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HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOUR MINING SCHEDULE!!
Battling with the software to set up a mining schedule? We all know the feeling... when you're losing precious time because of fighting...
SHOWCASE COPPER MINE OF THE WEEK - ANDINA!!
Located 80km north-east of Santiago in northern Chile, the Andina copper mine is the fourth biggest copper mine in the world by reserve....
THE FUTURE OF BLASTING TICKETS – FREE DOWNLOAD!!
A few weeks ago, my good friend Deon shared a video clip of his demo 3D Blasting Ticket programme. Following a huge demand for exploring...
WORLD'S BIGGEST FRONT-END LOADERS - P&H L-1850!!
The P&H L-1850 front-end wheel loader, also from Joy Global, comes with 30.58m³ bucket and 2,000hp (1,491kW) engine, and is capable of...
MINE PLANNING BASICS FRIDAY - STRATIFIED DEPOSITS!!
Stratification, the layering that occurs in most sedimentary rocks and in those igneous rocks formed at the Earth’s surface, as from lava...
MINING TECH THURSDAY – BRIDGING THE G-APP!!
So, you had a consultant do mine planning work on your project - great. The consultant used a variety of specialised software packages to...
MINING ROCKSTAR OF THE WEEK - CHALCOPYRITE!!
Chalcopyrite is a brass-yellow mineral with a chemical composition of CuFeS2. It occurs in most sulfide mineral deposits throughout the...
IS YOUR PIT OPTIMISATION ADJUSTED FOR THE CURRENT ECONOMY??
The mining industry is notorious for its volatile nature as commodity prices fluctuate. History shows that it's the companies that can...
SHOWCASE COPPER MINE OF THE WEEK - TOQUEPALA!!
Toquepala copper mine, situated 870km away from Lima in Southern Peru, ranks as the world’s fifth largest copper mine by reserve. The...
ARE YOUR MINE DESIGNS SAFE??
How sure are you that your mine designs have the minimum number of switchbacks? Have you tested the impact of having one switchback less,...
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