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MINING ROCKSTAR OF THE WEEK - CHRYSOBERYL!!
Chrysoberyl is a beryllium-aluminum oxide mineral with a chemical composition of BeAl2O4. It is distinctly different from 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 - CANENEA!!
Cananea, also known as Buenavista copper mine, located in Sonora, Mexico, is the world’s second biggest copper mine by reserve. The...


MINING TECH TUESDAY – 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...


ONLINE MINING COURSE FOR SCHOLARS, NON-GRADUATES OR 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...


WORLD'S BIGGEST MINING DUMP TRUCKS - HITACHI EH5000AC!!
The Hitachi EH5000AC-3 has a payload capacity of 326t and is the world's 10th biggest dump truck. It is Hitachi’s latest and largest...


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...


MINE PLANNING BASICS FRIDAY!!
Seeing as there's quite a few open pit mines transgressing to underground, I thought we could have a look at the basics...

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...
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