OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Comparison of normalized and non-normalized block caving comminution models	13
Treatment of chromium (VI) waste solutions with clay-based adsorbents after reduction with acid mine drainage	10
The effect of decarburization on the fatigue life of overhead line hardware	9
Production of Al(HI)-K(I)-Ti(IV)-sulphate-containing leach liquor from metakaolinite-containing ash derived from South African coal fines	7
Preliminary assessment of coal blend quality combining gamma-ray spectrometry and magnetic susceptibility: A case study of the Sabinas Basin, Mexico	7
The future of Ni-Cu smelting in Botswana: the choice between flash-smelting and top-submerged lance furnaces	6
Numerical simulation of the electromagnetic field in the secondary cooling zone of arc-shaped slabs	6
Seismicity evolution and rockburst control in the Merensky Reef and UG2 orebody: An intermediate depth platinum mine case study	6
A study of the effect of pillar shape on pillar strength	5
Decoupling the effects of alteration on the mineralogy and flotation performance of Great Dyke PGE ores	5
Calibration of the limit equilibrium pillar failure model using physical models	5
Effect of electrode flux composition on impact toughness of austenitic stainless-steel weld metal	5
Optimization of shape factor by the response surface method, and the effect on sphalerite flotation recovery	5
A study of backfill confinement to reinforce pillars in bord-and-pillar layouts	5
Application of MR and ANN in the prediction of the shovel cycle time, thereby improving the performance of the shovel-dumper operation - A case study	5
Integration of strategic open-pit mine planning into hierarchical artificial intelligence	5
Economic analysis of rare earth element processing methods for Mountain Pass ore	5
Effects of Searsia lancea hydrochar inclusion on the mechanical properties of hydrochar/discard coal pellets	5
Employee engagement among women in technical positions in the South Africa mining industry	4
Evaluation of pre-treatment methods for gold recovery from refractory calcine tailings	4
Geological setting and concentration of scandium in the Flatreef and eastern limb chromitites of the Bushveld Complex	4
Contact sorption drying of chromite concentrates	4
Carbothermic reduction of a willemite concentrate for use in the Waelz process	4
Risks and challenges affecting opencast pillar mining in previously mined underground bord and pillar workings	4
Electrical resistivity of heat-treated charcoal	3

Evaluation of solar thermal pretreatment of carbonate-rich manganese ores in high-carbon ferromanganese production through dynamic process modelling	3
Enhancement of shear flocculation of a galena suspension by ultrasonic treatment	3
The crack growth resistance behaviour of aluminium alloy 2024-T3 at slow strain rates after exposure to standard corrosive environments	3
Where is all the gold?	3
The use of seawater in copper hydrometallurgical processing in Chile: A review	3
Refinery effluent water reduction and treatment	3
Determination of the optimal transition point between a truck and shovel system and a semi-mobile in-pit crushing and conveying system	3
The geometric axial surface profiles of granular flows in rotating drums	3
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Purification of titanium sponge produced by lithiothermic reduction of titanium tetrachloride: Effect of leaching conditions	3
Correlations of geotechnical monitoring data in open pit slope back-analysis -A mine case study	3
Investigation of the mixing characteristics of industrial flotation columns using computational fluid dynamics	3
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Assessing coal mine closures and mining community profiles for the just transition' in South Africa	2
Simulation of production processes and associated costs in mining using the Monte Carlo method	2
Local procurement in the mining sector: Is Ghana swimming with the tide?	2
The status of extended reality technology in South Africa's mining industry	2
Kinetic study of reaction formation of phosphate products from thermal dissolution of wolframite using fusion technique	2
Cave mine pillar stability analysis using machine learning	2
Impact of Competent Persons' judgements in Mineral Resources classification	2
South Africa's mineral resource availability as a potential driver for transitioning to a circular economy	2
Identifying the prone zones to initiation of unstable failure by numerical simulation of mining pillars under compression	2
Impact of steel properties on the susceptibility to corrosion of weld mesh and mesh straps	2
The effect of petrographically determined parameters on reductant reactivity in the production of high-carbon ferromanganese	2
Stochastic analysis of dig limit optimization using simulated annealing	2
Energy efficiency in the South African mining sector: A case study at a coal mine in Mpumalanga	2
Mineralogical and chemical characterization of an oolitic iron ore, and sustainable phosphorus removal	2
Triboelectric characteristics and separation of magnesite and quartz	2
Full-waveform automatic location of small seismic events in an underground mine using synthetic strain Greens tensors	2
The influence of solution treatment on the phase evolution and tensile properties of binary Ti-Mo alloys	2
Maximum height estimation for mine waste dumps	2
Reducing mining tailings and operational dilution: a new application of the room-and-pillar mining method	2
Field and laboratory research into the undrained behaviour of tailings at the University of Pretoria	2
Leaching characteristics of cerium and yttrium from non-magnetic coal fly ash after silicate digestion using acetic acid	2
Flyrock in surface mining Part II - Causes, sources, and mechanisms of rock projection	2
A study of different grinding aids for low-energy cement clinker production	2
Forecasting open-pit slope runout distances	2
Estimation of coal density using a 3D imaging system: RhoVol	2
Extraction of Rare Earth Elements from Phalaborwa phosphogypsum	2
Rare Earth Extraction with lonquest® 801 initial modelling development	2
Effects of tailings disposal on the environment: A case study of Nampundwe Mine	2
Presidential Address: Metallurgical slags: A drive to circularity and search for new research agenda	2
The effect of overburden and confined stress state on cave mining propagation	1
Prediction of silicon content of alloy in ferrochrome smelting using data-driven models	1
Petrographic and geochemical characteristics of beneficiated metallurgical coal from the No. 6 Seam, Tshipise sub-basin, Soutpansberg coalfield, South Africa	1
Cost modelling for dimension stone quarry operations	1
Resistance of yielding rockbolts to multiple impact loads	1
Tracking the degradation of carbon steel mechanical properties due to high-temperature hydrogen attack through strain gauge monitoring	1
Real-time material tracking: Testing the suitability of microdot technology for ore tracking	1
Determination of strength of UG2 chromitite pillars at Impala Platinum from laboratory tests and FLAC3D	1

A simulation model to study truck-allocation options	1
A finite-element method model for a ferromanganese and silicomanganese pilot furnace	1
Optimizing cut-off grade considering grade estimation uncertainty - A case study of Witwatersrand gold-producing areas	1
Evaluation of spheroidized tungsten carbide powder produced by induction plasma melting	1
Resistance spot welding of a thin 0.7 mm EN10130: DC04 material onto a thicker 2.4 mm 817M40 engineering steel	1
Investigation of a conveyor belt fire in an underground coal mine: Experimental studies and CFD analysis	1
Applicability of the risk ranking methodology designed for water reservoirs to tailings storage facilities	1
Incompressible versus compressible fluid flow models: A case study on furnace tap-hole lancing	1
Development status of coal industries in the worlds major coal-producing countries	1
Behaviour of paddled energy-absorbing rockbolts under complex loading laboratory conditions	1
Implications of credit constraint on the formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in sub-Saharan Africa	1
Effect of zinc process water recycling on galena flotation from a complex sulphide ore	1
A mathematical mould model for transient infiltration and lubrication behaviour of slag in a steel continuous casting process	1
Safety aspects of large dragline-operated opencast mines - An overview	1
Truck dispatching in surface mines -Application of fuzzy linear programming	1
A conceptual technique to mathematically quantify the trajectory of flyrock	1
The necessity of 3D analysis for open-pit rock slope stability studies: Theory and practice	1
UG2 pillar strength: Verification of the PlatMine formula	1
Optimization of chromium precipitation from ferrochrome leach solutions	1
Elastic damage characterization of an ilmenite smelter freeze lining	1
Bord-and-pillar design for the UG2 Reef containing weak alteration layers	1
Determination of the stress state prior to excavation in an underground slate mine using flat jack and numerical methods	1
Zimbabwe's coloured gemstone endowments - A regional geological overview	1
Local magnitude calibration of seismic events in the West Rand, Far West Rand, and Klerksdorp-Orkney-Stilfontein-Hartebeesfontein gold mining areas	1
Flotation of weathered coal discards using a HIP W/O emulsion binder and kerosene	1
Drawpoint loading optimization strategies in block caving: A case study of Palabora Mining Company	1
Analysis of rope load sharing on multi-rope friction winders	1
Use of a biocompatible polymer to enhance tailings transportation and reduce water consumption at a coper-cobalt-zinc plant	1
Framework for ergonomic design of control centres in underground coal mines - A Serbian experience	1
Water production as an option for utilizing closed underground mines	1
Open-pit post-blast dust cloud lightning	1
Increasing the efficiency of secondary resources in the mining and metallurgical industry	1
Ground support guidelines for squeezing ground conditions	1
The spillover effect of industrial action on the profitability of platinum mining companies	1
Spontaneous combustion of carbonaceous shale at an iron ore mine, South Africa	1
Re-evaluation of the PlatMine chromitite pillar strength database	1
Hand-held XRF sorting of spent refractory bricks to aid recycling	1
Managing geotechnical uncertainty and risk in mining	1
A critical review of initial Resource and Reserve tonnage estimation and reporting	1
A Bayesian network approach for geotechnical risk assessment in underground mines	1
Stability analysis of a free-standing backfill wall and a predictive equation for estimating the required strength of a backfill material - a numerical modelling approach	1
Characterization of additively manufactured AlSilOMg cubes with different porosities	1
Flyrock in surface mining - Limitations of current predictive models and a better alterative through modelling the aerodynamics of flyrock trajectory	1
Behaviour of Cu, Fe, Ni, and PGMs during leaching of Ni-Fe-Cu-S converter matte	1
Evaluating the potential drilling success of exploration programmes using a three-dimensional geological model - A case study	1
A pragmatical physics-based model for predicting ladle lifetime	1
Sulphate removal technologies for the treatment of mine-impacted water	1
Density - A contentious issue in the evaluation and determination of Resources and Reserves in coal deposits	1
Dependence of solar reflector soiling on location relative to a ferromanganese smelter	1