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  • The effect of attached growth media on biogas production. 
    Kadoma, Margaret. (Busitema University, 2021-02)
    Household energy is increasingly becoming a scarce resource in developing countries. In these countries, cooking accounts for about 90% of all household energy consumption. Motivated by the need to meet the ever-increasing ...
  • Establishment of backfill requirements : 
    Kiiza, Amina Rakulimya (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    This report is mainly showing the details of how a suitable backfill type and the volumes needed were got considering geotechnical and economic factors. It mainly talks about background of the study the problem statement, ...
  • Investigate and establish bench parameters for re-design of Tororo limestone quarry. 
    Ogala, Oscar (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    This final year research project aimed at investigating and establishing bench parameters for re-design of Tororo limestone quarry. Design of open pit slope angles is more important as the depths of open pits continuously ...
  • Investigating efficiency of natural zeolite as a remediation for acid mine drainage : 
    Nasasira, Michael Bakamaa (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    Acid mine drainage (AMD) is the most serious environmental problem faced by the mining industry today. This acid mine drainage is usually high in acidity and heavy metals thus requires several mitigation measures. The ...
  • Investigating the causes of rock overreach during blasting operations 
    Auma, Irene, Wasena (Busitema University, 2020-02-15)
    Backbreak or overbreak: This is when the rock mass behind the row of blastholes farthest from the face is broken or cracked. Roko construction stone Quarry is located in Nakagere Village, bukerere sub county, mukono district ...
  • Investigating the causes of rock underbreak during blasting : 
    Atuheire, Joan (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    Rock fragmentation is a fundamental. goal of drilling and blasting Where the most effective blasts can be achieved. Drill and blast system has been used in hard rock excavation due to its economics and adaptability to ...
  • Investigating the contamination of soils and water by cyanide and mercury in mining : 
    Ninyikyiriza, Willy (Busitema University., 2017-05)
    Physico-chemical quality of ground and surface waters from Tiira mines and its environs was conducted between January, 2017 and April, 2017. This study was undertaken to determine whether physical, chemical and trace metal ...
  • Investigating the effectiveness of borax in gold purification with respect to the recovery 
    Nakabazi, Eva (Busitema University, 2023)
    With the increased environmental pollution and health effects in the communities within and around gold mining areas in Tiira, Uganda, this called for a attention on how this should be mitigated. Both the government of ...
  • Investigating the effectiveness of using natural zeolite to extract copper, silver and iron in pre-gold leaching: 
    Kwesiga, Alex (Busitema University, 2023)
    Gold production around the world readily doubled as a consequence of cyanidation’s initial application within the mining industry. Gold in Busia exists both in quartz vein- hosted and Banded Iron Formation-hosted gold ...
  • Investigation of the causes of fly rocks : 
    Owor, Laban (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    Fly rock are mainly rocks that are propelled beyond the blast area by the force of an explosion. Comprising of hard soil or stones from the exploding blast holes. When the uncontrolled material fragments are thrown beyond ...
  • Investigation of the causes of stope failure : 
    Obel, Isaac (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    The most prominent underground extraction techniques in Ugandan metalliferous mines are self and semi-artificially supported open stope mining. Taking a closer look at this, the integral part of the global stability of ...
  • An investigation on the effect of specific charge on the downstream quarry operations : 
    Tumushabe, Rodgers. (Busitema University., 2021-02)
    The value of specific charge in open pit quarry blasting processes considerably affects the efficiency of the blasting. Specific charge is defined as the mass of explosives required to break a unit volume of the rock. ...
  • Optimisation of blasting parameters to minimise on the fines generated. 
    Olweny, Aldo (Busitema University., 2017-05)
    The main objective of the project was to optimize blasting to minimize the fine materials generated. The optimization of the blast an effort to eliminate excessively fine materials or to minimize the amount of big fragments ...
  • Optimisation of gold recovery by adjusting the CIC extraction process : 
    Asiimwe, Jonard (Busitema University., 2016-06)
    Several methods exist to recover gold from ores such as leaching, gravity concentration and flotation. Leaching by cyanide solutions or gold cyanidasation, however, has been the main metallurgical process for gold extraction ...
  • Optimization of drilling and blasting parameters to minimize boulders : 
    Mande, Sam (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    Tororo cement limestone quarry is located' at a distance of 35 km (2.2 miles) to the South East of Tororo downtown. Drilling and blasting operations are used to extract the limestone for the urgent need to manufacture ...
  • Optimization of materials handling fleet performance 
    Wankwaki, Sharon (Busitema University, 2021-02-07)
    In the surface mining industry, fleets of trucks and loaders are the most commonly used for materials handling. In order to maximize truck per shovel match factor, fleet management has to be well organized. the equipment ...
  • Ore reserve estimation : 
    Kidega, Richard (Busitema University., 2017-05)
    The feasibility and pronouncement to invest in the mining industry comes with all forms of challenges that will have to be managed with care. Chiefly because, it involves huge capital disbursement and the associated risks ...
  • Predicting shrinkage of knitted fabrics using ANFIS. 
    Ninsiima, Sylivia (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    The project used ANFIS to predict the shrinkage of weft knitted fabrics comprising of cotton only and blend with polyester. GSM, stitch length, courses per inch and wares per inch were used as input parameters and shrinkage ...
  • Prediction of potential gold location using machine learning techniques : 
    Ainembabazi, Trust Racheal (Busitema University, 2023)
    This study explores the use of machine learning techniques in mineral exploration, specifically in predicting potential locations of gold mineralization in Busia District, Uganda. The study uses geological data, including ...
  • Re-designing quarry slope by numerical modelling : 
    Okello, Jonathan (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    Mining contributes considerably to the wealth of Uganda and the world as a whole, of which open pit quarrying has its fair share of contribution. The number of operating open mines/quarries is steadily increasing as compared ...

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