Apatite is the name of a group of phosphate minerals with similar chemical compositions and physical properties. They are an important...

Venetia diamond mine located 80km from Musina in Limpopo Province of South Africa ranks as the world’s sixth largest diamond mine....

This process is used for the concentration of particles that have sufficiently different colours (the best contrast being black and...

Ranked as the 4th largest bulldozer, the latest version of D475A-5SD uses KOMATSU's SAA12V140E-3 12-cylinder engine, with a fuel tank...

The figure below shows various methods of working the back in overhand stoping. To start the stope, if the ore is low grade and timber is...

Anhydrite is an evaporite mineral that occurs in extensive layered deposits in sedimentary basins where large volumes of sea water have...

Grib diamond mine is Russia’s fourth largest and world’s seventh largest diamond mine. The estimated diamond reserve of the mine exceeds...

The electrostatic method separates particles of different electrical charges and, when possible, of different sizes. When particles of...

Ranking at number 5, the T-800 reigned from Russia’s Qieliyabin Minsk tractor production plant. It featured a hydraulic – mechanical...

The method of underhand stoping in which the ore is drawn to the level above (Position B in the figure below), is called Cornish stoping....