The Fimiston Open pit, also known as the Super Pit, located on south-east edge of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, is the sixth deepest...

Northparkes was the first mine in Australia to use the block cave mining process. This computer animation looks at how block caving is...

The Cut and Fill mining method is a favoured choice for steeply dipping and sometimes irregular ore bodies and preferred by mines that...

A great example of how rehabilitation can be done. When doing your mine planning, keep in mind that the mine will not last forever, and...

Witness the blasting at Bremanger Quarry AS, Norway - the largest production blast in Norway to date. It consists of a 20 meters high...

Grasberg mine located in the Papua province of Indonesia currently ranks as the world’s seventh deepest open pit operation. The mining...

Another great YouTube clip from the guys at Atlas Copco illustrating the principles of Block Caving. Note how it differs from Sub Level...

Have a look on YouTube at the great explanation of sub level caving from the guys at Atlas Copco. The global training manager at...

A great example of changing over from sub level open stoping to sub level caving. The sub level caving method allows working in parallel...

Although the Egyptians and Greeks were mining in ancient times, it was however the Romans who developed large scale mining methods,...