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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 - COPPER!!
Native copper is an element and a mineral. It is found in the oxidized zones of copper deposits; in hydrothermal veins; in the cavities...
BLASTING INTO THE FUTURE!!
For those of you who weren't able to install Deon's blasting programme on your computer, have a look at his YouTube video. It illustrates...
SHOWCASE GOLD MINE OF THE WEEK - CORTEZ!!
Cortez gold mine located 100km south-west of Elko, in Lander County, Nevada, US, is currently the ninth largest gold mine in the world....
ONLINE MINING COURSE FOR SCHOLARS, NON-GRADUATES OR NON-DIPLOMATS!!
Don't have a university degree or diploma, but want to further your career in mining and hit that next promotion...? Don't have the means...
PRODUCTION THROUGHPUT - TAYLOR'S LAW!!
Ever struggled to predict what your deposit's production throughput will be, without having mine designs, Whittle shells or a schedule?...
ON THE TOPIC OF HAUL TRUCKS…!!
Slightly behind already on this year’s budgeted tonnes…? You have catch-up strategies in place, but your team is not convinced that it...
MINING DUMP TRUCK MONDAY - TEREX MT 5500!!
The Terex MT 5500AC, also known as the Unit Rig MT 5500AC, ranks as the seventh biggest mining dump truck in the world. The 360t payload...
2019 MINE PLANNING COURSES!!
These days we live in an age where almost every job is carried out with the aid of a computer software programme. Companies require job...
MINE PLANNING BASICS FRIDAY - HAUL ROAD DESIGN!!
This illustration from Caterpillar shows typical haul road design considerations for a dual-carriage road. What's your mines standard for...
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