Napier, J.A.L.; Malan, D.F.(Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2012-08)
It has been established that significant time-dependent stope
convergence may occur over time periods of hours and days in
certain hard-rock gold and platinum mines. The source of this timedependent
behaviour appears ...
De Jager, F.C.; Steyn, Hendrik(Journal of Contemporary Management, 2013)
This paper compares the organisational strategic drivers of a South African mining house with
those of industries abroad. It furthermore compares the key competencies or capabilities of the mining house
with those of the ...
Lehasa, S.(Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2012-04)
The purpose of the project was to investigate the challenges faced by
Khutala Colliery pertaining to underground road construction and
maintenance. Furthermore the influence of these challenges on
productivity and safety ...
Louw, J.L.(Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2012-04)
The utilization of centralized blasting systems is progressively
becoming a feature of the South African mining industry, owing to
increased pressure from the Department of Mineral Resources
(DMR) to ensure safer blasting ...
Ferreira, S.J.S.(Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2012-04)
Anglo American Platinum’s Khomanani 2 shaft changed over from
down-dip mining to breast mining in 2004. The changeover was
made to ensure that production targets were met, as it was said that
predevelopment for down-dip ...