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  • SAIMM
    Investigation of the mechanism for fireside corrosion in coal-fired boilers in South Africa

    By J. W. van der Merwe, K. G. Moloko

    Furnace wall tubes from 600 MW subcritical boilers at three coal-fired power stations were sampled and the fireside deposits examined to determine the mechanism of fireside corrosion. This involved an

    Jun 1, 2021

  • SAIMM
    Use of Ion Exchange to Increase Value in Copper–Cobalt Operations

    By J. van Deventer

    Ion exchange is widely used in hydrometallurgical operations for the recovery and purification of valuable metals. Special chelating resins have a high affinity for specific elements, allowing the sel

    Jan 1, 2023

  • SAIMM
    An Alternative Pillar Design Methodology

    By R. W. O. Kersten

    "The aim was to investigate stable pillar design procedures currently in use on chrome and platinum mines, subject them to a critical appraisal, and review some of the alternatives proposed in the lit

    May 1, 2019

  • SAIMM
    Challenges in the use of verbal probability expressions in communicating risk

    By J. Hadjigeorgiou, J. Wesseloo

    Mining companies employ a multitude of risk management tools. The effectiveness of these tools for decision-making and communicating risk has not been addressed. This paper investigates the use of ver

    Jan 30, 2026

  • SAIMM
    Processing of a refractory concentrate with high gold content in sulphides and rock-forming minerals, А.Y. Senchenko, Y.G. Seredkin, А.V. Aksenov, and А.А. Vasiliev

    By А. А. Vasiliev, Y. G. Seredkin, А. V. Aksenov, А. Y. Senchenko

    Refractory gold-containing concentrates usually contain gold enclosed in sulphides as well as in rock-forming minerals. Another difficulty is that gold often occurs as very fine inclusions of several

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Determining the ions with the most impact on froth stability in Cu-Ni-PGM ore flotation, M.S. Manono and K.C. Corin

    By K. C. Corin, M. S. Manono

    The mining and mineral concentration of Cu-Ni-PGM sulfide ores in South Africa occurs in semiarid regions. The scarcity and availability of water resources in these regions has become one of the bigge

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Scale-up of HPGR in size reduction of iron ore pellet feed, T.M. Campos, G. Bueno, and L.M. Tavares

    By G. Bueno, L. M. Tavares, T. M. Campos

    Iron ore pellet feed pressing has been one of the first and most successful applications of High- Pressure Grinding Rolls (HPGR) in the minerals industry. Vale S.A. has been one of the pioneers in thi

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Three-dimensional X-Ray computed tomographic characterization of micro-imperfections in ground siderite particles, C. Zhang, L.X. Li, X. Zhang, N. Li, H.M. Zheng, Z.T. Yuan , and X.M. Wang

    By X. Zhang, Z. T. Yuan, C. Zhang, H. M. Zheng, X. M. Wang, L. X. Li, N. Li

    In metal mines, comminution is commonly used to liberate minerals for subsequent mineral concentration processes, such as flotation, magnetic separation and gravity separation. However, ores are aggre

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Calibration of the limit equilibrium pillar failure model using physical models

    By D. F. Malan, R. P. Els

    The limit equilibrium model, used in displacement discontinuity codes, is a popular method to simulate pillar failure. This paper investigates the use of physical modelling to calibrate this model. Fo

    May 3, 2023

  • SAIMM
    Advanced seismic acquisition techniques in South African mines: Insights from the FUTURE project

    By I. James, R. J. Durrheim, M. S. D. Manzi, O. Valeshin, J. Lepine, L. V. Socco, C. Colombero, A. Malehmir, M. K. Rapetsoa, M. Sihoyiya

    The FUTURE project aims to enhance seismic surveying in South African mining by integrating advanced acquisition technologies. In this paper, we detail surface and underground seismic surveys at the S

    Jan 12, 2025

  • SAIMM
    Recycled Printed Circuit Board leach residue as an alternative reducing agent in secondary copper smelting, D. Attah-Kyei, G. Akdogan, C. Dorfling, and J.H. Zietsman

    By G. Akdogan, J. H. Zietsman, C. Dorfling, D. Attah-Kyei

    The development of newer and improved electrical products has led to an increase in the rate at which older products are discarded as waste. The main focus of electronic waste is the printed circuit b

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Centralised Process Control of the Metallurgical Operation at Rössing, South West Africa/Namibia

    By R. Thomas

    A Honeywell TDC 2000 central process control system was installed at Rössing in 1984. The system controls the metallurgical operations from crushing to the finished product of uranium oxide and manufa

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SAIMM
    A Phased Development Schedule For A Platinum Concentrator Utilizing A Dynamic Stockpile Model

    By J. Labuschagne

    The primary factor contributing to the profitability of a platinum mine and its associated concentrator is the time taken from the first hoist of material from underground to the first batch of concen

    Jan 1, 2012

  • SAIMM
    Seamlessly Integrating Occupational Health Into Business

    By C. J. Badenhorst

    The primary focus of management today is safety, or preventing negative, generally irreversible, events of acute duration. The outcomes of safety-related events are usually visible and can evoke stron

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Experimental validation of DEM in rotating drums using Positron Emission Particle Tracking, T. Moodley and I. Govender

    By T. Moodleya, I. Govender

    Despite the widespread use of DEM to simulate particle processes, comparatively little work has been done to evaluate its accuracy. One of the reasons is a lack of available measurement techniques tha

    Jan 1, 2020

  • SAIMM
    Developments In Kimberlite Emplacement Theory

    By E. M. W. Skinner

    Various models of near-surface kimberlite pipe emplacement have been proposed over the years. These include a top-down, phreatomagmatic model, a bottom-up, embryonic pipe model and three top-down expl

    Jan 1, 2010

  • SAIMM
    Investigation of Flow Regime Transition in a Column Flotation Cell using CFD

    By N. Snyders, I. Mwandawande, S. M. Bradshaw, M. Karimi

    "Flotation columns are normally operated at optimal superficial gas velocities to maintain bubbly flow conditions. However, with increasing superficial gas velocity, loss of bubbly flow may occur with

    Feb 1, 2019

  • SAIMM
    Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials and the Regulatory Challenges to the Zircon Industry

    By K. Harlow

    "Zircon is a naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) and as such is subject to a variety of regulations around the world. The regulatory processes and their implementation are summarized and t

    Jan 1, 2017

  • SAIMM
    The Introduction of a Stiff Rockbolt and Hanging Wall Control Management System at a Platinum Mine in South Africa

    By P. Altounyan, K. Akermann, T. Van den Berg

    Amandelbult Mine is currently undertaking a trial to mechanise the mining of the UG2 reef through the introduction of room and pillar mining. As part of the trial, a system of managing the control of

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Prediction of Gas Holdup in a Column Flotation Cell Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

    By N. Snyders, I. Mwandawande, S. M. Bradshaw, M. Karimi

    "Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was applied to predict the average gas holdup and the axial gas holdup variation in a 13.5 m high cylindrical column 0.91 m diameter. The column was operating in ba

    Jan 1, 2019