MINE SCHEDULING!!
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MINING METHOD MONDAY - SHRINKAGE STOPING!!
The shrinkage stoping method is similar to cut and fill, but instead of removing the ore after blasting and backfilling, the initial...
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 – UP-BLOCKING!!
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...
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 – SERPENTINE!!
Serpentine is not the name of a single mineral. Instead it is a name used for a large group of minerals that fit this generalized...
ONLINE CORPORATE GROUP TRAINING & COURSES – PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT!!
Have a group of employees that need basic training in terms of mine planning software? Or perhaps a refresher course to get those rusty...
SHOWCASE SILVER MINE OF THE WEEK – SAN CRISTOBAL!!
San Cristobal mine, a silver-lead-zinc mine located 500km south of the city of La Paz in Bolivia, contains 533.38Moz of silver reserves...
CORPORATE GROUP TRAINING & COURSES – HAULSIM!!
Have a group of employees that need basic training in terms of mine planning software? Or perhaps a refresher course to get those rusty...
MINING METHOD OF THE WEEK - CUT AND FILL MINING!!
In this selective mining method, the void created by mining is backfilled with a mixture of waste rock or tailings (with cement sometimes...
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