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  • SAIMM
    Support Pressure Estimation For Circular And Non-Circular Openings Based On A Parametric Numerical Modelling Study

    By H. Yavuz

    Closed form solutions assume opening shape to be circular to simplify the calculation of the ground response curve for the design of underground openings. However, in mining and civil engineering work

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Comparison of the fractography of rockbursts and impact structures

    By W. U. Reimold, R. Armstrong, R. G. Charlesworth

    For many years rockbursts have plagued the mining industry. Although much research has gone into studying this phenomenon only a small proportion of it has been on the actual source mechanism. A study

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    The Characterisation Of Carbon Reductants In The Metallurgical Industry ? A Case Study

    By R. Falcon, P. den Hoed, A. Luckos, R. Erasmus, V. du Cann, D. Comins

    Carbon as a reductant, additive or filler is an essential element in the processing of metallic ores and the manufacture of iron and steel in the metallurgical industry. In most cases, the element car

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Advanced Mill Relining ? A Key Operational Control (Not Simply A ?Must Do? Maintenance Function)

    RME has a vision for a new grinding plant operational paradigm made possible by RME's fast, safe Mill Relining System. Some new liner designs can degrade SAG mill performance because of mill vol

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Shaft Sinking Scheduling/Planning - Introduction (545beb62-d4f4-42b2-aefa-514c1419aba6)

    By P. N. Lategan

    Mining companies are challenged with increased difficulty in delivering capital projects on schedule and within budget. In 2005, PricewaterhouseCoopers global review of major capital projects in the m

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    The Manganese Ferroalloys Industry In Southern Africa

    By J. D. Steenkamp

    Southern Africa has a history rich in the pyrometallurgical processing of ores. Two of the alloys produced are high-carbon ferromanganese (74?83 per cent Mn) and silicomanganese (59?67 per cent Mn and

    Aug 1, 2013

  • SAIMM
    The Control Of Inclusion Composition To Prevent The Rust Formation For Ferritic Stainless Steel

    By S. Kitamura

    In recent years, the amount of ferritic stainless steel production has increased. However, the rust formation by the salt spray test was pointed out in the past. At the centre of the circular rust zon

  • SAIMM
    Ventilation For Sinking Vertical, Sub Vertical And Decline Shafts. (99e42c4d-99aa-4cc4-8f39-b9fd16895c17)

    By D. M. Walters

    To achieve safe and healthy working conditions in shaft sinking operations, ventilation, and where necessary cooling, must be provided. These requirements are considered for sinking vertical, sub-vert

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    Recent Improvements In The Kumera Steam Dryer

    By J. Talja

    Keywords: drying, steam drying, concentrates, copper, lead During the past twenty years steam drying has become a prominent technology for drying of non-ferrous metals concentrate. This is mainly

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    Peak particle velocity prediction using support vector machines: a surface blasting case study

    By S. R. Dindarloo

    Although blasting is one of the most widely used methods for rock fragmentation, it has a major disadvantage in that it causes adjacent ground vibrations. Excessive ground vibrations can cause a wide

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SAIMM
    Slope Optimization At Escondida Norte Open Pit

    By Manuel Rapiman, Ricardo Sepulveda

    The feasibility study of Escondida Norte (ENorte), recommended a slope angle design for the Final Pit. But, according to the experience obtained with the slope adjacent to the West wall of ENorte, in

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Management Of Subsidence Associated With The Mining Of The Roof Of The Sishen Cave. An Application Of The Slope Stability Radar

    By Glen Mc Gavigan

    The roof of the Sishen cave is being mined in order to exploit 6.8Mt of high grade ore. The cavity is filled with quartzite backfill in order to support the roof in the event of collapse. The cave d

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    The Influence Of Geology On A Simulated Rockburst

    By 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

  • SAIMM
    Uncertainty Assessment For The Evaluation Of Net Present Value: A Mining Industry Perspective ? Synopsis (443bbb20-5eab-43f3-85de-c6c40fb656b6)

    By Ö. Erdem

    The investment decision making process in the insurance and finance industries is affected by new advances such as simulation techniques. These advances have improved the discounted cash flow method (

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Evaluation Of Pre-Beneficiation Options For Upgrading Of Low Grade Ore From Rosh Pinah Zinc-Lead Mine

    By D Reddy

    Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation is a zinc-lead mine located in southern of Namibia. It is currently considering the development of a low grade ore body containing about 2.8% zinc. This ore can be utilised

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SAIMM
    A numerical study of seismic damage to deep underground openings

    By H. Gercek, M. Genis

    In this paper, the effects of dynamic loads on the geometry of the failure zone occurring around underground openings, excavated in deep and massive rock masses, have been investigated. Following an e

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Mine Closure From A Legal Perspective: Do The Provisions Of The New Mineral And Petroleum Resources Development Act And Draft Regulations Make Closure Legally Attainable?

    By C. Dixon

    The Abandoned Mine by C.C. Woollacott A heap of rocks marks the abandoned mine. The veld's unpitying silence lies around. Those broken stone?a mute and mournful sign Of human enterprise with fail

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Geotechnical Design For Open Pits At Tanjianshan, China

    By Huang Zhiwei, Paul Skayman, Kevin Holley

    In 1989 The First Brigade for Geology and Mineral Exploration of Qinghai Province discovered gold at Jinlonggou and Qinlongtan, Tanjianshan. Between 1992 and 2002 small scale mining was carried out a

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Methodology for Assessing the Benefits of Grind Control Using Particle Size Tracking Technology for True On-Line Particle Size Measurement

    By J. Sepulveda

    "Despite the recognized influence of product fineness on line capacity and downstream process performance, few mineral concentrators today use particle size measurement of the final product in automat

    Nov 1, 2018

  • SAIMM
    A critical evaluation of the waterreticulation system at Vlaklaagte Shaft, Goedehoop Colliery

    By R. Lombard

    "Water is a very important component in the production process at underground coal mines. Current unfavourable economic conditions have forced the coal mining industry to identify and address every po

    Jan 1, 2015