As mining engineers, we tend to only focus on the technical side of things when faced with a challenge, without really considering the...

I tend to get confused when it comes to expressing ramp gradients in a ratio format vs percentage format. Below is a quick and easy...

Are you 100% confident that your Excel calculations are correct in determining fleet numbers? Are your roads accurately set-up in terms...

Benitoite is an extremely rare mineral that is best known for being the official state gemstone of California. It is a barium titanium...

Know the feeling... when you're losing precious time because of fighting the software instead of running iterations and scenarios... You...

The Kibali gold mine is located in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), approximately 220 kilometres east of the...

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

This YouTube clip from the Australian Centre for Geomechanics is a training video for underground metalliferous mine workers. The aim is...

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

Another great YouTube clip from the guys at Atlas Copco illustrating the principles of Block Caving. Note how it differs from Sub Level...