Author:Reed, JJDate:Feb 1968Following a visit to the South African mining industry and the Chambers Research Organization, the author has presented a number of observations on various aspects of mining and mining research in the Republic. These observations relate ...Read more
Author:Van der Merwe, CCDate:1945This is a report on samples taken from the No. seam at the Schoongezicht colliery, Witbank district. For the purpose of further and more detailed investigation, samples based on the proximate analyses were made up.Read more
Author:Bird, CEDate:1951The swing hammer pulveriszer available at the Institute is a comparatively small machine but it was considered that the information regarding its operating characteristics gained investigating the hammer mills used in practice.Read more
Author:Wyndham, CH; Strydom, NB; Morrison, JFDate:Feb 1967In this report for the Transvaal and Orange Free State Chamber of Mines Research Organization, a detailed analysis is made of the effect of different metabolic rates, corresponding to light, moderate and hard work, on the rectal temperatures, ...Read more
Author:Fourie, PJFDate:1974The FRI of South Africa was requested to investigate the beneficiation of minus 0.5mm fines from Koornfontein Colliery as part of the Full scale investigation of the beneficiation of 0.5 mm fines from Witbank area.Read more
Author:Sorgedragen, PJDate:1960Fundamentally the cyclone burner is a horizontal or slightly forwardly inclined cylinder in which a mixture of air and fine coal is blown and where complete combustion of a large part of the fuel.Read more
Author:Van der Merwe, JM; Streicher, SFDate:1960A sample of magnetite received from Foskor was examined in order to established its suitability as a medium for use in Heavy Medium Coal washing installations.Read more
Author:Van der Merwe, JM; Streicher, SFDate:1960A sample of magnetite received from Foskor was examined in order to established its suitability as a medium for use in Heavy Medium Coal washing installations.Read more
Author:Wyndham, CHDate:1965The aim of this study for the Transvaal and Orange Free State Chamber of Mines Research Organization was to examine the heat stroke position at the end of 1964 in terms of the trends in the numbers of stopes and development ends and also in ...Read more
Author:Hall, PJDate:Feb 1967The technique developed on the laboratory for assessing the progress of decay in individual test poles 3 ft. in length and 5 ins. in diameter by the periodic measurement of their resistance to bending, has been further applied to an examination ...Read more
Author:Streicher, SFDate:1965The FRI was requested by the Metallurgical Manager, contracts Division, Fraser and Chalmers (S.A) (Pty) Ltd. to conduct an acceptance test on the newly commissioned Wemco Drum at Phoenix Colliery, Beath Section, on behalf of Johannesburg ...Read more
Author:Streicher, SFDate:1966The FRI was requested by the Consulting Engineer, Phoenix Colliery Ltd., to conduct washability tests on run-of-mine coal samples from Phoenix Colliery No. 4 seam.Read more
Author:Fourie, PJFDate:1965The FRI of SA was requested by the Director, Umgala colliery (Pty) Ltd., to take a bulk sample Umgala Colliery and to carry out washability test on it.Read more
Author:Streicher, SFDate:1964The FRI was requested to carry out washability determinations on a bulk sample of anthracite from Boschkranz, Paulpietersburg district.Read more
Author:Streicher, SFDate:1966A sample of n'Kandabwe coal was submitted by the Chief Geologist, Chartered Exploration Limited, Lusaka Zambia, Fraser & Chalmers (S.A) Pty Ltd, for washability determinations.Read more
Author:Streicher, SFDate:1963The FRI was requested by the Manager, Natal Anthracite Colliery, to carry out washability determinations on a sample of 5 mm X 0 fines.Read more
Author:Streicher, SFDate:1966The FRI was requested by the Fuel Technologist of the American Corporation to determine the optimum top size to which coal from the Vrede Section of Vryheid Coronation Colliery should be crushed in order to obtain the maximum yield of coking ...Read more
Author:Streicher, SFDate:1963In order to investigate the possibility of increasing the output of coking coal from Hlobane Colliery by crushing run-of-mine coal, comprehensive washibility tests were carried out on a bulk sample of run-of-mine coal despatched to the FRI ...Read more
Author:Streicher, SFDate:1964The FRI was requested by the Technical Manager, Iscor, to carry out washing tests on three bulk samples of D.N.C. coal in order to determine what yields could be expected when handling these types of coal as run of mine input at DN.C.Read more