Author:Van Schoor, Michael; Du Pisani, P; Vogt, DDate:Jul 2006The economic horizons of the two major precious metal ore deposits of South Africa, the Bushveld Complex (platinum) and the Witwatersrand Basin (gold), exhibit remarkable lateral continuity on a regional scale. Consequently, the geometry of ...Read more
Author:Napier, JAL; Malan, DFDate:Sep 2008Some of the key problems facing rock engineers on mines in the Bushveld Complex are design of stable panel spans, optimum pillar dimensions and assessing hangingwall stability. A particularly difficult problem is encountered in some mines ...Read more