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SHOWCASE SILVER MINE OF THE WEEK – ANTAMINA!!
Antamina mine, the ninth biggest silver mine in the world, is located 200km from the city of Huaraz in the Andes Mountains of Peru. 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...


TOP 10 LARGEST DUMP TRUCKS QUICK FACTS!!
Reigning as the 3rd biggest dump truck in the world, and the biggest truck to come from Caterpillar, the 797B's tyres are more than twice...


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


WORLD'S BIGGEST ELECTRIC ROPE SHOVELS – BIG BRUTUS!!
Big Brutus is the world's largest electric shovel. It stands 16 stories high amid the fields of rural southeast Kansas. The coal strip...


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 – MINING LOSS AND DILUTION!!
Found this incredibly interesting and relevant article by Anoush Ebrahim from SRK Consulting where he explains the importance of dilution...


MINING ROCKSTAR OF THE WEEK – PYROXENE!!
Pyroxenes are a group of dark-coloured rock-forming minerals found in igneous and metamorphic rocks throughout the world. They form under...


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...


SHOWCASE SILVER MINE OF THE WEEK – CANNINGTON!!
The Cannington Silver and Lead Mine is an Australian underground mine located in north-west Queensland, in the Shire of McKinlay, about...
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