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Role of Metal Accounting in Assessing and Managing the Business Risks Involved in Production PlanningBy Donald Leroux, Simon Gariépy, Luc Lachance
"Quantitative information about the quality of metal balance results is often overlooked when making important plant production planning decisions. Not only is this common omission made in a context w
Jan 1, 2015
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Stabilisation of the Nickel Sulphide Concentrate Volumetric Flow Rate and Implementation of Mass Pull Control Strategy at Nkomati MineBy Ike Madingoana, Stephan van Zyl, Antoine F. Mulaba-Bafubiandi
"The study presents a control strategy implemented at the Nkomati nickel mine flotation plant for process stabilization and improvement. The control strategy involves flotation concentrate volumetric
Jan 1, 2015
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Production of Al-Ti master alloys from TiO2 in a DC arc furnace - SynopsisBy M. Abdellatif
The production of a 40% Al-Ti alloy was successfully proven at the lab scale, using pure TiO2, aluminium, and lime. These tests were conducted in an induction furnace maintained at 1600?16250C. The in
Jan 1, 2009
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Estimating mine planning software utilization for decision-making strategies in the South African gold mining sectorBy T. Celik, B. Genc, C. Musingwini
"This paper discusses a new methodology for defining and measuring mine planning software utilization in the South African gold mining sector within an evolving data-set framework. An initial data-set
Jan 1, 2015
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Identification Of Global Diamond Metallogenic Clusters To Assist ExplorationBy Mike de Wit
Of the approximately 6,500 kimberlites known to date, less than 3% are diamondiferous and less than half of those are economically viable. Admittedly, this is a global figure and varies from area to a
Jan 1, 2010
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1D Numerical Simulation of Velocity Amplification of P-Waves Travelling Through Fractured Rock Near a Free SurfaceBy G. Swan, E. Nordlund, P. Zhang
"SynopsisThe most widely used support design damage criterion for rockburst-prone mines is based upon kinetic energy, which is proportional to the square of the ejection velocity and is commonly expre
Jan 1, 2015
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Chemical wear analysis of a tap-hole on a SiMn production furnaceBy M. Tangstad, J. D. Steenkamp
In April 2013 a 48 MVA submerged arc furnace producing silicomanganese was excavated in South Africa. Since the high shell temperatures recorded in the tap-hole area resulted in the furnace being swit
Jan 1, 2015
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Towards The 21st Century WorkplaceBy G. Taylor
A 21st Century worker is one who works less with his physical power and more with mental ability. Such a worker is more skilled than a labourer and is consequently rewarded accordingly. A21st Century
Jan 1, 2000
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Improved understanding of high pressure pre-grouting effects for tunnels in jointed rockBy N. Barton, E. Quadros
This paper addresses the prediction of groutable joint apertures, grout penetration limitations, and possible grout take volumes per cubic metre of rock, as a result of 5 to 10 MPa pre-injection press
Jan 1, 2003
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Recovery of base metals and PGMs in a DC alloy-smelting furnace - SynopsisBy R. T. Jones
Base metals and platinum group metals can be collected in metallic alloy form, via a wide variety of smelting processes. The recovery, or degree of collection, of the valuable metals is a function of
Jan 1, 2009
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The Influence Of Geology On A Simulated RockburstBy N. Reddy
The influence of local geology and rock mass characteristics on deformations during a rockburst caused by a controlled blast was studied. This was done by means of visual examination, mapping and phot
Jan 1, 2001
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Mining induced stress estimation for pillar extraction at shallow coverBy A. K. Singh, R. Singh, P. K. Mandal
On the basis of in situ study of pillar loading at different sites, an attempt is made in this paper to visualize the development of mining induced stress under varying geo-mining conditions. Field st
Jan 1, 2003
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Potential Applications of Nanofiltration Membranes in Copper–Cobalt ProcessingBy L. A. Thompson, A. J. Linington
"Copper–cobalt extraction is a reagent-intensive process resulting in acid consumption greatly contributing towards production costs, which in the current market conditions curtail profitability. Nano
Jan 1, 2015
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Confinement dependence on cohesion weakeningBy S. J. Thomas, P. A. Lilly, J. A. L. Napier
An industry research project has been established to examine the issue of rock mass failure in large open pit slopes. The approach began with numerically modelling failure at the laboratory scale wit
Jan 1, 2003
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The Minerals Educational Trust - Increasing The Support For South African Universities And Technikons - OriginsIn the 1980s and?90s the gold mining industry in South Africa came under pressure from the continued poor dollar gold price and escalating Rand based costs, furthermore the external impacts on the ind
Jan 1, 2003
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Analysis of water permeation process in rock by X-ray CTBy D. Fukahori, K. Sugawara, A. Sato
X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) is a nondestructive imaging technique, and its efficiency is widely recognized. In the present paper, X-ray CT is successfully applied for the visualization of water per
Jan 1, 2003
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A Computational Fluid Dynamics Model for Investigating Air Flow Patterns in Underground Coal Mine SectionsBy 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
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Effluent Reduction Projects Sulphuric Acid Plant - Background InformationBy M. Jele
? Sulphuric acid plant in umbogintwini. ? Double absorption plant, capacity of 550MTPD. ? Build by simon curve during the year 1973. ? Side stream plants such as: ? Liquid SO2 Plant, ? Li
Jan 1, 2009
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Electrometallurgical Relationships In Electric Smelting FurnacesBy J. Persson, N. G. Bliss
Electric furnaces used for smelting and those used for scrap melting exhibit different performance profiles in terms of electrical characteristics. However, the underlying principles are the same f
Jan 1, 2004
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Reduction Behaviors Of Chromite And Nio In Liquid Fe-C AlloysBy B. Derin, T. Uzunoglu, O. Yücel
In this study, reduction behaviours of Turkish chromite concentrate (48 % Cr2O3, 13.30 % FeO, 18.33 % MgO, 12.37 % Al2O3, 5.76 % SiO2) and nickel oxide by Fe-C alloy in graphite crucible were investig
Jan 1, 2007