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  • SAIMM
    Towards the integrated simulation of regrinding in flotation circuits, L.A. Cisternas, E. Mate, C. Cruz, M.E. Osorio, L. Cortés, and E.G. Galvez

    By E. G. Galvez, E. Mate, L. A. Cisternas, C. Cruz, L. Cortés, M. E. Osorio

    Designing and optimising flotation circuits are critical for mineral beneficiation plants, and therefore several procedures have been published. The modelling of flotation circuits with the objective

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Finsch Mine Treatment Plant Upgrade Project

    By D Olivier

    De Beers' Finsch Mine is situated in the Northern Cape province, 170 km northwest of Kimberley. The concentrator facility, designed and constructed by Bateman Engineering, was commissioned in 196

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SAIMM
    The Use of Dynamic Programming for Determining Mine-Mill Production Schedules

    By Ronald J. Roman

    All mining and milling complexes can, within limits, operate at a variety of production rates. Factors of economic importance that are affected by production rates are costs per unit production, recov

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Optimization Of Diesel Usage At Uitvlugt Mine - Synopsis

    By O. G. Motlogelwa

    Any company operating a fleet of trucks will be greatly advantaged if the associated fuel costs can be decreased. The optimal tonnage that trucks should be hauling to ensure minimum consumption of die

    Jan 1, 2013

  • SAIMM
    Improving the quality of tinplated steel using a novel technique to study the effect of industrial process parameters - Synopsis

    By G. S. Maré

    Tin plating operations are of a complex nature due to the many operational variables that need to be controlled in order to create a product of required quality. The work in this report lays the bas

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SAIMM
    Sampling In The South African Minerals Industry

    Although not fully accepted in South Africa, the Theory of Sampling originally proposed by Pierre Gy is fast becoming the cornerstone of sampling practice throughout the world. The growing acceptance

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Topsoe Wet Gas Sulphuric Acid (WSA) Technology - An Attractive Alternative For Reduction Of Sulphur Emissions From Furnaces And Converters

    By H. Rosenberg

    Haldor Topsoe A/S has developed its WSA technology to meet the demand in the market for a simple and reliable process that converts sulphurous emissions from off-gasses into high-grade sulphuric acid.

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Remote sensing of the decant pond of tailings dams: Insights from a South African case study

    By C. O’Donova, E. Adam, L. A. Torres-Cruz

    High-profile failures of tailings dams illustrate the significant safety challenge they pose. The decant pond of such facilities plays an important role in their mechanical stability. This study inves

    Apr 2, 2022

  • SAIMM
    The application of pumpable emulsions in narrow-reef stoping (c3a49f1e-796f-497e-8d58-8a582c0eb90b)

    By S. P. Pearton

    "Pumpable emulsion explosives have been available to surface and underground massive mining operations for decades, and their unique properties offer significant advantages in terms of improved safety

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SAIMM
    The interaction between excavation of Trojane tunnel and an anchored pile retaining wall

    By V. Jovicic, J. Likar

    The knowledge of the geological sequence and hydrological conditions in the area of portals was the basis for the design of the entry of the highway into tunnel Trojane. Mudstone, claystone and sandst

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Production of Al(III)-K(I)-Ti(IV)- sulphate-containing leach liquor from metakaolinite-containing ash derived from South African coal fines

    By R. H. Matjie, J. R. Bunt, A. C. Collins, J. C. van Dyk, C. A. Strydom

    South African discard coal fines and K₂CO₃ blends were heated in a laboratory-scale rotary kiln to produce ashes for H₂SO₄ leaching tests. The optimized H₂SO₄ leaching conditions of 6.12 mol.dm³ (M) H

    Aug 2, 2022

  • SAIMM
    Improved Understanding Of Explosive?Rock Interactions Using The Hybrid Stress Blasting Model - Synopsis (ddacffa6-1e01-4a91-b621-d99006599461)

    Since 2001, the Hybrid Stress Blast Model (HSBM) project members have developed a software suite to model the complete blasting process from non-ideal detonation to muck pile formation. To preserve th

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Modelling of fluid flow phenomena in Peirce-Smith copper converters and analysis of combined blowing concept

    By D. K. Chibwe, P. Taskinen

    "Typical operation of industrial Peirce-Smith converters (PSCs) used in copper smelting results in several common phenomena such as excessive splashing, slopping, tuyere blockage, and low converter ca

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Baleni v Minister of Mineral Resources: A fait accompli

    By K. Thambi

    The court in Baleni v Minister of Mineral Resources [2019] 2 SA 453 GP and [2020] 4 All SA 374 (GP), deliberated on the protection of rights of a community holding informal land tenure under Customary

    Sep 1, 2022

  • SAIMM
    Fluidized-bed technology for the production of iron products for steelmaking - Synopsis

    By F. J. Plaul

    The dominating technologies for steelmaking are the basic oxygen furnace (BOF or LD process, Linz-Donawitz) and the electric-arc furnace (EAF). The main iron input materials for both are liquid iron a

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    A Heuristic Sublevel Stope Optimizer With Multiple Raises

    By X. Bai

    A new heuristic sublevel mining stope optimizer is presented. The optimizer seeks the best locations and lengths of a series of vertical raises that, together with the blocks linked to each raise, def

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Online Database Of Mine Planning And Peripheral Software Used In The South African Mining Industry

    By T. P. Katakwa

    The utilization of software is now inherent to virtually every activity along the mining value chain. However, apart from the software survey done by Gibbs in the 1990s and work on the extent of diffu

    Jun 1, 2013

  • SAIMM
    Vertical Integration As A Source Of Competitiveness: The Case Of Ferrochromium In Southern Africa

    By I. A. Mutemererwa

    This paper investigates the role of vertical integration between chrome ore mines and ferrochromium smelters in the location of ferrochromium production capacity in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Vertical

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SAIMM
    Efficient Use of Energy in the Ventilation and Cooling of Mines`

    Escalating energy and electricity costs have become one of the largest drivers of expenditure in mining operations. Over the last eight years, energy costs have tripled when expressed as a percentage

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Hugo Petersen - Competence In Gas Cleaning Systems Downstream Nonferrous Metalurgical Plants - The Company

    By Axel Schulze

    HUGO PETERSEN has developed from the traditional firm of the same name that was established in 1906 in Berlin and is an engineering company specialising in general plant engineering now based in Wiesb

    Jan 1, 2009