Management of the mineral resource risk associated with near-density material in the beneficiation plant at Leeuwpan Coal Mine

Near-density material is material with similar densities to that of the chosen cut-point density during the separation process of coal into product and discard. The problem is usually classified as a beneficiation problem and not as a reserve problem. To overcome the risk associated with near-densit...

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Main Author: Botha, Brendan William
Other Authors: Prof H F J Theart
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27739
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02092009-165051/