Battling with the software to set up a mining schedule? We all know the feeling... when you're losing precious time because of fighting...

Cordierite is a silicate mineral that is found in metamorphic and igneous rocks. It is typically blue to violet in colour and is one of...

How sure are you that your mine designs have the minimum number of switchbacks? Have you tested the impact of having one switchback less,...

Carlin Trend gold mine operated by Newmont in Nevada, US, ranks as the eighth largest in terms of contained gold reserve. The combined...

The mining industry is notorious for its volatile nature as commodity prices fluctuate. History shows that it's the companies that can...

When up-blocking a resource model to a mining model it's fairly simple to weight average the qualities and RD's, but what happens to the...

The School of Rock and TurnAround proudly presents the first ever course of it's kind - combining almost 70 years of experience in an...

The Komatsu 960E-1 and Komatsu 960E-1K are the two latest rigid dump trucks by Komatsu. Each truck has a payload capacity of 360t. The...

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...

A very basic illustration from Venkat Masabattula of the effect of introducing a haul road into the mine design. Note the effect on the...