With an operating weight of up to 537t, the Hitachi EX5600-6 is the seventh biggest hydraulic mining excavator in the world. It was...

The Terex MT 5500AC, also known as the Unit Rig MT 5500AC, ranks as nr 7 of the biggest mining dump trucks in the world. The 360t payload...

Have a look at the difference between surface mining methods and underground mining methods. On paper it seems so simple...

This is a photo taken of a record blast at Sishen mine on the 8th of April 1981, in which 7.2 million tonnes of rock was blasted with...

The South Deep gold mine, owned and operated by Gold Fields, is the seventh deepest mine in the world. The South African gold mine...

The Liebherr R 996 B is ranked at number six in the world. The excavator’s operating weight with shovel attachment is 676t and 672t with...

The Komatsu 960E-1 and Komatsu 960E-1K are the two latest rigid dump trucks by Komatsu. Each truck has a payload capacity of 360t, making...

Have a look at the different bench terminology used when designing an open pit mine...

In March 2012 Orica Mining Services’ released a pocket blast guide in the form of a mobile app and provides access to blast calculations,...

The Kidd Creek copper / zinc mine, located 27km north of Timmins in Ontario, Canada, is the eighth deepest mine and the deepest base...