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Backfill in South Africa: Developments to classification ...

Jan 01, 1988· Mines began re-evaluating backfill as a support system and soon realised that it has many attached benefits to make it a very attractive proposition to them. There are now some twenty mines using backfill in South Africa and various systems have been documented [I-4].

Factors Contributing to the Variation of Backfill Test ...

Jun 28, 2020· Mill tailings are the most common sources of backfill in South African gold mines and the backfill material is produced on the surface before being transferred underground. The processes involved in the production of the backfill include preparation, make-up (binder and tailings), mixing of the binder with tailings and distribution.

(PDF) Underground mining with backfills

When the adjacent stope ore is mined, the backfill with cement content of 11.1%, 14.3%, 20%, and 25% is exposed. In the process of mining, no collapse or delamination occurs. Therefore, the ...

Backfill in South African Mines - Google Books

Backfill in South African Mines Special publications series: Contributors: Association of Mine Managers of South Africa, South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Publisher: South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 1988: Original from: the University of California: Digitized: 13 Apr 2007: ISBN: 0620117885, 9780620117883: Length ...

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The impact of acid mine drainage in South Africa

Coal mining South African coal occurs in layers within sedimentary rocks of the Karoo Supergroup. These are widespread, but coal is restricted to the areas shown in Figure 2. The coal is extracted either by underground mining or by opencast methods. Unlike gold mining, the coal is removed from the site and there is very little surface dumping.

Mining in South Africa: The Challenges and Opportunities

Mining in South Africa: the challenges and the opportunities 2 September 2016 18 • Non-gold mining sector can grow at 3-5% pa, resulting in more balanced country growth rate (double size of non-gold mining by 2028). • If mining had grown at same pace as rest of economy between 1994 and 2013, country's growth rate would have been 4% (not 3.2%)

Paper: Paste backfill — adding value to underground mining

Abstract: The application of paste as backfill in underground mines has been demonstrated in a variety of mining operations to create advantages in delivering improved production rates and reduced operating costs, providing an opportunity to add value to the business. This can deliver short term gains to an operation as well as enable longer term strategic goals to be enhanced.

Sampling and Mechanical Testing of Backfill in Large Mined ...

Jan 30, 2021· To investigate the physicomechanical properties of stope backfill and to explore the mining conditions for an adjacent pillar, four boreholes, namely, GZK1, GZK2, GZK3, and GZK4, were constructed for taking the backfill core in the test stope. During borehole sampling, it is found that the strength of backfill is usually lower than that of the rock and ordinary concrete, and its resistance to ...

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Perspectives on seismic and rockburst research in the ...

Backfill in South African Mines, Johannesburg, SAIMM, pp. 203–217. Google Scholar Syratt, P. P. (1988),Seismicity associated with the extraction of stressed remnants in the Klerksdorp Gold Mining District, South Africa, Preprint 2nd Int. Symp. on Rockbursts and Seismicity in Mines, Minneapolis, Minnesota, pp. 73–82.

PASTE FILL PIPELINE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS - CURRENT …

systems. Two backfill case studies are discussed to illustrate aspects of backfill pipeline system design: • Boulby Mine, United Kingdom • Lisheen Mine, Ireland. 1 INTRODUCTION While the majority of South African backfill operations utilise un-cemented classified

(PDF) Geotechnical considerations in mine backfilling in ...

"The Properties of Hydraulic Placed backfill." Backfill in South African Mines, Johannesburg. Article. Jan 1988; I.H. Clark; View. Investigation into the structural behaviour of mine brick barricades.

Timrite – Underground Support Solutions

TimRite operates in the mining supply and services sector. It is the largest supplier of timber based roof support products into the South African deep level mining (Gold and Platinum). It's secondary focus is on the supply of sawn timber into the industrial timber market.

Ivanhoe Mines Points Q2 Monetary Outcomes and Evaluate of ...

2 · Ivanhoe Mines is a Canadian mining company advancing its three mining projects in Southern Africa: the Kamoa-Kakula copper mining complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); the Platreef palladium-rhodium-platinum-nickel-copper-gold discovery in South Africa; and the extensive upgrading of the historic Kipushi zinc-copper-lead-germanium ...

Top South African Gold Mining Companies - FXCM Markets

Jun 22, 2020· Top Three South African Gold Mining Companies. Beginning in the late 1800s, SA has been a renowned participant in the global gold trade. Throughout the 1900s, major strikes spurred the growth of production centers Johannesburg and Egoli. During this period, gold mining became a booming industry in SA, bringing the nation to the forefront of ...

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Paterson & Cooke Mine Backfill Services Leaders in Slurry Systems Engineering Through its network of laboratory testing centres in Canada, Chile, South Africa and the USA, Paterson & Cooke offers an unrivalled capacity to characterise and understand backfill materials, providing essential data as a foundation in a backfill system design.

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Our Mines. Our global approach to diamond mining spans two continents and four countries – Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa. Diamonds offer huge economic and social benefits for the countries where we operate. We work closely with local governments and communities, supporting their industries and helping deliver the benefits of our ...

Deep Mining 2019 Proceedings Book

Backfill in South African Mines (1988) Treatment and Re-use of Water in the Minerals COREX Symposium 1990 (1990) Edited by HM.W. Delport and PJ. Measurement, Control, and Optimization in Mine (1994) Edited by H.W. Glen Handbook on Hard-rock Strata Control (1994) AJ S. Spearing

Mitigating the risk of rockbursts in the deep hard rock ...

The South African gold mining industry was mature and production had been falling for the past three decades (only 255 t of gold was mined in 2007, compared with 1000 t in 1970). New problems were faced as mines approached the end of their lives, ceased operation, and were allowed to flood. Many of the cities and towns in the

Gold Fields South Deep Gold Mine - How we mine

Our mining methods are very different to most South African deep level underground gold mines. Illustration of mining methods at the current mine and north of wrench At the depth of mining at South Deep, rock stresses can become exceedingly high.

New copper mine dewaters backfill ... - African Mining Market

May 05, 2021· New copper mine dewaters backfill with FL filter. F L vacuum disc filters are playing a vital role in preparing tailings slurry for a backfill application at a new copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to Maria-Paula Lucero, sales and account manager at FL, the company supplied four 3,8 metre diameter disc ...

Backfill distribution system design - QueensMineDesignWiki

Backfill in South African Mines. South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. pp. 393-403. Wang Q. (1986). Wear resistance of steels under wet-abrasive erosion conditions. Wear:112. pp. 207-216. Warman Technical pamphlet, Mitchel Cotts Engineering (Pty) Ltd. Wingrove, A.C. (1989).

Cemented Paste Backfill 1-D Consolidation Results ...

Jun 15, 2020· South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Johannesburg, South Africa, pp 167–202 Google Scholar Hassani F, Ouellet J, Servant S (2001a) In situ measurements in a paste backfill: backfill and rock mass response in the context of rockburst.

MINE CLOSURE AND REHABILITATION IN SOUTH AFRICA

and the ongoing discourse around South Africa's pathway to a just transition, WWF South Arica and Mining Dialogues 360° (MD360) co-convened two colloquiums, one in Johannesburg in November 2019 and one in Cape Town in January 2020. The colloquiums brought together a wide range of stakeholders from academia, government

Backfill in South African Mines - Google Books

Backfill in South African Mines Special publications series: Contributors: Association of Mine Managers of South Africa, South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Publisher: South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 1988: Original from: the University of California: Digitized: Apr 13, 2007: ISBN: 0620117885, 9780620117883 ...

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(PDF) Backfill composition effects on backfill ...

The Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, vol. 94 no. 8, pp. 199-209. A review of backfilling at Black Mountain Mine: Backfill in South African Mines Jan 1988