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 ZINC MINE OF THE WEEK - TARA!!Tara Mine is a zinc and lead mine near Navan, County Meath, Ireland. Tara is an underground mine where the orebody lies between 50 and...
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 EXCAVATOR MONDAY – HITACHI EX5500!!In position number eight is the Hitachi EX5500-6, which was launched in 2008. The standard model has an operating weight of 522t and...
BLAST FROM THE PAST FRIDAY - NEWMONT QUARRY!!Nice controlled blast at Newmont quarry, posted by Patrick Fennell.
BOOK NOW FOR SEPTEMBER!!Take control of your career and get empowered by these mine planning courses. Companies want their employees to do the job using...
DUMP TRUCK IN THE MOTHER CITY!!We all know what a mining truck looks like in its natural habitat - an open pit. Ever wondered if you release that truck into our urban...
MINING ROCKSTAR OF THE WEEK - EPIDOTE!!Epidote is a name that is used in two different ways in mineralogy: 1) the "Epidote Group" is the name of a group of silicate minerals...
MINING TECH – 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...
SHOWCASE ZINC MINE OF THE WEEK - SKORPION!!Skorpion Zinc is the 10th largest Zinc mine in the world, producing Special High Grade (SHG) Zinc. Since November 2010 it is owned and...