Author:Stewart, R; Donovan, SJ; Haarhoff, J; Brink, V; Vogt, DDate:Nov 2008Labour-intensive drill-and-blast mining, as conducted on the major South African gold and platinum mines, is often not tightly managed due to the lack of good information about what is going on underground. As a result, mining operations tend ...Read more
Author:Vogt, D; Brink, AVZ; Stewart, R; Donovan, SJ; Haarhoff, JDate:Oct 2008South African underground hard rock mines are typically managed using measurements made daily, weekly or even monthly of key parameters face advance, readiness to blast, blast success, temperature or dust levels. Health, safety and productivity ...Read more
Author:Vogt, D; Brink, VZ; Schutte, SDate:Sep 2009South African underground hard rock mines are typically managed using measurements made daily, weekly or even monthly of key parameters like face advance, readiness to blast, blast success, temperature or dust levels. Safety and health can ...Read more
Author:Brink, VZDate:Oct 2012In this talk the presenter outlines the need for a common communication technology protocol in South African mines.Read more