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ISSN 2225-6253 (Print: ceased in 2020)
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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CIS Abstracts (Computer and Information Systems)
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2026(50)
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2026	9	Presidential Address: From ambition to action: Delivering measurable impact	T.M. Mmola
2026	9	Underground mine stope boundary optimisation using a hybrid network flow-particle swarm algorithm	A. Esmaeili, J. K. Hamidi, A. Mousavi
2026	9	Integrating Bayesian, ensemble, and hybrid machine learning models for predicting overbreak and underbreak in underground stope mining	S.Taheri, E.Topal, R.S. Faradonbeh, H.Jang
2026	9	Assessment of coal spontaneous combustion potential using statistical and machine learning approaches	H. Ghasemzadeh, H. Madani, F. Sereshki, S. Afraei
2026	9	A critical appraisal of the deformation-based support design approach	J. Wesseloo
2026	9	Scraper winch safety and alternative cleaning technologies in South African narrow reef hard rock mines	M. Mpofu, T.J. Otto, S. Ngobese, N. Z. Nkosi, F. Magweregwede, N. Tlotleng
2026	8	A case study on the use of infrared thermography to assess seepage zones in mining operations	M. Maoyi, J.L. van Rooy, A. Lotriet, R. Bush, M.A. Dippenaar
2026	8	Dichloromethane-assisted phase separation for simultaneous recovery of oil and rare earth elements from oil-rich grinding sludge	Z. Minglin, L. Xin, Y. Weilu, K. Htet Oo, C. Yu, Q. Wensheng, B. Dejun, K. Hua, Z. Suiyi
2026	8	Seismic hazard associated to mine planning strategies: A novel application of the Gutenberg Richter distribution and the extreme	J. Jarufe, L. Alfaro, E. Rubio, C. Morante, C. Gómez, R. Cuba
2026	8	Metallurgical bottlenecks in artisanal gold cyanidation: The impact of mercury amalgamation on percolation vat leaching	O.P. Oladijo, V. Moyo, G. Danha, C. Lebudi
2026	8	Modelling the induction error in the Bøckman method for measuring furnace hearth voltages	M. Sparta, V.K. Risinggård, U. Thisted
2026	8	Lessons from the pillar wrapping monitoring programme at New Afton	Y. Yanagimura, J. Hadjigeorgiou
2026	8	Accelerated corrosion investigations on mechanical hybrid rockbolt steel	F.D. Agrensa, J. Hadjigeorgiou, S.J. Thorpe
2026	7	Upgrading of ferruginous manganese tailings by hydrogen-rich reduction for the ferroalloy industry	D.A. Barrett, M. Tadie, B. von der Heyden, R. Cromarty
2026	7	Dissolution of SiO2 in SiO2-CaO-Al2O3 slags	M. B. Folstad, M. Zhu, M. Tangstad
2026	7	Reduced order model for isothermal pre-reduction of chromite pellets with hydrogen	M. Khama, Q.G. Reynolds, B.S. Xakalashe
2026	7	Technology evolution in the Southern African Ni-Cu-Platinum Group Metals (PGM) smelting industry	R. Hundermark, G. Marsden, R. Snodgrass, K. van der Merwe
2026	7	Impact of feed mixture control on arc behaviour in direct-current arc furnace smelting of chromite – a modelling study	Q.G. Reynolds, M.W. Erwee, S. Swanepoel, R. Fourie
2026	6	Leveraging the integrated operational excellence model to enhance operational efficiency in South African gold mines	L. Xingwana
2026	6	A conceptual framework for improving employee training in surface mines through virtual reality and serious game	L. Žujović, A. Cvjetić, V. Kecojević, M. Gomilanović, N. Stanić, D. Bugarin, T. Stanković
2026	6	Functional Requirements for a Human Cyber-Physical System to Improve Mineworker Safety in Underground Mines	S. Fataar, N.C. Taylor, K. Kruger, A.H Basson
2026	6	Comparison of radial basis function and sequential Gaussian simulation: A review on application in mineral resource estimation	J.M. Maponya, I. P. Dikgwatlhe, T. Chauke
2026	6	Internal Stability of Coal Discard in Coal Co-Disposal Facilities	F.O. Abimaje, S.W. Jacobsz
2026	6	Challenges of extreme grades in resource estimation: Spatial capping as an alternative to domain capping of outliers	D. Fourie, P. le Roux, R. Minnitt
2026	5	Evaluating the corrosion and wear behaviour of high velocity oxygen fuel sprayed titanium iron oxide modified with nickel-chromium coating on plain carbon steel	M. Raoufi, Y. Naami, Z.M. Beiranvand, M. Moghaddasi, A. Naeimi
2026	5	Modelling particulate matter concentration from loading operations in mineral quarries with a decision tree approach	Z. Duran, B. Erdem, T. Dogan, M. Genc
2026	5	Tax Deductibility of mining rehabilitation expenditures – Sishen Iron Ore Company (Pty) Ltd v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service	K. Thambi
2026	5	Overmining low factor of safety coal pillars using an enhanced monitoring system	W.J. van Wyk, W.I. Mahne, G. Priest, W.A. Liebenberg, C. du Toit
2026	5	Quantitative impacts of induction heating power on refractory erosion and inclusion behaviour in tundishes	M. Hao, Y. Yin, B. Yang, L. Wang
2026	5	A comprehensive evaluation of non-explosive rock fragmentation techniques with a focus on the potential of soundless chemical demolition agents in the surface mining of gemstone in Zambia	S. Ncube, F. Mulenga
2026	5	Analysing the energy consumption according to the type of dump scroll track during skip discharging of an inclined shaft hoist in an open pit mine	I.C. Paek, U.C. Han, I.K. Tae, K.S. Jong, C.I. Kim, P.J. Thak
2026	4	Tailings storage facility-specific water balance as a standard practice	A. Scholtz, K.M. Uderstadt, L. de Villiers, G.C. Howell
2026	4	Collaborative accountability: Empowering roles in tailings storage facilities governance and risk management	M. Brink, C.R. Mtshali, G.C. Howell, N.G. Macfarlane
2026	4	Classification of tailings by clay minerals and pore water chemistry as a basis for safe tailings disposal	A.J. Vietti, N.C. Steenkamp
2026	4	Characterisation of the reworked residual norite in the Rustenburg region of South Africa	E. Zannoni, T. Grobler, G. Heymann
2026	4	Improving tailings dewatering with ATA® for paddocked buttress formation: A pilot study	J.C. van der Linde, E.D. Brooks, C. Spagnuolo, A.J. Fischmann, J. Raath
2026	3	Technical note: Mud rushes and water inflows in underground mines. A call to arms to save lives	K.L. Morton
2026	3	Improving grade estimation using machine learning: A comparative study of ordinary kriging against machine learning algorithms	A. Akpabio, R.C.A. Minnitt
2026	3	A review of current practices of survey control in sinking shafts in Southern African operations	E. Vascotto, S.M. Rupprecht, H.C. Grobler
2026	3	Investigation of the effect of mechanical, drillability, abrasiveness, and excavatability properties of Zonguldak Basin coal surrounding rocks on grindability	C. Aldı, O. Yaralı
2026	3	Comparison of the Committee for Mineral Reserves International Reporting Standards Template-based mineral reporting codes with implications for mine planning in mineral development projects	M. Burnett, C. Musingwini, C.C. Birch, G. Njowa
2026	3	Attainable region analysis for batch/continuous reductive column leaching of oxidised cobalt-bearing ore	M.-B. Kime
2026	3	Preparation, characterisation, and application of spent tyre-derived activated carbon chars for total organic carbon removal from wastewater	M.R. Mulaudzi, R.H. Matjie, K. Mphahlele, J.R. Bunt, X. Goso, P.O. Osifo, K. Premlall
2026	3	The effect of retention time in mineral sands recovery	F. Bornman
2026	2	Improving compressed air network efficiency in South African PGM mines through continual monitoring and reporting	C.M. van der Walt, H.J. Groenewald, J.F. van Rensburg
2026	2	Optimising blend ratios, grinds, and reagent schemes to recover platinum group metals from lower group reef spiral tailings	T.L. Moodley, I. Govender, S. Pikinini, J. Sehata, J. Tshilongo, M. Raedani
2026	2	Determination of rhodium from fire assay using lead collection with the addition of co-collector, followed by acid dissolution to enhance recovery and analytical accuracy	T. Rampfumedzi, A. Mkhohlakali, J. Sehat, H. Mabowa, R. Letsaole, N. Ntsasa, J. Tshilongo
2026	2	Cooling innovation in practice: A case study on composite copper-graphite cooler performance before and after a PGM furnace partial sidewall rebuild	P. Bezuidenhout, G. de Villiers, H. Joubert, E. Mokgwamme, P. Nkosi, T. Goff, P. Spratt, M. Mvalelwa
2026	2	Fundamental characterization of sperrylite leaching behaviour in cyanide systems using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy	K. Shaik, H. Kolev, Z. Cherkezova-Zheleva, J. Petersen
2026	2	Understanding the nature of challenges posed in PGM recovery from secondary tailings resources	B. McFadzean, M. Becker, S. Geldenhuys, N. Patterson

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