This article focuses on innovative methods adopted by an aggregate company to enhance the efficiency of its drilling and blasting operations. The primary objective is to streamline the process, reduce costs associated with both primary and secondary blasting, and ultimately extend the operational life of loading, hauling, and crushing equipment. Rock drilling marks the initial […]
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Mining’s Talent Crisis: Yesterday’s Warnings, Today’s Reality, Tomorrow’s Challenge
Akin Fadare, EIT | PMP®
For decades, the mining industry has been warned about its growing talent problem. Three reports — spread across three eras — paint a clear picture of where we’ve come from, where we stand, and where we may be heading. Yesterday’s Warning: McKinsey (2003) In 2003, McKinsey surveyed mining leaders worldwide. The results were stark: 71% […]
Promoting talent: a guarantee of success
Marcial
Businesses that promote people based on office politics and favouritism convey the idea that effort is insignificant. It produces a poisonous workplace where employees feel underappreciated and devalued. Additionally, a lot of businesses err by giving the incorrect people promotions. Furthermore, businesses lose their greatest employees when they begin to promote the incorrect people. It […]
Nextdet shone at the Ouro Preto Workshop: A Boost to your Passion for Mining
Nextdet
From July 29 to 31, the UFOP Convention and Arts Center in Ouro Preto, Brazil, was the setting for the interactive Workshop “Challenges in Fragmentation and Environmental Control in Blasting.” This event, key to economic development and environmental preservation, brought together prominent professionals in the sector. At the Nextdet Workshop, it stood out with the […]