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The papers published in the SAIMM Journal are refereed and edited according to internationally accepted standards and are accredited for rating purpose by the South African Department of Higher Education and Training.

Printed Journal: ISSN 2225-6253
Key title: Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Abbreviated key title: J. South. Afr. Inst. Min. Metall.

Online Journal: ISSN 2411-9717
Key title: Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (Online)
Abbreviated key title: J. South. Afr. Inst. Min. Metall. (Online)

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Engineering Index Monthly
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(SciELO SA)

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2024	1	Treatment of chromium (VI) waste solutions with clay-based adsorbents after reduction with acid mine drainage	S. Mxinwa, M.T. Golela, and S.W. Robertson
2024	1	A practical approach to determine the role of rockbolts in stoping gullies	J.P. Gouvea and T.R. Stacey
2024	1	Lean construction: Implementing the Last Planner System on mining projects	T. Govindasamy and M.C. Bekker
2024	1	Mining corporate boardrooms still a male club? Experiences and challenges faced by South African women	N.V. Moraka
2024	1	Zimbabwe’s coloured gemstone endowments – A regional geological overview	A. Mamuse, B.P. von der Heyden, and T. Blenkinsop
2023	12	Flyrock in surface mining Part II — Causes, sources, and mechanisms of rock projection	T. Szendrei and S. Tose
2023	12	Appointment of women to mining boards – Evidence of tokenism	N.V. Moraka
2023	12	Selected trace element concentrations in runof-mine coal, discard, and coal product, and environmental implications	R.M. Mashishi, O.J. Okonkwo, and T. Malehase
2023	12	Use of a biocompatible polymer to enhance tailings transportation and reduce water consumption at a coper-cobalt-zinc plant	Y. Jeong and K. Kim
2023	12	Investigation of a conveyor belt fire in an underground coal mine: Experimental studies and CFD analysis	C.O. Aksoy, G.G.U. Aksoy, A. Fis¸ne, I. Alagoz, E. Kaya
2023	11	Carbothermic reduction of a willemite concentrate for use in the Waelz process	V.S. Coimbra, G.M. de Lima, V.A. Leão, R.F.M. de Souza, and V.A.A. Oliveira
2023	11	Cost modelling for dimension stone quarry operations	M.A. Raza, S. Raza, M.U. Khan, M.Z. Emad, K. Jalil, and S.A. Saki
2023	11	Employee engagement among women in technical positions in the South Africa mining industry	N. Mashaba and D. Botha
2023	11	Resistance of yielding rockbolts to multiple impact loads	A. Pytlik, D. O’Connor, and D.J. Corbett
2023	10	Contact sorption drying of chromite concentrates	C. Snyman, M. le Roux, S. Engelbrecht, and Q.P. Campbell
2023	10	Real-time gypsum quality estimation in an industrial calciner: A neural network-based approach	M. Jacobs, R-D. Taylor, F.H. Conradie, and A.F. van der Merwe
2023	10	Structural frame analysis of an electrically powered robotic subsea dredging crawler under static loading conditions	M.O. Ojumu and A.K. Raji
2023	10	Electrical resistivity of heat-treated charcoal	R.D. Cromarty, S. Bharat, and D. Odendaal
2023	10	Assessment of coal washability data obtained via the RhoVol analyser	D. Stone, Q.P. Campbell, M. le Roux, and M. Fofana
2023	9	Presidential Address: Managing geotechnical uncertainty and risk in mining	W.C. Joughin
2023	9	Optimization of shape factor by the response surface method, and the effect on sphalerite flotation recovery	T. Uysal
2023	9	Energy efficiency in the South African mining sector: A case study at a coal mine in Mpumalanga	C.M.D. Majola and K.E. Langerman
2023	9	The needle penetration index for estimating the physico-mechanical properties of pyroclastic rocks	S. Kahraman and I. Ince
2023	9	A study of different grinding aids for low-energy cement clinker production	S.R.M. Zan and K.E.H.K. Ishak
2023	8	The thermal decomposition kinetics of carbonaceous and ferruginous manganese ores in atmospheric conditions	S.A.C. Hockaday, F. Dinter and Q.G. Reynolds
2023	8	Mechanical activation and physicochemical factors controlling pyrometallurgical, hydrometallurgical, and electrometallurgical processing of titanium ore: A review	H.C.S. Subasinghe and A.S. Ratnayake
2023	8	Removal of arsenic and metal ions from acidic effluents via the Fenton reaction method	Y. Wang
2023	8	Mechanism and control of deformation in gob-side entry with thick and hard roof strata	J.S. Guo, L.Q. Ma and I. Ngo
2023	7	Characterization of firebricks used in copper smelting furnaces of the 19th century, Atacama, Chile	A. Nazer, N. Toro, O. Pavez, and J. Guerrero
2023	7	Copper solvent extraction on the African Copperbelt: From historic origins to world - leading status	O.S. Tinkler and K.C. Sole
2023	7	The use of seawater in copper hydrometallurgical processing in Chile: A review	Á. Astudillo, M. Garcia, V. Quezada, and L. Valásquez
2023	7	Enhancement of shear flocculation of a galena suspension by ultrasonic treatment	K. Esmeli and A. Ozkan
2023	7	Ground support guidelines for squeezing ground conditions	J. Hadjigeorgiou and Y. Potvin
2023	7	Effect of chemical, mineralogical, and petrographic properties on the grindability of a South African Highveld coal	R. Matjie, J. Bunt, A. Goosen, K. Mphahlele, and R. Uwaoma
2023	6	Stability evaluation of room-and-pillar rock salt mines by using a flat jack technique – A case study	Y. Majeed, N. Abbas, and M.Z. Emad
2023	6	Dependence of solar reflector soiling on location relative to a ferromanganese smelter	M.A. Swart, L. Hockaday, Q.G. Reynolds, and K.J. Craig
2023	6	Predicting open stope performance at an octree resolution using multivariate models	B. McFadyen, M. Grenon, K. Woodward, and Y. Potvin
2023	6	Spontaneous combustion of carbonaceous shale at an iron ore mine, South Africa	C. Gous and B. Genc
2023	6	Assessing coal mine closures and mining community profiles for the ‘just transition’ in South Africa	M.J. Cole, M. Mthenjane, and A.T. van Zyl
2023	5	Numerical simulation of large-scale pillar-layouts	J.A.L. Napier and D.F. Malan
2023	5	Simulating pillar reinforcement using a displacement discontinuity boundary element code	J.C. Esterhuyse and D.F. Malan
2023	5	A study of backfill confinement to reinforce pillars in bord-and-pillar layouts	D. Ile and D.F. Malan
2023	5	A study of the effect of pillar shape on pillar strength	J.A. Maritz and D.F. Malan
2023	5	Bord-and-pillar design for the UG2 Reef containing weak alteration layers	P.M. Couto and D.F. Malan
2023	5	Calibration of the limit equilibrium pillar failure model using physical models	R.P. Els and D.F. Malan
2023	5	A study of UG2 pillar strength using a new pillar database	T.E. Oates and D.F. Malan
2023	5	A proposed method for optimizing coal pillar design using coalfield-specific uniaxial compressive strength	F.J.N. Bruwer and T.R. Stacy
2023	4	Optimizing of gas-shielded metal arc welding parameters for 10.5-12.5% chromium steel using 308L electrodes	A.M. Maleka1,2, V.J. Matjeke1,2, and J.W. van der Merwe2
2023	4	A conceptual technique to mathematically quantify the trajectory of flyrock	J. van der Walt1 and W. Spiteri1
2023	4	Where is all the gold?	M. Handley

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