Climate change: Threats, challenges, and opportunities (Audio 18MB)
B Hewitson
Total primary milling cost reduction by improved liner design
J Dahner, and A van den Bosch
Does thickening save water?
AJ Vietti, JCJ Boshoff, and A Cope
Application of fundamentals in optimizing platinum concentrator performance
MM Valenta and H Mapheto
Non-invasive passive array technology for improved flow measurements of slurries and entrained air
CV O’Keefe, R Maron, J Felix, AM van der Spek, and P Rothman
Flotation process optimization through frequent in-line grade measurement as an alternative to sampling surveys that deliver outdated results
K Keet and FE du Plessis
Application of borehole radar to pothole identification and delineation ahead of the working face in platinum mines
C Kemp, P du Pisani, and M Shoke
Development of high-resolution 3D vertical seismic profiles
CC Pretorius, MA Gibson, and Q Snyman
Geological interpretations from the PGE distribution in the Bushveld Merensky and UG2 chromitite reefs
RG Cawthorn
Stirred milling—new comminution technology in the PGM industry
C Rule
UG2 metallurgical variability
NV Ramlall, MAW Bryson, and BK Loveday
Implementing strategies to improve mill capacity and efficiency, with platinum references and case studies
NJ Barkhuysen
Optimizing concentrate allocation to Anglo Platinum smelters
GA Georgalli and DK Anderson
Anglo American Platinum’s approach to resource classification case study—Boschkoppie/Styldrift minewide UG2 project
K Mohanlal and P Stevenson
Platinum group metals: a unique case study in the sustainability of mineral resources
GM Mudd
Spatial information management from multidisciplinary data
M Woddhall and E Strydom
Improving safety and security in platinum mining by utilizing the newest facial recognition technology
B Nasiorowska
Cost-effective pressure filtration for platinum concentrates
D Pepper, CM Rule, and M Mulligan
The estimation of platinum flotation grade from froth image features by using artificial neural networks
C Marais and CA Aldrich
Is there some commonality between the geological structures in the Bushveld Complex and the Great Dyke?
MKC Roberts and V Clark-Mostert
Introduction of 3 m cable anchors as face support in ‘timber-less stopes’ at Dishaba Mine
L van Aswegen, R Johnson, and GL Smith
Measuring rock dumps from space? How new technology could change the way we measure rock dumps and tailings dams
JH Crotty, B Ernst, A Machele, and J Lategan
Energy consumptions for Kell hydrometallurgical refining versus conventional pyrometallurgical smelting and refining of PGM concentrates
K Liddell, T Newton, M Adams, and B Muller
Corrosion of copper coolers in PGM smelters
BM Thethwayo, and AM Garbers-Craig
An evaluation of steels selected for use within electric arc furnaces
LA Cornish, M Grant, B Williams, I Wilsenach, and H McAllister
How applicable is industrial engineering in mining?
TS Hattingh and OT Keys
The energy and water required to drill a hole
P Fraser
Effective process monitoring in underground mining
M Johansson
Hard-rock room and pillar mining best practice industry workshop
RGB Pickering, AG du Plessis, and G Annandale
Effluent treatment: what role can modified waste/biomass play in the local platinum industry— a review
T Ramahali and T Mahlangu
Application potential of DC smelter technology for the platinum industry in South Africa
R Degel, K Schmale, M KÖneke, and H Schmieden
Human factors in mine mechanization
TS Hattingh, TJ Sheer, and AG du Plessis
A systematic approach to the optimization of extra low profile (XLP) mine productivity for narrow reef platinum mines
M Andrews and R Pickering
Review of mechanization within Lonmin
G Webber, AA van den Berg, GG le Roux, and JHK Hudson
Refrigeration and cooling concepts for ultra-deep platinum mining
L Mackay, S Bluhm, and J van Rensburg
Meeting the reduced availability and rising costs of electrical power: Anglo Platinum ventilation and cooling strategies
M Biffi and D Stanton
Is the EPCM consultant still relevant?
HW Read
Sustainable ore reserves generation at variable stoping rates for a UG2 conventional mining layout
LJ Mohloki and C Musingwini
Mine optimization and its application using the Anglo Platinum Mine Optimisation Tool (APMOT)
A Smit and G Lane
Simultaneous mining and mineral processing enterprise optimization for the platinum industry
G Whittle and S Burks
Leading the next boom? Competitive Eastern Limb platinum supply
JE McGill
Preliminary evaluation of the proposed mining method at Eland Platinum Mine
GS Potgieter and DF Malan
Development and implementation of a PGE mineral asset valuation curve
G Njowa, C Musingwini, and A Clay
The application of modifying factors to the Merensky Reef and UG2 chromitite layer, Bushveld Complex
K Lomberg and S Rupprecht
A healthy future: platinum in medical applications
A Cowley
Keynote Address: Strategic implications for the platinum group metals: privatization vs. nationalization in South Africa
SA Forrest, H Rowley, S Trickey, and J Underwood
Jewellery shocks from China and India
JC Watts, B Clarke, and O Atilan
Recycling: volume, momentum and consequences for PGMs
A Ryan, B Clarke, O Atilan, J Watts, and S Trickey
Options for PGM supply outside of Africa
S Trickey
The potential effects of powertrain developments in the auto sector on PGM demand
B Clarke, JC Watts, and O Atilan