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WORLD'S LARGEST EXCAVATORS - KOMATSU PC8000!!
The Komatsu PC8000 has an operating weight of up to 710t, making it the fifth largest hydraulic mining excavator. It is available with...


WORLD'S LARGEST DUMP TRUCKS - BELAZ 75601!!
The Belaz 75601 is the world's 5th largest dump truck with a payload capacity of 396t. It is the latest model of 7560 class of trucks...


MINE PLANNING BASICS FRIDAY - SO YOU WANNA BE A ROCK STAR??
This educational clip from Flocabulary explains how igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks are formed, how to identify a rock’s type...


BLAST FROM THE PAST THURSDAY - VR WALL!!
Technology - seems it's here to stay... Can technology help us through turbulent times...? Can it help us reduce waste...? Can technology...


SHOWCASE MINE OF THE WEEK - GREAT NOLIGWA GOLD MINE!!
Great Noligwa gold mine operated by AngloGold Ashanti in the Vaal River region of South Africa is located 15km south-east of the town of...


WORLD'S LARGEST EXCAVATORS - DEMAG H740!!
With an operating weight of 744t, the Demag H740 OS excavator is the fourth biggest mining excavator. It has been in service since 1999...


WORLD'S LARGEST DUMP TRUCKS - LIEBHERR T 284!!
Liebherr T 282C and Liebherr T 284 are two 400t payload capacity ultra-class haul trucks designed and manufactured by Liebherr. The...


MINE PLANNING BASICS FRIDAY - AVERAGE PROFIT RATIO & INCREMENTAL PROFIT RATIO
This illustration explains quite well how you start off with the highest APR, and mine the lowest APR last. Note the IPR remains constant.


BLAST FROM THE PAST THURSDAY - NEWMONT QUARRY!!
Nice controlled blast at Newmont quarry, posted by Patrick Fennell.


SHOWCASE MINE OF THE WEEK - CREIGHTON UNDERGROUND NICKEL MINE!!
Creighton, an underground nickel mine located in the City of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, is the tenth deepest mine in the world. It...
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