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  • SAIMM
    PlatinumII/IV And RhodiumIII Chemistry Viewed Through New Eyes: What New Secrets Can 195Pt And 103Rh NMR Spectroscopy Reveal About Speciation As Relevant To Refining Solutions?

    By K. R. Koch

    Although some of the platinum(II/IV) and rhodium(III) chemistry is considered ?old? and well-known, the application of modern multinuclear NMR spectroscopic methods to this chemistry in solution revea

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    A Code For The Valuation Of Mineral Properties And Projects In South Africa

    By A. S. Macfarlane

    The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy was approached by the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy to present a paper on the current practice in terms of the valuation of mineral

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SAIMM
    Future Of The South African Mining Industry And The Roles Of The SAIMM And The Universities - Synopsis

    By J. N. Van der Merwe

    The current state of the South African mining industry is briefly reviewed from the point of view of an engineer not schooled in the finer details of predictive economics. Based on the assumption that

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    New Technologies In The Concentration Of PGM Values From UG-2 Ores

    By M. A. W. Bryson

    It is well documented that a significant amount of the new PGM (Platinum Group Minerals) production that is coming on stream now, and over the next few years, is to come from the UG-2 reef. Clearly th

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Effect of true tri-axial loading schemes on fracturing of limestone

    By J. -P. Tshibangu, A. Vervoort, A. Lavrov

    Abstract: The aim of the research presented is to study the effect of complex loading schemes on the fracturing process during loading and/or unloading. A first set of experiments was done using a pol

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Part 2: Experimental calibration of sampling parameters K and alpha for Gy?s formula by the sampling tree method ? Synopsis

    Application of Gy?s formula is appropriate for calculation of the Fundamental Error (FE) prior to samples being collected at any stage of the minerals process, provided that sampling parameters K and

    Jan 1, 2007

  • 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
    Strong Ground Motion And Site Response In Deep South African Mines

    By A. M. Milev

    A stand-alone instrument especially designed for recording strong ground motions was used in this study to create a large data base of peak particle velocities measured on stope hangingwalls. A total

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    Optimisation Of Anglo Platinum?s ACP Acid Plant Catalytic Converter

    By M. K. Sichone

    Anglo Platinum?s Waterval smelting complex based in South Africa operates the Anglo Converting Process (ACP) that produces SO2 offgas. This SO2 offgas is treated in a double-contact, double-absorption

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    Temperature-elevated hydration effect on stress behaviour of cemented paste backfill

    By W. K. Ting, A. Hasan

    Mine stope is typically backfilled with cemented paste backfill, which provides a regional underground stability and also a reduction of aboveground tailings accumulation. During backfilling, a phenom

    Jan 30, 2026

  • SAIMM
    Dynamic failure of pillar remnants—case studies

    By G. van Aswegen, J. D. Bosman

    Gold bearing deposits in the Witwatersrand consist predominantly of narrow tabular conglomerates with quartzite host rock. Extensive mining of these deposits at depth results in significant stresses

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Sensitization Behaviour Of 11-12% Cr AISI 409 Stainless Steel During Low Heat Input Welding ? Synopsis

    By C. J. Van Niekerk

    The study comprised of the investigation into the sensitization characteristics of AISI 409 titanium stabilized ferritic stainless steel during low heat input welding. AISI 409 is a fully ferritic sta

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    Quest for ?effective pack? support - Synopsis

    By M. A. Kujoana

    Following on the design of good mining layouts and regional support systems, and the implementation of sound strata control practices, stope support is the ultimate strategy to combat the hazards of r

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    Slag Properties And Design Issues Pertinent To Matte Smelting Electric Furnaces (e3a20593-dc35-4fd2-9a1d-dff5bd2ffd2f)

    The effect of composition on electrical conductivity (resistivity), viscosity and liquidus temperature of the slags encountered in electric smelting of PGM-containing suphide concentrates is reviewed

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Can Buffer Stores Improve Productivity? ? Synopsis

    By R. C. D. Phillis

    The management of critical resource inventories is an important productivity lever and a significant risk factor?risk in the sense that poor resource availability lends itself to disempowerment of wor

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    Gasification of low-rank coal in the High-Temperature Winkler (HTW) process

    By D. Toporov, R. Abraham

    "Gasification is a process of thermal conversion of solid carbonaceous materials into a gaseous fuel called syngas. Coal gasification is an efficient technology for a range of systems for producing lo

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SAIMM
    Incompressible versus compressible fluid flow models: A case study on furnace tap-hole lancing

    By J. H. Zietsman, M. W. Erwee, Q. G. Reynolds

    Pyrometallurgical furnaces, essential for metal extraction, operate at temperatures exceeding 1600°C and represent complex multiphase systems that challenge direct industrial research. Multiphysics mo

    Apr 16, 2024

  • SAIMM
    Geological Interpretations From The PGE Distribution In The Bushveld Merensky And UG2 Chromitite Reefs

    By R. G. Cawthorn

    The vertical distribution of platinum-group elements (PGE) in the Merensky and UG2 chromitite Reefs is highly variable, but does follow certain general patterns that allow the testing of geological mo

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    The prediction of minewater inflows

    By K. L. Morton, R. .. J. Connelly, P. C. Bouw

    Uncertainties in the forecasting of the volume of groundwater likely to enter underground workings present difficulties for mine management in planning and costing the water-related activities of mini

    Jan 1, 1988

  • SAIMM
    Use Of Chemical Energy In Submerged Arc Furnace To Produce Ferrochrome: Prospects And Limitations

    By Chandrakala Kari, S. Mohan Rao, Gajanan Kapure, K. S. Raju

    High carbon ferrochrome production process is energy intensive, consumes approximately 3300-3400 kWh per ton of metal produced. This amounts to ~ 34% of the total ferrochrome production cost. The powe

    Jan 1, 2007