MINING ROCKSTAR OF THE WEEK - APATITE!!
Apatite is the name of a group of phosphate minerals with similar chemical compositions and physical properties. They are an important...
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SHOWCASE MINE OF THE WEEK - VENETIA DIAMOND MINE!!
Venetia diamond mine located 80km from Musina in Limpopo Province of South Africa ranks as the world’s sixth largest diamond mine....
MINERAL PROCESSING METHOD OF THE WEEK - OPTICAL SEPARATION!!
This process is used for the concentration of particles that have sufficiently different colours (the best contrast being black and...
WORLD'S TOP 10 BULLDOZERS - KOMATSU D475A!!
Ranked as the 4th largest bulldozer, the latest version of D475A-5SD uses KOMATSU's SAA12V140E-3 12-cylinder engine, with a fuel tank...
MINING METHOD OF THE WEEK - OVERHAND STOPING METHOD!!
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...
MINING ROCKSTAR OF THE WEEK - ANHYDRITE!!
Anhydrite is an evaporite mineral that occurs in extensive layered deposits in sedimentary basins where large volumes of sea water have...
SHOWCASE MINE OF THE WEEK - GRIB DIAMOND MINE!!
Grib diamond mine is Russia’s fourth largest and world’s seventh largest diamond mine. The estimated diamond reserve of the mine exceeds...
MINERAL PROCESSING METHOD OF THE WEEK - ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION!!
The electrostatic method separates particles of different electrical charges and, when possible, of different sizes. When particles of...
WORLD'S TOP 10 BULLDOZERS - CHTZ T-800!!
Ranking at number 5, the T-800 reigned from Russia’s Qieliyabin Minsk tractor production plant. It featured a hydraulic – mechanical...
MINING METHOD OF THE WEEK - UNDERHAND STOPING!!
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....
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