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  • SAIMM
    Comparative legal solution for rehabilitating legacy mines through financial provision in South Africa and Western Australia

    By J. C. N. Ashukem, F. Agyemang

    One understudied area of environmental law is the socio-ecological impact of ownerless mines. This impact is particularly pronounced in resource-dependent regions like South Africa and Western Austral

    Dec 15, 2025

  • SAIMM
    Pragmatism in industrial modelling: An application to ladle lifetime in the steel industry

    By S. T. Johansen, B. T. Løvfall, T. Rodriguez Duran, J. Zoric

    A methodology for building pragmatic physics-based models is here adapted to predict the erosion of ladle linings in the steel industry, in order to support operators when deciding whether the lining

    Apr 16, 2024

  • SAIMM
    Evaluating destress blasting for rock fracture and rockburst prediction in deep level hardrock mining

    By C. Yi, M. Onifade, B. Genc, S. Dineva, T. Zvarivadza, M. Khandelwal

    Deep level hardrock mining faces increasing challenges from elevated in situ stresses and associated rockbursts. This study aims to develop a systematic framework for evaluating destress blasting effe

    Jun 27, 2025

  • SAIMM
    Depositional environment - The original control on gold processing

    By J. A. Kinnaird, B. J. Youlton, K. L. Youlton

    Methods for treating and processing refractory gold ores are well established. However, what is less well understood is how the formation of the gold-bearing deposits affects gold processing and extra

    Jun 1, 2021

  • SAIMM
    Big data and the IoT platform architecture design for the mining industry APCOM 2021

    By H. Dudycz, A. Skoczylas, P. Stefaniak, P. Pyda

    In the era of Industry 4.0, technologies such as Big Data (BD) and the Internet of Things (IoT) play a key role, especially for multi-site manufacturing companies. In such companies, the challenge is

    Sep 1, 2021

  • SAIMM
    A sustainable approach to derelict and ownerless mines in South Africa

    By S. Mudau, P. Mohasoa, M. J. Cole

    Derelict and ownerless (D&O) mines in South Africa have been an ongoing concern for over a decade. While some progress has been made to rehabilitate D&O asbestos sites, significant work remains, exace

    Apr 25, 2025

  • SAIMM
    Hyperspectral core scanner: An effective mineral mapping tool for apatite in the Upper Zone, northern limb, Bushveld Complex

    By C. Ndou, T. Mothupi, H. Mandende

    The technological advances in efficient, rapid, and non-destructive hyperspectral core logging systems for systematic mineral mapping have led to the discovery and exploitation of new mineral deposits

    Feb 6, 2023

  • SAIMM
    Presidential Address: Planning the utilization of South Africa's coal reserves

    By B. C. Alberts

    Planning the use of South Africa's energy resources, especially coal, is of the utmost importance. The State and the mining industry require reliable official estimates of the economically mineab

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SAIMM
    Improving grade estimation using machine learning: A comparative study of ordinary kriging against machine learning algorithms

    By R. C. A. Minnitt, A. Akpabio

    This study presents a rigorous comparison between ordinary kriging and commonly used machine learning algorithms, those being, linear regression, support vector regression, decision trees, random fore

    Mar 30, 2026

  • SAIMM
    Ground support guidelines for squeezing ground conditions

    By J. Hadjigeorgiou, Y. Potvin

    In a benchmarking paper published in the SAIMM Journal, Potvin and Hadjigeorgiou (2008) reviewed ground control strategies to manage large deformations in underground hard rock mines. Significant diff

    Jul 5, 2023

  • SAIMM
    Metal Accounting In The Platinum Industry: How Effective Is It?

    The AMIRA Code of Practice and Guidelines for Metal Accounting was developed in response to demand from a number of sponsor companies, including one major platinum producer. Since its publication in

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Activity-Based Risk Management for the Acquisition of Electronic Mine Safety Equipment

    By A. J. Hofmann, G. P. R. van der Merwe, J. E. W. Holm

    "A new approach is proposed to perform relativistic comparisons between alternative operational risk management solutions by taking into account the impact of each operational activity on overall syst

    Jan 1, 2017

  • SAIMM
    Potential Use of Thin Spray-on Liners for Gas Management in Underground Coal Mines

    "Coal seam gas problems can adversely affect the safety and productivity of underground coal mines, leading to fatalities and financial losses. Conventional gas management technologies using ventilati

    Jan 1, 2016

  • SAIMM
    Tap-hole monitoring technologies

    By R. MacRosty, R. Pula, P. Gebski, W. Braun

    "This paper provides a progress update on three tapblock monitoring technologies that Hatch has been developing with our clients for non-ferrous smelting furnaces.The Tapblock Diagnostic System (TDS)

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Near real-time interpolative algorithm for mdelling air quality in underground mines

    By E. Lutz, M. Momayez, K. W. Brown Requist

    As real-time air quality monitoring becomes more prevalent in US underground mines, it is important to provide the highest data reliability with the fewest possible sensors. Real-time sensors remain c

    Apr 16, 2024

  • SAIMM
    In search of a new development strategy for the beneficiation and export of South Africa's minerals (Presidential Address)

    By H. E. James

    Much has been said and written about the need to reduce South Africa's dependence on gold. To compensate for the decline in the country's foreign-exchange earnings resulting from the phasing

    Jan 1, 1985

  • SAIMM
    A Review of Work-Integrated Learning in South African Mining Engineering Universities

    By L. A. Maseko

    "As part of the mining engineering curriculum, students are required to be placed in industry for vacation work or work-integrated learning (WIL). In this paper we review work-based placement as done

    Dec 1, 2018

  • SAIMM
    Worker inclusion in equipment development processes in the modernizing minerals sector in South Africa

    By S. Schutte, J. Pelders

    Worker participation in equipment development can result in improved user acceptance and product quality. This paper focuses on worker engagement in equipment development processes in the South Africa

    Feb 2, 2021

  • SAIMM
    Leaching characteristics of cerium and yttrium from non-magnetic coal fly ash after silicate digestion using acetic acid

    By H. Manurung, I. M. Bendiayasa, W. Astuti, and H. T. B. M. Petrus, F Anggara, K. C. Wanta

    The leaching kinetics of cerium (Ce) and yttrium (Y) in sodium-hydroxide-digested non-magnetic coal fly ash using acetic acid were investigated. The variables analysed were pH, solid-to-liquid ratio (

    Nov 6, 2024

  • SAIMM
    Short interval management system for improving mining efficiency by optimising mining processes with real time mining data APCOM 2021

    By J. Saunders, N. Pretorius, G. Krafft, T. P. Katakwa

    Imagine being able to see all the future planned mining activities in real time. This is exactly what SIMS (Short Interval Management System) will enable you to do. SIMS is a real time short interval

    Sep 1, 2021