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SHOWCASE IRON ORE MINE OF THE WEEK – MOUNT WHALEBACK!!
The Mount Whaleback mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 6 kilometres west of Newman. The mine is...


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...


MINERAL PROCESSING METHOD OF THE WEEK - THICKENING!!
In the process of thickening (also called sedimentation), the solids in a suspension settle under the influence of gravity in a tank and...


CORPORATE GROUP TRAINING & COURSES - WHITTLE!!
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 MONDAY - SAW-TOOTH BACK STOPING!!
This method of carrying the back in an overhand stope is shown at position G in the figure below. It is claimed that it makes drilling...


MINE DESIGN BASICS FRIDAY - RATIO vs PERCENT!!
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...


CONGRATS SEPT'19 GROUP!!
A very warm congratulations to Jaco, Tim, Lukona and Lizanne from Sishen and Kolomela mines for completing the Mine Planning Basics Short...


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...


MINE PLANNING BASICS FRIDAY - WHITTLE YOU BEAUTY!!
Doing a pit optimisation for a client, I realised you can utilise 2 different beneficiation plants by cleverly setting up the...


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