Author:Austin, BADate:2013This report forms a summary of the work done by the Chamber of Mines Research Organization before it merged with the CSIR. It deals with gold mining in South Africa, and contains a summary of the work that was done on underground radio.Read more
Author:Venter, ANDate:Apr 2000The training landscape in South Africa is undergoing veritable metamorphoses as this report is compiled. The Skills Development Bill and its subsequent influence on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and the founding of the Mine ...Read more
Author:Stacey, TRDate:Jul 1995Knowledge of the in situ state of stress in a rock mass is essential for the proper planning and design of mine layouts to optimise stability and safety of mining operations. The in situ state of stress in a rock mass can be determined by ...Read more
Author:Hnzido, E; Murray, J; Davison, ADate:Jan 1999The present report describes two additional studies of exposure-response relationship between respiratory disease and silica dust in gold mines. Section 3 describes a study of pulmonary tuberculosis in relation to silica dust, and section 4 ...Read more
Author:De Beer, WDate:Feb 2000This final report on the SIMRAC project GAP409 presents a method (SOOTHSAY) for predicting larger mining induced seismic events in gold mines, as well as a pattern
recognition algorithm (INDICATOR) for characterising the seismic response of ...Read more