SUB LEVEL CAVING - ATLAS COPCO!!
Have a look on YouTube at the great explanation of sub level caving from the guys at Atlas Copco. The global training manager at...
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MINE PLANNING BASICS FRIDAY - Sub Level Caving!!
A great example of changing over from sub level open stoping to sub level caving. The sub level caving method allows working in parallel...
BLAST FROM THE PAST THURSDAY - Ancient Roman Technology!!
Although the Egyptians and Greeks were mining in ancient times, it was however the Romans who developed large scale mining methods,...
SHOWCASE MINE OF THE WEEK - Betze-post Gold Mine!!
Betze-post pit, a part of Barrick Gold’s Goldstrike operation located on the Carlin Trend, Nevada, US, is the eighth deepest open pit...
CONGRATULATIONS!!
During day 2 of the Mine Planning for Beginners course the candidates had to complete the remaining three tutorials before enjoying an...
MINE PLANNING FOR BEGINNERS COURSE - DAY 1!!
A warm welcome to our guests from Exxaro, Afrimat, Lonmin, Kumba, Glencore, and African Rainbow Minerals for attending the beginners...
MINE PLANNING BASICS FRIDAY!!
There are underground mines, and then there are open-pit mines converting to an underground operation, so it might be good to get a...
BLAST FROM THE PAST THURSDAY - Miner's Union Day
Miner’s Union Day, June 13, 1914, was a Saturday. The day before, 1200 miners walked out at the Speculator Mine. They refused to show...
SHOWCASE MINE OF THE WEEK - NANFEN IRON ORE MINE!!
Nanfen open pit iron mine, located in Nanfen district of the Liaoning province, China, is approximately 500m deep. It is one of the...
MINE DESIGN BASICS COURSE TO GO ONLINE SOON!!
I have had a number of requests to conduct the courses I present at the university of Pretoria online, not only from international...
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