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  • SAIMM
    Breakeven Extraction Factors For The Merensky Reef Using Stope Width And Market Price Simulation

    By M. G. Wimberger

    The Merensky Reef zone, as developed on Impala Platinum?s Rustenburg Operations, displays a gradational mineralized zone, with grades decreasing from the Merensky Pegmatoid Unit into the footwall and

    Jan 1, 2004

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    SULFOX Wet Acid Process (WAP) - The Technology for cleaning up sulfurous off-gasses, with production of a saleable product as Sulfuric Acid Metallurgical Industry ? Introduction

    By W. Kint

    More than 10 years ago, one of MECS?s current partners KVT developed the so called SULFOX process for cleaning waste gases containing sulfuric compounds. In this Wet Acid Process (WAP) compounds such

    Jan 1, 2009

  • SAIMM
    Parameters Influencing The Leachability Of Calcines Emanating From Microwave Roasted Sphalerite Andpyrite Concentrates

    By T. Phiri, Antoine Floribert Mulaba-Bafubiandi

    Microwave energy has been recently used in minerals processing to speed up the leaching process or to improve the liberation of targeted minerals (Al-Harahshed and Kingman, (2003); Bradshaw et al., (2

    Jan 1, 2007

  • SAIMM
    A computer program for estimation of support requirements for circular shafts

    By H. Ozturk

    In this paper, the computer program ‘SHAFT’ developed for estimation of support requirements for circular mine shafts is introduced. Theory of support design is based on the analytical solutions of ci

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Implementation of control and control issues in mineral sands plants—In-line mass flow meter

    Mineral sand beneficiation plants comprise a complex combination of electrostatic, magnetic and gravity based separation techniques. These are combined and replicated in ways that provide the most eff

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Strong ground motion and site response of mine-induced seismic events

    By S. K. Murphy, S. M. Spottiswoode, A. M. Milev, D. Geyser

    A portable, stand-alone instrument especially designed for recording strong ground motion was used in this study to create a large database of peak particle velocities measured underground. A total nu

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Profiles Of Noise Exposure Levels In South African Mining ? Synopsis ? Objectives

    By A. L. Edwards

    A two-year study focused on current noise exposure levels in the South African mining industry, aimed at helping the Mine Health and Safety Council of South Africa meet its milestones for eliminating

    Jan 1, 2011

  • SAIMM
    Time-dependent behaviour of Tournemire argillites (France)

    By A. Rejeb

    ABSTRACT: This paper contributes to the study of underground structures in argillaceous media, especially Tournemire argillites (Aveyron, France). The basic results obtained over six years in two expe

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    The potential for the recovery of chromite sands from the Murray Basin, Australia

    By L. K. Smith

    The position of Australia as a continuing long-term supplier of mineral sands, and their upgraded products, has been reinforced with the discovery of the extensive mineral reserves in the Murray Basin

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Deformability analysis of infinite jointed rock mass by the RCOD

    By K. Sugawara, Y. Hirakawa, A. Sato

    The rock mass properties such as deformability and permeability are highly dependent on the existence of cracks. The Ratio of Crack Opening Dependency (RCOD) was proposed as a new index to evaluate th

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    TBM cutting forces with particular reference to cutter and tunnel diameters

    By S. Okubo, K. Fukui

    Empirical equations established for estimating the rock strength of the working face based on the cutting forces of a tunnel boring machines (TBM) are further examined and discussed with respect to th

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    A design protocol for mining remnants in hard rock mining operations utilising a rock mass classification system

    A well known rock mass classification system has been altered slightly to address the issues found under remnant mining conditions. By detail study of the expected fracture patterns and local geology,

    Jan 1, 2003

  • 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
    Simulation of Hopkinson effect by discrete element method

    By Harushige Kusumi, Yuzuru Ashida, Toshiki Watanabe, Toshifumi Matsuoka

    ABSTRACT: The technique of various kinds of numerical analysis offered remarkable results to explication of many rock mechanical phenomena. These techniques regarded a rock stratum as a continuum bod

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Analyses of Tunnel Stress Failures at Pyhäsalmi Mine

    By M. Hakala, P. Tolppanen

    A method to predict stress-induced failures around excavations based on the mapped geological and rock mechanical information is studied. Totally of 7 km of newly excavated tunnels are mapped in the I

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Volume changes in sandstone under true triaxial compression conditions

    By M. Kwasniewski, M. Takahashi

    Prismatic samples of a medium-grained sandstone from Slask Colliery (Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland) were tested under uniaxial compression, conventional triaxial compression and true triaxial comp

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Gaseous Reduction Of Isasmelt Lead Slag And Lead Blast Furnace Sinters

    By Baojun Zhao

    Primary lead production using the lead blast furnace in conventional practice is carried out using sinter feed. At YMG, China, the sinter plant has been replaced with a lead ISASMELT furnace. The ISAS

    Jan 1, 2008

  • SAIMM
    A comparison of Jointed Rock Mass Strength Envelopes Using Hoek-Brown GSI and Direct Shear Results

    By C. Haberfield, J. Szymakowski

    Recent studies by the authors into the behaviour of jointed rock masses using direct shear testing have confirmed that joint spacing has a significant effect on rock mass strength. The rock mass failu

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Deformation analysis for the middle pier of the Permanent Ship Lock of Three Gorges Project

    By H. Zhu, F. Xu, T. Wang

    Abstract : The deformation monitoring data of the middle pier of the in permanent ship lock in Three Gorges revealed several interesting deformation phenomena. Conclusions and explanations are made co

    Jan 1, 2003

  • SAIMM
    Importance And Method Of Using Reference Materials In Measuring Reliability Of Analytical Results And Why Customers Should Use Them

    By S. Marsland

    Reference materials have always been important for validating and controlling analytical methods. They have recently become even more important as quality requirements have become more stringent and c

    Jan 1, 2007