang

    Bubble size measurement is a vital part of flotation system analysis and diagnostics. Over the years, a great many different bubble size analysis tools have been developed. However, all of them rely o

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    A Mining Perspective on the Potential of Renewable Electricity Sources For Operations in South Africa: Part 2 – A Multi-Criteria Decision Assessment

    By R. G. Votteler, A. C. Brent

    "The first in this series of two papers, on the potential of renewable electricity sources for mining operations in South Africa, investigated the internal structure of mining corporations to evaluate

    Jan 1, 2017

  • SAIMM
    Flocculant Additives And Their Role In Backfilling

    By D. S. Loubser

    The technique of backfilling in the gold mining industry is dependent on the dewatering of slurry to form a solid support system. In many cases flocculants are added to the slurry to increase the rate

    Jan 1, 1988

  • SAIMM
    Technical Note: An Innovative Technique For Minimizing Operational Costs Of End-User Groups In A Production Environment

    By C. J. Alberts

    The perception exists in many organizations that, once an energy management system is employed, there need not be any further adjustments to such a system. This is not true, as the field of energy man

    Jan 1, 1997

  • SAIMM
    A Three-Tier Method of Stability Evaluation for Coal Mines in the Witbank and Highveld Coalfields

    By J. N. Van der Merwe

    "The probability of survival of coal pillars is a more rational indicator of stability than the safety factor. Over time, pillars undergo reduction in size by progressive scaling of the sidewalls. The

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SAIMM
    Surface and interface chemistry of apatite flotation: a review, Q. Zhang, S. Mao, and X.C. Wang

    By Q. Zhang, X. C. Wang, S. Mao

    Phosphate ore is an important strategic mineral resource in which apatite is the main valuable mineral. Flotation is the most commonly used method to separate apatite from middle-low grade phosphate r

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Project Management, And The Design Of Shaft-Sinking Projects

    By H. W. Read, L. G. D. Napier

    Change is endemic in our society. Future change will be accelerated by an explosion in technology, communication, and political thought. To meet these challenges, rapid structural changes have been ta

    Jan 1, 1994

  • SAIMM
    Prediction Of Pressures Losses In Straight-Through Diaphragm Valves - Nomenclature

    By 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

  • SAIMM
    An improved method for the determination, by a MINSIM type of analysis, of stresses and displacements around tabular excavations

    By J. A. C. Diering

    The determination of stresses and displacements close to tabular excavations is of considerable importance in the planning of tunnels and of remnant and pillar layouts. This paper gives a description

    Jan 1, 1980

  • SAIMM
    Optimum Spacing for Soil Sample Traverses

    By W. A. Hodgson

    "In order to be able to map the variation in the concentration of elements in soils, it is necessary to sample at intervals that will give adequate coverage of the area and will allow determination of

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    General Meeting and Colloquim

    A General Meeting and Colloquium was held in Kelvin House, Johannesburg on Wednesday 29th September, 1971. The theme of the Colloquium was "The Ferro-alloy Industry". Prof D. D. Howat (President

  • SAIMM
    Ore Reserve Evaluation and Open Pit Planning

    By Jean Michel Marino, Jean-Pierre Slama

    "The computer methods used by the French Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, which are applicable to any type of ore deposits, are:(i) Ore reserve estimation. The data are either the core analyses

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Numerical simulation of large-scale pillarlayouts

    By D. F. Malan, J. A. L. Napier

    A number of shallow coal or hard rock mines employ pillar mining systems as a strategy for roof failure control. In certain platinum mine layouts, pillars are designed to ‘crush’ in a stable manner as

    May 3, 2023

  • SAIMM
    Determination of the erosion level of a porphyry copper deposit using soil geochemistry

    By S. M. H. Ahmadi, K. Barani, F. Moradpouri, R. Ghaedrahmati

    As exploration is time-consuming, costly, and risky, determination of the erosion surface of a metalliferous deposit before geophysical surveying and exploration drilling might be very helpful. Geoche

    Feb 6, 2023

  • SAIMM
    The requirements for engineering education in South Africa (89acf566-8b66-4f05-b358-99889c17486d)

    By H. A. D. Kirsten

    Written contribution by L.J. Besaanst I am a Mechanical Engineering Technician (T3), and wish to further my education to at least NHD (T4) level. I read your paper in the Journal of The South Afri

    Jan 1, 1991

  • SAIMM
    From Graduate Metallurgist to Effective Process Engineer: The Metcelerate Programme

    By J. Cilliers, R. Seitz, D. Drinkwater

    Mineral processing produces a saleable product from high-cost ore. The Mineral Processing Engineer must constantly improve the separation to create the most value from the ore and reduce the associate

    Jan 1, 2023

  • SAIMM
    Value-in-use model for chlorination of titania feedstocks

    By J. H. Zietsman, S. Maharajh, J. Muller

    In the chlorination process for TiO2 pigment production, blends of titania feedstocks such as ilmenite, synthetic rutile (SR), natural rutile, upgraded slag, and chloride-grade slag are reacted with c

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Recovery of alcohol after anti-solvent precipitation of (NH4)3ScF6 from NH4F strip liquors, E.M. Peters, Ş. Kaya, C. Dittrich, M. Svärd, and K. Forsberg

    By K. Forsberg, Ş. Kaya, C. Dittrich, M. Svärd, E. M. Peters

    Scandium can be recovered from waste streams of other metallurgical processes such as red mud from the Bayer process and titanium dioxide acid waste. This is accomplished by an integrated process comp

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    The effect of overburden and confined stress state on cave mining propagation

    By S. W. Jacobsz, E. P. Kearsley, N. K. Schoeman

    A physical modelling approach was adopted to simulate the process of cave mining propagation at various horizontal to vertical stress state ratios, and image data was captured and used to characterize

    Nov 30, 2022

  • SAIMM
    Explicit Representation of Rock Reinforcement in 3D DEM Models for Foliated Ground

    By M. Pierce, E. Karampinos

    "One of the main challenges in the numerical modelling of ground support in underground excavations is to reproduce the performance of the sequential installation of the reinforcement while capturing

    Dec 1, 2018