Description
Yskor / Iscor Mining Flowsheets 1984 is a technical industrial reference originating from the mining and mineral processing operations of the South African Iron and Steel Corporation (Yskor / Iscor) in the mid1980s. Although not issued as a commercially published book with a traditional ISBN, this 1984 compilation reflects the period’s detailed schematic documentation of mining processes, beneficiation circuits, and operational workflows used within Iscor’s integrated mining and steelmaking infrastructure.
This reference material would have been used by engineers, metallurgists, mine planners, and technical staff involved in the design, implementation, and optimisation of mining and mineral processing systems under Iscor’s expansive operations. The “flowsheets” contained within such compilations typically represent stepbystep sequences of mechanical and chemical processingfrom ore extraction through crushing, screening, beneficiation, and transportand form the backbone of industrial training, standardisation, and audit processes in heavy industry.
By 1984, Iscor’s enterprise included not only traditional steelworks but also associated mining ventures supplying coal and iron ore feeds, necessitating rigorous documentation of process sequences and control points to ensure consistent production quality and operational safety. Documents of this kind serve as both historical records of industrial practice and practical guides for understanding the complexity of integrated mining and metallurgical flows.
For historians of industrial engineering, mining professionals studying historical practice, or collectors of South African mining and technical documentation, Yskor / Iscor Mining Flowsheets 1984 represents an authentic technical artifact from an era when integrated process mapping was central to largescale mining and steelmaking performance. Iscor Mining Flowsheets reflects the detailed engineering thought and procedural structure that supported one of Southern Africa’s most significant industrial enterprises during the twentieth century.
Condition: Near Fine – Staple through front cover.
