Author:Van Eck, BDate:1960The FRI was approached by Messrs. Nortons Tividale SA (Pty) Limited, with the request to carry out certain tests on a dense medium washer supplied by them to the Carnarvon Anthracite Colliery.Read more
Author:Boshoff, HPDate:1961This report investigates 3 boreholes drilled on the farm Driefontein 70 and Rolfontein 40 in the Amersfoort district and Nooitgedacht 105 in the Ermelo District of Transvaal. Coal cores were used for description and sampling, taken from the ...Read more
Author:Savage, WHDDate:1961In the progress report for the period October 1960 to February 1961 (FRI Technical memorandum No. 2 of 1961) certain phosphorus contents of waterberg coal samples were reported.Read more
Author:Van Eck, BDate:1961A centrifuge was recently installed at Douglas Colliery for dewatering the Baun-washed fine coal after extraction from the settling ponds.Read more
Author:Savage, WHDDate:1961In the progress report for the period October 1960 to February 1961 (FRI Technical memo 2/1961) certain phosphorus contents of Waterberg coal samples were reported. It was decided that further investigations be undertaken, with particular ...Read more
Author:Van Doornum, GAW; Petrick, ATDate:1961Experimental work on a pilot plant Drewboy washer having a nominal feed capacity of 20 t.p.h is discussed in this report.Read more
Author:Sorgedrager, PGDate:1961A number of trials were carried out on the Institute's boiler installation with the object to· investigate the possibilities of using washed-charred coal from South Witbank Colliery as fuel. The charred coal was obtained from African Explosives ...Read more
Author:Van Eck, BDate:1961This report details the results of two performance tests carried out on a Wemco-drum Dense Medium washing plant at Elandsberg colliery in January, 1961. As this was the first drum type dense medium separator to be installed in this country ...Read more
Author:Boshoff, HPDate:1961This report provides details of four boreholes drilled on the farm Schuilplaats 4267 in the Dundee district of Natal. The data on which this report is based are contained in tables and figures at the end of the report.Read more
Author:Erasmus, TCDate:1962The raw coal brought to the plant was reduced to minus three inches. The minus coal was passed over screens to eliminate minus 1/4 inch fines and -3 inch +1/4 inch coal was stored in service bunkers in the pilot plant building.Read more
Author:Fuel Research Institute BoardDate:1962The FRI Board greatly appreciates the opportunity to place certain views about the proposed Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Bill before the Honorable, the Minister of Health.Read more
Author:Van Doornum, GAW; Van Eeden, GSDate:1962During 1959 it was observed that anthracite stored at the Bluff, Durban, discolored apparently while awaiting shipment.Read more
Author:Davis, PCDate:1963A preliminary report on the flotation of coal in a miniature glass flotation cell was completed, and as great difficulty was experienced in the flotation of Waterberg Coal - No. 3 seam at the pilot plant, it was decided to investigate the ...Read more
Author:Van Eeden, GSDate:1963With a view of the production of smokeless fuels, tests were conducted to determine the rate at which coal particles can be heated without disintegrating.Read more
Author:Erasmus, TC; Du Plessis, HSLDate:1963The raw coal brought to the pilot plant was reduced to minus three inches. The minus three inch coal was passed over screens to eliminate minus 1/4 inch fines.Read more