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WHAT EXACTLY DOES REVENUE FACTOR 1 MEAN?
When I started in mine planning back in the day, everybody was talking about this Revenue Factor 1 thing. At some point I couldn't...
RPMGlobal's OPMS TO BE USED IN MINE SCHEDULING COURSE!
The video shows a glimps of the fun to be had at the Mine Scheduling course from 14 to 16 March at University of Pretoria. One thing I...
OPEN-PIT MINE DESIGN & SCHEDULING COURSES!
During the week of 12 to 16 March the School of Rock is presenting 2 mine planning courses at the University of Pretoria. The courses are...
CONGRATULATIONS SASH ON COMPLETING THE PERSONALISED TRAINING PROGRAMME!!
Sash Pillay has been newly appointed as a Senior Mining Engineer in the planning department of an open pit iron ore mine in South Africa....
CAREFUL OF THE GRADE/TONNAGE TRAP!
The graph on the left shows the relationship (green) between cumulative tonnes and the cut-off grade (COG). The higher the COG the less...
WHITTLE YOU BEAUTY!
Doing a pit optimisation for a client, I realised you can utilise 2 different beneficiation plants by cleverly setting up the...
BLOCK MODELLING 101!!
When up-blocking to a specified SMU (smallest mining unit) size, I always tend to forget which parameter to use for weighted averages...
EDUCATING THE YOUTH CREATIVELY!
If I think back to my university days all the tuition was from textbooks and the internet. A lot of the stuff was quite difficult to...
FINALLY LANDED THAT OPEN-PIT MINE PLANNING INTERVIEW YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR, BUT DON'T HAVE
That's unfortunately the harsh reality in applying for almost any position - they want experience. But how do you get any experience if...
GEOTECH MINE DESIGN BASICS!
Remember that Geotech plays a significant role in your mine design, and has a huge influence on your mine's economics!
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