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    SCHOOL OF ROCK FINALLY TURNS 5!!

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    What has School of Rock Mining been up to in the first half of the year?

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    MINING ECONOMICS ONLINE COURSE!!

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    BOOK NOW FOR SEPTEMBER!!

    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 software, and this is exactly the exposure you get when you create a mine design and schedule during these courses. For your convenience, there is an online booking facility to secure your spot and avoid disappointment: "https://www.schoolofrockmining.com/book-online" Alternatively send me a mail at: info@schoolofrockmining.com and I’ll gladly assi
    CONGRATS TO THE PRIZE WINNERS!!

    CONGRATS TO THE PRIZE WINNERS!!

    A big congratulations to Fikile for winning the prize for the best mine design, and Zuko for the best mine schedule. These guys really put their heart and soul into the course this week, as well as the rest of the group. I wish you guys all the best in your careers and future endeavours! Special thanks to the Mining Engineering department of the University of Pretoria for their facilities, as well as Trimble and RPMGlobal for the educational software licences!
    BLASTING INTO THE FUTURE!!

    BLASTING INTO THE FUTURE!!

    For those of you who weren't able to install Deon's blasting programme on your computer, have a look at his YouTube video. It illustrates what you can expect from the programme, which is a portion of the information from the blasting ticket curriculum, on your very own computer... To install the programme, kindly click on the link below... "https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xD-rPlftR-fHcGAYT2wegI5LVtdCSA_3" Alternatively send Deon a mail: deondupreez079@gmail.com He's a super
    MINING ROCKSTAR OF THE WEEK - DIAMOND!!

    MINING ROCKSTAR OF THE WEEK - DIAMOND!!

    Diamond is a rare, naturally-occurring mineral composed of carbon. Each carbon atom in a diamond is surrounded by four other carbon atoms and connected to them by strong covalent bonds - the strongest type of chemical bond. This simple, uniform, tightly-bonded arrangement yields one of the most durable and versatile substances known. Diamond is the hardest known natural substance. It is also chemically resistant and has the highest thermal conductivity of any natural material
    ONLINE MINING COURSE FOR SCHOLARS, NON-GRADUATES OR NON-DIPLOMATS!!

    ONLINE MINING COURSE FOR SCHOLARS, NON-GRADUATES OR NON-DIPLOMATS!!

    Don't have a university degree or diploma, but want to further your career in mining and hit that next promotion...? Don't have the means to travel to a far-off location to complete a mining course...? Or maybe you're a scholar and want to study Mining one day, but you have no clue what Mining is about...? Then consider the Mining for Non-miners course. The course was developed by the friendly people at RPMGlobal, one of the global leaders in mine planning software. The guys
    SHOWCASE GOLD MINE OF THE WEEK - PUEBLO VIEJO!!

    SHOWCASE GOLD MINE OF THE WEEK - PUEBLO VIEJO!!

    The Pueblo Viejo mine located around 100km north-west of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic is currently the fifth largest gold mine in the world. Pueblo Viejo’s contained gold reserve as of December 2012 stood at 25Moz (302.9Mt grading 0.083oz/t gold), including approximately 3.888Moz of proven and 21Moz of probable gold reserves. The mine is owned and operated by Pueblo Viejo Dominicana Corporation (PVDC), which is a joint venture between Barrick Gold (60%) and Goldcor
    MINE DESIGNERS HARD AT WORK!!

    MINE DESIGNERS HARD AT WORK!!

    The chaps are intensely concentrating on their mine designs, not even realising their being watched by eager spectators...
    ON THE TOPIC OF HAUL TRUCKS…!!

    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 will work…? One of the strategies might be pulling in that spare excavator, but will your truck fleet cope with the additional loading capacity…? With years of experience with RPMGlobal’s HAULSIM package, allow me to help you run a calibrated simulation of your mine’s actual loader fleet, truck fleet, road network, infrastructure, maintenance
    DAY 1 KICKS OFF WITH SCHOLARS!!

    DAY 1 KICKS OFF WITH SCHOLARS!!

    Day 1 of the Mine Design course commenced today at the university of Pretoria. During our regular visit to the Virtual Reality centre at the mining department, we were joined by future mining engineers of our country as the department had its open day to grade 9, 10 & 11 pupils. It sure seemed that the technology in mining that was showcased did its job in keeping the youth interested and excited. Well done to the Tuks team!
    MINING DUMP TRUCK MONDAY - TEREX MT 6300!!

    MINING DUMP TRUCK MONDAY - TEREX MT 6300!!

    The Terex MT 6300AC, introduced by the American manufacturer Terex in 2008, is also an ultra-class mining dump truck with a payload capacity of 400t. The vehicle was rebranded as Bucyrus MT6300AC, following the acquisition of the mining equipment division of Terex by Bucyrus in 2010. Terex MT 6300AC became a part of Caterpillar’s Unit Rig line after Caterpillar’s acquisition of Bucyrus in 2011. The gross operating weight of the vehicle is 660t. The body of the truck is 7.92m
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