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  • SAIMM
    Assessment of mass modulus of a weathered argillaceous rock

    By Chris M. Haberfield, Neil D. Benson

    The assessment of overall modulus (or stiffness) of a fractured weak to moderately strong rock mass is a key parameter in the design of civil engineering works in these materials. It also provides th

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Modelling Of Thermal Profile In Submerged-Arc Furnace And The Influence Of Composition Of Ore On The Thermal Profile

    By K. M. Godiwalla, S. Ranganathan

    The thermal state in submerged-arc furnaces (S.A.F.) producing ferro alloys is important for the conditions of both the grade of alloy produced as well as specific energy consumption. The temperature

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Computer Simulation Of The Equilibrium Relations Associated With The Production Of Manganese Ferroalloys

    By S. E. Olsen, K. Tang

    The complex heterogeneous equilibria associated with the production of manganese ferroalloys have been simulated by employing recently developed thermochemical databases. The non-ideal Mn-Fe-Si-C all

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    The Transformation Of Ferrochromium Smelting Technologies During The Last Decades

    By J. Daavittila, P. Jokinen, M. Honkaniemi

    In the latter part of the 1980?s Outokumpu Chrome in Tornio, Finland, was in a situation when its twenty-year-old ferrochrome plant was becoming inefficient to sustain economically sound production. T

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Stabilisation of the Nickel Sulphide Concentrate Volumetric Flow Rate and Implementation of Mass Pull Control Strategy at Nkomati Mine

    By Ike Madingoana, Stephan van Zyl, Antoine F. Mulaba-Bafubiandi

    "The study presents a control strategy implemented at the Nkomati nickel mine flotation plant for process stabilization and improvement. The control strategy involves flotation concentrate volumetric

    Jan 1, 2015

  • SAIMM
    Morphological approach to volume calculation of complex 3D geological objects

    By D. R. Hack, N. M. Sirakov, M. L. Feves, M. Iwanowski

    This paper presents a new approach capable of volume calculation of 3D reconstructed geological objects. The method is based on a well-known concept that states the volume of an object can be computed

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Analysis of water permeation process in rock by X-ray CT

    By D. Fukahori, K. Sugawara, A. Sato

    X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) is a nondestructive imaging technique, and its efficiency is widely recognized. In the present paper, X-ray CT is successfully applied for the visualization of water per

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Splash Generation And Formation Of Surface Waves In A Bottom Blown Ferroalloy Refining Vessel

    Splashing and wave formation has been studied experimentally by using one-seventh water model of CLU (Creusot-Loire Uddeholm) reactor with two different tuyere configurations by using paraffin and wat

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SAIMM
    Improved gravity separation systems utilizing spiral separators incorporating new design parameters and features

    By D. M. MacHunter, M. K. Palmer

    Refinement of design parameters and features has resulted in the development and commercialization of spiral separator models that offer enhanced performance for a number of application areas. Exam

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Optimal Coal Processing Route For The 3 X 0,5 Mm Size Fraction? - Introduction

    By Jeremy Bosman, Johan de Korte

    Traditionally the feed to coal preparation plants was de-slimed at 0,5 mm. The +0,5 mm size fraction was processed via dense-medium cyclones and the -0,5 mm size fraction was beneficiated with froth f

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    The Development Of The Voskhod Chrome Project In Kazakhstan

    By A. J. Van Der Merwe, N. A. Barcza, M. Boyes, N. R. Clarke

    Oriel Resources has with the support of SRK (Cardiff) and DRA and Mintek (South Africa) carried our a Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) to recover high grade chrome ore from its Voskhod deposit very

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Lötschberg base tunnel: brittle failure phenomena encountered during excavation of the Steg lateral adit

    By V. Labiouse, P. K. Kaiser, F. Descoeudres, F. Rojat

    In this paper some failure phenomena observed in the crossing of brittle rock formations at the Lötschberg base tunnel are presented. A brittle failure criteria, recently developed by Canadian researc

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    The Market & Cost Environments For Bulk Ferroalloys

    By Andrew Jones

    This paper discusses the worldwide market and cost environments for the bulk ferroalloys namely manganese alloys (ferromanganese, silicomanganese), ferrosilicon and ferrochrome (high-carbon ferrochrom

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Instrumentation And Automation Systems On Performance Of Ferro-Alloys Plants

    By Swapan Ghosh, Amitava Sengupta, Proloy Das

    Ferro-alloys are very important ingredients used for making of quality steel with desired composition. In view of high demand in various types of ferro-alloys, it has become necessary to produce the s

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Modelling Combustion And Thermal Nox Formation In Electric Arc Furnaces For The Production Of Ferro-Silicon And Silicon-Metal

    By S. T. Johansen, C. Colomb, B. Ravary

    Combustion and thermal NOx formation have been modelled using the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) commercial code Fluent 6.1. The aim was to predict and give a better understanding of the combustio

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Reduction Of Chromite Ore At Different Flow Rates Of Inert Gas

    By Dolly Chakraborty, S. Ranganathan, S. N. Sinha

    Pre-reduction of chromite outside the submerged-arc furnace (SAF) can significantly lower the specific power consumption in the SAF process. Conventional processes for the pre-reduction of the ore ope

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    Mine Operational Planning As The Driver For Determining And Managing Energy Demand

    By Dave Capstick, Ken Garner, Jim Porter

    Technologies and systems used in the management of energy consumption in the mining and metal processing industry are well understood and documented from the supply side of the business. It is our con

    Jan 1, 2005

  • SAIMM
    GRP Piping Applications In An Aggressive Environment ? Summary

    By P M. Bradbury

    The nature of aggressive process chemical requirements typically in the Platinum Refinery Industries, lend themselves to the use of Polymer Composite Glass Reinforced plastics for pipework and other a

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SAIMM
    Development and application of new technology for 3D Geomechanical model test of large underground group caverns

    By S. Jiansheng, H. Nakayama, D. Lu, A. Wang

    ABSTRACT: New techniques and methods for 3D geo-mechanical model test are presented in this paper. The new model material NIOS with high density and low cost; the so-called DPSS (Discrete Principal St

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    The application of “Optimine” to evaluate risks associated with extraction of a remnant pillar at depth

    By S. K. Murphy, K. B. Le Bron, A. K. Ward, S. Hayes, T. Rangasamy

    A process for evaluating different options for extraction of mining blocks is presented. The process is described and an example of the application of the process to a case study is presented.

    Jan 1, 2003