CORPORATE GROUP TRAINING & COURSES - SURPAC!!
Have a group of employees that need basic training in terms of mine planning software? Or perhaps a refresher course to get those rusty...
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MINE PLANNING BASICS FRIDAY - INTER-RAMP ANGLE vs CATCHBENCH!!
Ken Kuchling explains the relationship well in the diagram below. When given the IRA from the geotech engineers, you can calculate the...
HAULSIM PRODUCTIVITY SIMULATIONS!!
Are you 100% confident that your Excel calculations are correct in determining fleet numbers? Are your roads accurately set-up in terms...
MINING ROCKSTAR OF THE WEEK – KYANITE!!
Kyanite is a mineral found mainly in metamorphic rocks. It most often forms from the high-pressure alteration of clay minerals during the...
MINE SCHEDULING!!
Know the feeling... when you're losing precious time because of fighting the software instead of running iterations and scenarios... You...
MINING METHOD MONDAY – RILL-CUT STOPING!!
Rill cut, or rill stoping, as shown at B in the figure below, has the principal advantage that when filling is used it can be run down...
MINE DESIGN!!
How sure are you that your mine designs have the minimum number of switchbacks? Have you tested the impact of having one switchback less,...
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...
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...
MINING ROCKSTAR OF THE WEEK – JADEITE!!
"Jade" is a cultural term used for a very durable material that has been fashioned into tools, sculptures, jewelry, gemstones, and other...
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