Seeing as there's quite a few open pit mines transgressing to underground, I thought we could have a look at the basics...

The world pandemic has caused almost every mine on earth to run a multitude of mining schedules in a very short time period, in an effort to strategise for the foreseeable future... More than ever, the time is now to ensure your scheduling & simulation models are optimally and correctly set up, and that the numbers make sense... With the model audit/refinement service I check & scrutinise each and every step of your model and adjust or refine the steps as needed to set up an efficient, optimised and updated model. The audited/refined model is then transferred back to you, and the adjustments/refinements/improvements are explained in a comprehensive report. This service is for customers using

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Have a group of employees that need basic training in terms of mine planning software? Or perhaps a refresher course to get those rusty skills oiled up? Or perhaps professional development is the next step for your employees... Be it as it may, the School of Rock prides itself as a preferred service provider in terms of empowering your group of individuals to tailor-made requirements. Kindly click on the link below for particulars: "https://www.schoolofrockmining.com/group-training-and-courses" Alternatively, send me an email at: "info@schoolofrockmining.com"

Scapolite is a name used for a group of aluminosilicate minerals that includes meionite, marialite, and silvialite. Meionite and marialite are end members of a solid solution series. Silvialite is a mineral that is very similar to meionite. These minerals have very similar compositions, crystal structures, and physical properties. They cannot be easily distinguished from one another in the field or during hand specimen examination in a laboratory. The name "scapolite" is a term used for convenient communication. These minerals are found in small quantities in some metamorphic and igneous rocks. Their compositions are compared in the table below - "Geology.com".

Have a group of employees that need basic training in terms of mine planning software? Or perhaps a refresher course to get those rusty skills oiled up? Or perhaps professional development is the next step for your employees... Be it as it may, the School of Rock prides itself as a preferred service provider in terms of empowering your group of individuals to tailor-made requirements. Kindly click on the link below for particulars: "https://www.schoolofrockmining.com/group-training-and-courses" Alternatively, send me an email at: "info@schoolofrockmining.com"

Pitarrilla mine located in the State of Durango, Mexico, ranks as the fourth biggest silver mine in the world. The probable silver reserves of the mine as of December 2012 were estimated at 478.7Moz. The feasibility study for the silver mining project was completed in December 2012. However, the decision of when to begin operations was still pending as of November 2013. Vancouver-based mining company Silver Standard owns Pitarrilla mine. The total construction costs of the mine are estimated at $741m. The development will include an open-pit mining operation with the use of trucks and shovels. Flotation and leach processing methods will be employed for the ore treatment. The mine is expected

Have a group of employees that need basic training in terms of mine planning software? Or perhaps a refresher course to get those rusty skills oiled up? Or perhaps professional development is the next step for your employees... Be it as it may, the School of Rock prides itself as a preferred service provider in terms of empowering your group of individuals to tailor-made requirements. Kindly click on the link below for particulars: "https://www.schoolofrockmining.com/group-training-and-courses" Alternatively, send me an email at: "info@schoolofrockmining.com"

Said to be the eighth biggest excavator in the world the Hitachi EX5500-6 began its impressive service in 2008. With a standard operating weight of 522 tonnes, it also comes in an electrical version weighing in at 516 tonnes. This machine has an undercarriage length of 9.35 meters and width of 7.4 meters. It's loading shovel bucket capacity is 27 cubic metres and backhoe bucket can scoop 29 cubic meters. Crowd and breakout forces can exceed 1,570 kN. The backhoe you ask? Well, that can provide digging and crowd forces of 1,370 kN and 1,240 kN respectively - "interestingengineering.com".

Are you 100% confident that your Excel calculations are correct in determining fleet numbers? Are your roads accurately set-up in terms of stop signs, single carriage areas, steep gradients, single-bay dumps? What happens when you have congestion in your pit, how does Excel cater for that? With the HAULSIM simulations you can set up your site accurately to generate realistic results in terms of fleet numbers. The simulations allow you to run a host of possible scenarios, to ensure you understand the flex of your loading & hauling system, and better prepare for possible surprises. Doing a little homework now might just save you years of agony when things don’t pan as out as hoped, and more im

Block caving is essentially the underground version of open-pit mining. It’s the only underground mining method that can reach similar production rates to surface mining operations, up to over 100,000 tonnes per day. The method involves undermining an ore body, then allowing it to collapse under its own weight. The ore body is drilled and blasted and the collapsed ore is removed through a haulage access, and as more material is removed the ore body caves in. This mining method is useful because it allows for huge volumes of material to be mined at relatively low costs, which makes lower grade deposits economical to turn into mines or new pits. Many large-scale open-pit operations have plans

This illustration shows the phases of mining from A to G. It explains quite well how you start off with the highest APR, and mine the lowest APR last. Note the IPR remains constant.

The world pandemic has caused almost every mine on earth to run a multitude of mining schedules in a very short time period, in an effort to strategise for the foreseeable future... More than ever, the time is now to ensure your scheduling & simulation models are optimally and correctly set up, and that the numbers make sense... With the model audit/refinement service I check & scrutinise each and every step of your model and adjust or refine the steps as needed to set up an efficient, optimised and updated model. The audited/refined model is then transferred back to you, and the adjustments/refinements/improvements are explained in a comprehensive report. This service is for customers using

Know the feeling... when you're losing precious time because of fighting the software instead of running iterations and scenarios... You will never have confidence in your schedule if you do not have 2 or 3 scenarios to test the flex of your system. Your superiors want a number of options, not just one answer. RPMGlobal's XPAC SOLUTIONS products (OPMS & SMS) allows you to do just that - run scenarios instead of suffering in silence. With almost a decade of open pit scheduling experience allow me to help you create options for your company, so you can make informed decisions, and understand the risks with confidence!

Rutile is a titanium oxide mineral with a chemical composition of TiO2. It is found in igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks throughout the world. Rutile also occurs as needle-shaped crystals in other minerals. Rutile has a high specific gravity and is often concentrated by stream and wave action in “heavy mineral sands” that exist today in both onshore and offshore deposits. Much of the world’s rutile production is mined from these sands. Rutile is used as an ore of titanium, it is crushed into a white powder that is used as a pigment in paints, and it is processed for use in a multitude of products. Networks of needle-shaped rutile crystals produce the “eyes” and “stars” in many gems,

How sure are you that your mine designs have the minimum number of switchbacks? Have you tested the impact of having one switchback less, how that reduces your strip ratio and down-the-line costs, not to mention the health & safety of your employees ...? What about your benches & stacks, do they honour the geotechnical slope angles to prevent slope failure...? Your ramp systems on your interim high-walls - do they tie up with your final design and serve as dual access for that rainy day when you need it most...? Difficult questions I know, but prevention is better than cure as they say. Using state-of-the-art mine design software and almost a decade of design experience, I can help you sleep

Lubin mine, located 347km south-west of Warsaw, Poland, ranks as the fifth biggest silver mine in the world. The mine was estimated to contain 442.4Moz of silver, including 254.8Moz of proven and 187.6Moz of probable silver reserves as of December 2011. The copper-silver mine is one of the three mines owned and operated by KGHM in the Legnica-Glogów copper basin of Poland. Lubin mine has been operational since 1968. It is an underground mining operation extracting ore from the Lubin-Malomice deposit discovered in 1957. It is comprised nine working sections at a depth of 610m to 850m. Room-and-pillar method with hydraulic backfill is used for the mining. The extracted ore is sent to the ore e

The mining industry is notorious for its volatile nature as commodity prices fluctuate. History shows that it's the companies that can adjust to the market changes the quickest that lead the pack. Mining on a 5-year old mine design that was based on a Whittle shell all those years ago can mean you're either leaving value in the ground, or more detrimental, you're now mining in areas where profitability is going South... With almost a decade of Whittle open pit optimisation experience I can help you dust off that old Whittle model, and make sure your mine is set up to run at maximum profitability under current economic conditions... Doesn't hurt to make sure now does it...

With an operating weight of 495 tonnes the Komatsu PC5500-6 is the ninth biggest hydraulic excavator in service. The PC5500-6 has an undercarriage of 9.72 meters and is 7.54 meters wide. The PC5500-6's shovel and backhoe have a capacity of 29 cubic meters. Crowd and breakout forces of its shovel are 1,870 kN and 1,865 Kn respectively. The whole rig is powered by two 12-cylinder Komatsu SDA12V159E-2 diesel engines producing 2,520 hp at 1,800 rpm – “Interesting Engineering.com”.

More and more mines are considering to provide the added protection of a face shield for their employees. The face shield provides full-face protection, including the exposed area of the face (eyes) above the mask. The shields can be sanitised and re-used. If you would like to have a look, I'll gladly email you our brochure or send you a few samples. "info@schoolofrockmining.com"