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Business Optimization for Platinum Mining Projects and OperationsBy P. J. Petit
"The complex planning required to achieve any planned production yields multiple and dissociated responses over the life of project (LOP). The customary decision-making process negates the possibiliti
Jan 1, 2016
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Fines generation from South African manganese ores during preheating in a rotary kilnBy M. S. Moholwa, J. D. Steenkamp, H. L. Rutto
Manganese ores are the major source of manganese for the production of manganese ferroalloys. There is a gap in the knowledge of the decrepitation behaviour of manganese ores, which presents a problem
Nov 30, 2022
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Utilisation Of Low Grade Iron Ore Resources To Produce New Products1 And The Development Of The Sishen Expansion Project (?Sep?)2, Sishen Iron Ore Mine, South AfricaBy J J. Pretorius, G M. Hoffmann
Utilisation of lower-grade (<60 per cent Fe) resources, not utilised in the current products, is crucial to ensure optimal resource utilisation and maintaining/improving future profit margins by recla
Jan 1, 2006
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A Modified Wipfrag Program for Determining Muckpile FragmentationBy A. Tosun
"The size distribution of the muckpile formed as a result of open pit blasting operations has a considerable effect on the efficiency of loading, hauling, and crushing. Various researchers have develo
Oct 1, 2018
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Ore hardness effect on design of comminution circuits which use competing technologies: SAG vs HPGR, A.Y. Senchenko and Y.V. KulikovBy A. Y. Senchenkoa, Y. V. Kulikov
The relationships revealed between ore hardness and specific energy consumed by crushing and grinding are described in the paper. A comparison of key technical and economical parameters of SAG and HPG
Jan 1, 2020
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Computer Support in Scheduling the Iscor Grootegeluk Coal Mine - A Case StudyBy A. P. L. Kotzé
Modelling and scheduling for Grootegeluk coal mine, situated in the north- western Transvaal, is by means of a series of modular systems. Modelling of the multilayered body, which is part of the Water
Jan 1, 1987
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Preliminary assessment of coal blend quality combining gammaray spectrometry and magnetic susceptibility: A case study of the Sabinas Basin, MexicoBy J. A. Batista-Rodríguez, F. J. López-Saucedo
A new methodology is proposed for the preliminary assessment of coal blend quality, which combines gamma-ray spectrometry and magnetic susceptibility measurements. This methodology does not replacethe
Apr 2, 2022
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Presidential Address: Thoughts on the value of historyBy I. J. Geldenhuys
South Africa’s mining and metals industries have an illustrious history dating back to the Late Iron Age. We live in a complex and data-intensive world that has already fundamentally changed how we wo
Sep 1, 2021
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Removal Of Unburned Carbon From Fly Ash Using A Cyclonic-Static Microbubble Flotation Column - SynopsisBy Y. J. Cao
The purpose of this study was to investigate the flotation behaviour of unburned carbon in a cyclonic-static microbubble flotation column (FCSMC). The ash sample, collected from a power station in Gua
Jan 1, 2012
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Determination of rhodium from fire assay using lead collection with the addition of co-collector, followed by acid dissolution to enhance recovery and analytical accuracyBy R. Letsaole, H. Mabowa, J. Sehat, J. Tshilongo, T. Rampfumedzi, N. Ntsasa, A. Mkhohlakal1
This study explores the use of co-collectors to enhance the recovery and determination of rhodium during fire assay with lead collection, followed by acid dissolution using conventional hot plate meth
Mar 6, 2026
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Sustainability -Luxury, Grudge Or NecessityBy L. Prosch
"The word 'sustainability' has gotten such a work out lately that the whole concept is in danger of floating away on a sea of inoffensiveness" Michael Pollon. It is estimated that approxima
Jan 1, 2010
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Selective flotation separation of scheelite from fluorite using a novel self-assembly Pb-BHA-NaOL complex as collector, J. Wang, Z. Gao, H. Han, W. Sun, and Y. GaoBy H. Han, Z. Gao, Y. Gao, W. Sun, J. Wang
Strategic Ca-bearing minerals like scheelite and fluorite are usually separated by flotation, yet the separation is quite difficult due to their similar surface Ca active sites. Compared with the conv
Jan 1, 2020
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Optimization of Flotation pH for the Reverse Flotation of an African low-grade BIF Haematite OreBy A. Fouchee, N. Naudé, K. Schommarz
"This article presents laboratory test work conducted on an African haematite ore to determine the influence of the flotation pulp pH on the final iron grade and recovery. Results show that a combinat
Jan 1, 2016
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Characterisation of precipitates formed during Se and Te removal from sulfate leach solutions, Y. Bello and C. DorflingBy Y. Belloa, C. Dorfling
The presence of impurities such as Se and Te in copper sulfate leach solutions can have a detrimental effect on electrowinning efficiency. These elements can be removed from the solution by precipitat
Jan 1, 2020
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Appointment of women to mining boards – Evidence of tokenismBy N. V. Moraka
Mining companies are required by law to improve representation of women on their boards. However, progress in this regard has been slow. Boards of directors play an important role in formulating corpo
Dec 13, 2023
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Trends in Methodology in Analytical ChemistryBy Ri McCrindle
"Analytical Chemistry is moving rapidly towards a concept where technicians have to do no more than press a button and print the result from an instrument that is a featureless ""black box"". In this
Jan 1, 2014
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Understanding the nature of challenges posed in PGM recovery from secondary tailings resourcesBy B. McFadzean, N. Patterson, M. Becker, S. Geldenhuys
The retreatment of secondary tailings for platinum group metals recovery presents a range of potential challenges, which vary depending on the nature of the original ore and the type of pretreatment i
Mar 6, 2026
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Reprocessing of low grade Cu-Co-Au containing tailings by froth flotation - a case study, I. Silin, Y. Rubinstein, I. Volobayev, A. Liono, D. Gürsel, and H. WotrubaBy I. Silin, H. Wotruba, A. Liono, I. Volobayev, Y. Rubinstein, D. Gürsel
Old, abandoned or in situ processed and storaged tailings can be a potential source of remained valuable metals and minerals. By reprocessing of tailings, it is possible not only to achieve economical
Jan 1, 2020
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Factors influencing ore breakage in High Voltage Pulse pre-treatment, D. Lay, F. Shi, and C. AntonioBy F. Shi , D. Lay, C. Antonio
High Voltage Pulse (HVP) technology has the potential to transform traditional mineral processing practice in the mining industry. HVP pre-treatment has been shown to enable ore preconcentration, achi
Jan 1, 2020
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The use of 4-methylbenzenesulfonate ionic liquid derivatives as environmentally friendly corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in hydrochloric acidBy T. Nesane, S. S. Mnyakeni-Moleele, L. C. Murulana
The effectiveness of two synthesized ionic liquids, 1-(benzyloxy)-1-oxopropan-2-aminium 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (1-BOPAMS) and 4-(benzyloxy)-4-oxobutan-1-aminium 4-methylbenzenesulfonate (4-BOBAMS),
Apr 1, 2021