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  • SAIMM
    Barometric Hazards Within The Context Of Deep-Level Mining

    By R. M. Franz

    This paper considers potential risks to the health of workers in ultra-deep mines, including barotrauma, physiological effects and toxicity of airborne pollutants. Relevant previous research is review

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    Using Machine Carousel To Reduce Cladding Support Cycle At Pk2 Ventilation Shaft

    By Braam Blom

    PK2 Ventilation shaft is part of Paardekraal No 2 twin shaft system that is being developed to replace depleting Merensky reef production at Paardekraal shaft complex. The sinking team at this shaft f

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    Design Rules For Avoiding Draw Horizon Damage In Deep Level Block Caves

    Deep level block caving as a mining method is becoming more popular due to the fact that it is the lowest cost per ton underground extraction system. However, many block caves do not achieve their ful

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SAIMM
    Alternative Routes To Stainless Steel ? A Life Cycle Approach

    A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of stainless steel production, including that of the nickel, ferronickel, ferrochromium and iron feedstocks was carried out using inventory data derived from the literatu

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Innovative Process Control Technology For Milling And Flotation Circuit Operations

    By G. C. Smith

    Process control applications in the minerals processing industry have grown extensively over the years due to the many benefits derived, both financially and operation-wise. Although control theory i

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Acid-Base Accounting of Unburned Coal from Underground Coal Gasification at Majuba Pilot Plant

    By M. Gomo, L. S. Mokhahlane

    "Underground coal gasification (UCG) is an unconventional mining method that converts coal in situ into a fuel gas that can be used for electricity generation. Residue products from UCG have the poten

    Oct 1, 2018

  • SAIMM
    Design And Development Of A Low Noise Rockdrill (e23ff3f9-7637-41de-a805-68931d062e82)

    By N. D. L. Burger

    A low noise blast hole drilling system was developed to limit the risk of noise-induced hearing impairment in mining operations. Noise- induced hearing loss has been identified as a major occupational

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Reduction Of Manganese Ores By Methane-Containing Gas

    By N. Anacleto, S. Ganguly

    Reduction of Groote Eylandt (Australia) and Wessels (South Africa) manganese ores using CH4-H2-Ar gas mixture was investigated in a fixed bed laboratory reactor in the temperature range 1000?1200oC.

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Anglo Platinum Extra Low Profile (XLP) Mechanised Equipment Implementation ? An Update - Synopsis

    By GA Harrison

    The introduction of Extra Low Profile (XLP) mechanised equipment within Anglo Platinum is aligned with the overall New Mining Technologies strategy to focus on continuing modernization of our mining

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SAIMM
    Using Machine Carousel To Reduce Cladding Support Cycle At Pk2 Ventilation Shaft (311f8feb-63e6-4d23-980e-900e4671e984)

    By Braam Blom

    PK2 Ventilation shaft is part of Paardekraal No 2 twin shaft system that is being developed to replace depleting Merensky reef production at Paardekraal shaft complex. The sinking team at this shaft f

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    Managing The Geotechnical Risk Associated With High And Low Walls At Anglo Coal?s Open Pit Mines. - Synopsis

    By Gift Makusha, Dave Minney

    Anglo Coal South Africa mines coal for both the domestic and export market using open cast and strip mining methods. To establish a mine, a process is set in place to gather ever increasing amounts

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    A New Royalty For South African Mineral Resources

    By F. T. Cawood

    The new South African Mineral Policy has major implications on the way mineral rent will be collected and shared between the stakeholders in future. Although the policy does not supply details on how

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SAIMM
    Perceptions of the Impact of Board Members? Individual Perspectives on the Social and Environmental Performance of Companies

    By J. J. Stacey

    Large mining companies generally follow the distributed ownership corporate model, with a board of directors responsible for decisions that affect both shareholder value and stakeholders of the compan

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    An Economic Model For Gold And Platinum Mining Using Selective Blast Mining

    By I. Bock

    Selective Blast Mining (SBM) makes use of milli-second sequential blasting technology to separate the valuable reef material from waste rock in the blasting operation at stope faces in the mining of t

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SAIMM
    A Perspective On The Supply And Utilization Of Mining Graduates In The South African Context - Synopsis

    By C. Musingwini

    The South African mining industry continues to be a major source of employment at a time when at least 25 per cent of the working age population is unemployed. At the same time the industry faces a sk

    Jan 1, 2013

  • SAIMM
    Value chain based strategy formulation for mining technical systems

    By C. Lumley

    The management of the Anglo Platinum (AP) mining technical systems (MTS) embarked upon a process of defining the strategy for the MTS department. The newly established department forms part of the gre

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Annual Financial Statements - Report Of The Independent Auditors

    To the members of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy We have audited the annual financial statements of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy set out on pages 357 t

    Jan 1, 2002

  • SAIMM
    Thermodynamics of the MnO-containing slags and equilibrium relations associated with Mn ferroalloy productions

    By S. E. Olsen, K. Tang

    Slag-metal and slag-metal-gas heterogeneous equilibria involving MnO-containing slags have been simulated using recently developed Mn-based alloy and IRSID oxide thermochemical databases. A large numb

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Mine Disaster and Mine Rescue Training Courses in Modern Academic Mining Engineering Programmes

    The mining industry worldwide is currently facing a significant restructuring process. In most underground mines, widespread mechanization of the mining processes increases production while reducing s

    Jan 1, 2014

  • SAIMM
    Mine disaster and mine rescue training courses in modern academic mining engineering programmes (70cf64eb-7ce2-4e61-b78d-364fa22d3992)

    By N. Henderson, J. Weyer, J. F. Brune

    "The mining industry worldwide is currently facing a significant restructuring process. In most underground mines, widespread mechanization of the mining processes increases production while reducing

    Jan 1, 2014