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MINERAL PROCESSING METHOD OF THE WEEK - GRAVITY SEPARATION!!
Gravity methods use the difference in the density of minerals as the concentrating agent. In heavy-media separation (also called...
WORLD'S TOP 10 BULLDOZERS - KOMATSU D375A-6 BULLDOZER!!
The D375A-6 has a displacement of 23 liters and uses KOMATSU's SAA6D170E-3 engine. It has a fuel tank of 1200 litres, and a maximum speed...
LIEBHERR D9812 DIESELMOTOR AT ELECTRA MINING AFRICA 2018
The D9812 is one of three cylinder variants of the Liebherr D98 series. Thanks to its intelligent modular system, this V-12 engine...
MINING METHOD OF THE WEEK - BLOCK CAVING!!
Block caving is essentially the underground version of open-pit mining. It’s the only underground mining method that can reach similar...
MINING ROCKSTAR OF THE WEEK - BAUXITE!!
Many people are surprised to learn that bauxite is not a mineral. It is a rock composed mainly of aluminum-bearing minerals. It forms...
SHOWCASE MINE OF THE WEEK - MPONENG GOLD MINE!!
AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng gold mine, located south-west of Johannesburg in South Africa, is currently the deepest mine in the world....
OCT MINE DESIGN & MINE SCHEDULING COURSES!!
For those who don't have the software but would like exposure to mine design and scheduling, and fully understand the life of mine cycle....
MINERAL PROCESSING METHOD OF THE WEEK - GOLD CYANIDATION!!
For every tonne of ore that is mined, only a very small amount (about 5 g) of gold is extracted. A number of different methods can be...
WORLD'S TOP 10 BULLDOZERS - FIAT-ALLIS FD50!!
This dozer is the world's ninth most powerful bull dozer. After the Italian joint venture in 1974, Fiat-Allis 41B Dozer launched later in...
MODULAR MINING SYSTEMS AFRICA COMPLETES MINE PLANNING COURSE!!
The mining engineers of Modular Mining Systems Africa completed RPMGlobal's Open Pit and Surface Coal training course this week. Their...
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