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MINE PLANNING BASICS FRIDAY - BENCHING
Have a look at the different bench terminology used when designing an open pit mine...
BLAST FROM THE PAST THURSDAY - ORICA BLAST APP!!
In March 2012 Orica Mining Services’ released a pocket blast guide in the form of a mobile app and provides access to blast calculations,...
SHOWCASE MINE OF THE WEEK - KIDD CREEK COPPER and ZINC MINE!!
The Kidd Creek copper / zinc mine, located 27km north of Timmins in Ontario, Canada, is the eighth deepest mine and the deepest base...
WORLD'S LARGEST EXCAVATORS - KOMATSU PC8000!!
The Komatsu PC8000 has an operating weight of up to 710t, making it the fifth largest hydraulic mining excavator. It is available with...
WORLD'S LARGEST DUMP TRUCKS - BELAZ 75601!!
The Belaz 75601 is the world's 5th largest dump truck with a payload capacity of 396t. It is the latest model of 7560 class of trucks...
MINE PLANNING BASICS FRIDAY - SO YOU WANNA BE A ROCK STAR??
This educational clip from Flocabulary explains how igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks are formed, how to identify a rock’s type...
BLAST FROM THE PAST THURSDAY - VR WALL!!
Technology - seems it's here to stay... Can technology help us through turbulent times...? Can it help us reduce waste...? Can technology...
SHOWCASE MINE OF THE WEEK - GREAT NOLIGWA GOLD MINE!!
Great Noligwa gold mine operated by AngloGold Ashanti in the Vaal River region of South Africa is located 15km south-east of the town of...
WORLD'S LARGEST EXCAVATORS - DEMAG H740!!
With an operating weight of 744t, the Demag H740 OS excavator is the fourth biggest mining excavator. It has been in service since 1999...
WORLD'S LARGEST DUMP TRUCKS - LIEBHERR T 284!!
Liebherr T 282C and Liebherr T 284 are two 400t payload capacity ultra-class haul trucks designed and manufactured by Liebherr. The...
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