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  • SAIMM
    A decision analysis guideline for underground bulk air heat exchanger design specifications

    By M. Hooman, W. M. Marx, R. C. W. Webber-Youngman

    This paper discusses a study that investigated different underground bulk air heat exchanger (>100 m3/s) design criteria. A literature review found that no single document exists covering all design c

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SAIMM
    Failure probability analysis of high rock slopes based on bionic algorithm

    Abstract : The computation of reliability index or failure probability of slopes can be transformed into an optimisation problem. In high rock slope engineering, it is usually a multimodal optimizatio

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Atomisation Of Ferroalloys

    By D. Norval, J. J. Dunkley

    The process of atomisation is introduced and related to granulation. Some processes applicable to ferroalloys are discussed, along with their limitations and advantages. Examples

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Modular Mixer-Settlers for SXPlant Sustainability

    By Henri Fredriksson, Rami Saario, Mark Weatherseed, Juri Matinheikki

    "The challenges facing the mining industry include complex ores and declining grades, together with increasing capital costs and environmental regulations. In addition, future commodity price uncertai

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SAIMM
    Application of borehole seismic and AE monitoring technique in the rock cavern

    By M. Tanaka, K. Aoki, T. Mori, H. Morioka, K. Iwano, T. Kanagawa

    To estimate the detailed characteristics of the rock around the cavern during excavation, new monitoring technique for dynamic properties of the rock has been applied. In this paper, micro-seismic mon

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Application Of Openrisk At Open Cast Coal Mines

    By L. Munsamy, B. J. Madden

    OpenRisk, an open cast risk rating system, takes into account relative differences in the importance of hazards, as experienced on each mine as a result of different combinations of geotechnical facto

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    The Effects Of Inert Matters And Low Volatile Coal Addition On The Plasticity Of High Volatile Zonguldak Coals

    By V. Arslan

    In this study, effects of the inert constituents, such as ash, and the effect of blending coals with differing rank and composition on the plasticity of coal blends were investigated. The reference co

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Comment On The Paper: Design Of Merensky Reef Crush Pillar

    By F. S. A. de Frey

    The author would like to refer to his contribution to the paper `Design of pillar systems in South Africa' by Ozbay et al. 1. The authors agreed `wholeheartedly that further research, together w

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    Thermophysical properties of rocks from the Bushveld Complex

    By M. Q. W. Jones

    This paper presents a compilation of physical properties of rocks from the Bushveld Complex. The database consists of more than 900 measurements each of thermal conductivity and density. The data are

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SAIMM
    A fuzzy logic based rippability classification system - Synopsis

    By H. Basarir

    Due to the environmental constraints and the limitations on blasting, ripping as a ground loosening and breaking method has become more popular in both mining and civil engineering applications. Becau

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    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

  • SAIMM
    Quantifying Stable Hangingwall Spans Between Support Units

    The current methodology to design stope support systems in South African gold and platinum mines is based upon the tributary area concept. The discontinuous nature of the hangingwall rock is not adequ

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SAIMM
    Geotechnical parameters characteristics for a kind of schist in Iran

    By A. Fahimifar, H. Soroush

    Abstract: Triaxial tests were conducted on the schist specimens with various anisotropic angles under confining pressures of 0, 7 and 15 MPa, and axial stress-axial strains, were measured and plot

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Modelling of fluid flow phenomena in Peirce-Smith copper converters and analysis of combined blowing concept (04487fac-e28a-4af4-ae69-1eae63554822)

    By D. K. Chibwe, P. Taskinen

    "This investigation consists of a numerical and physical modelling exercise on flow patterns, mixing, solid-liquid mass transfer, and slag-matte phase distribution in a 0.2-scale cold model of an indu

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SAIMM
    Strategies and tactics to control seismic risks in mines - Synopsis

    The risk associated with mining induced seismicity is one of the major threats to the safety and sustainability of deep underground mines. This paper describes techniques that allow site practitioners

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    Positron Emission Particle Tracking Inside a Laboratory Batch Jig (92da9c19-304b-4131-909a-f3d8e714d19d)

    By W. P. Roux

    Owing to decreasing high-grade ore reserves, there is a need for better understanding of the jigging process to improve the recovery efficiency of finer, lower grade material. The use of positron emis

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Using MIP for strategic life-of-mine planning of the lead/zinc stream at Mount Isa Mines

    By M. L. Smith, G. Karunatillake

    Lead-zinc production at MIM, Mount Isa includes three mines, a lead concentrator, zinc filter plant and lead refinery. Lead production is vertically integrated with lead-silver bullion shipped from Au

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Structural Modelling Of Open Pit Mines

    By M. K. Elmouttie, G. V. Poropat

    The analysis of structure using joint set statistics is well known. Other data such as the position of discontinuities and the contacts between rock mass units cannot be easily incorporated in simple

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Mine seismicity: prediction or forecasting? - Synopsis

    By S. M. Spottiswoode

    Much as one hopes to predict whether damaging seismicity might occur somewhere in the next shift, this is not possible at present. Recently, an analysis of seismicity at two mines has shown that a sma

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SAIMM
    A Study Of Metal Dusting Corrosion On Fe- And Ni-Based Alloys - Synopsis

    By F. M. L. Mulaudzi

    Behaviour studies of metal dusting processes and associated filamentous carbon formation were undertaken on Alloys 600, 601, and 800 using a simulated metal dusting environment of 25C0-70H2-5H20 (vol.

    Jan 1, 2013