Grade control plays a critical role in mining operations, directly impacting the efficiency and profitability of mineral extraction and processing. This is particularly evident in the complex world of copper mining, where the precision of grade control can make or break a project’s economic viability. Based on insights from operations in a copper mine still […]

In both open pit and underground mining operations, grade control is essential. For mining businesses to keep correct grade information, they must monitor ore quality while managing a deposit’s grade and variability. Plans for the mine, the allocation of resources, and eventually the mine’s return on investment are all influenced by this. Geologists are not […]

The role of a superintendent at a mine site is a senior managerial position responsible for overseeing and managing the overall mine operations to ensure safety, production, quality, and budget adherence. Key responsibilities include: Leading and managing several mine management teams and frontline supervisors to control mine operations effectively. Developing and implementing mine production plans, […]

Radar technology significantly enhances slope monitoring at mine sites by providing real-time, high-precision, and comprehensive data on slope movements, which is critical for safety and operational efficiency in open-pit mining. Radar is useful for geotechnical monitoring in many aspects. Real-time continuous monitoring Ground-based radar systems (GBR), including Slope Stability Radars (SSR), continuously scan mine slopes […]

Rio Tinto has today been confirmed as the preferred partner for the Salares Altoandinos lithium project in the Atacama region of Chile by Empresa Nacional de Minería (ENAMI), a state-owned Chilean mining company. Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said: “We are honoured to have been selected by ENAMI as the preferred partner for the Salares […]

Gold prices rose on Friday and were poised for their biggest weekly gain in more than a month, as a softer U.S. dollar and concerns over the country’s fiscal outlook boosted bullion’s safe-haven appeal. Bullion has risen 4% this week, its highest since April 7. U.S. gold futures added 1.1% to $3,329.80. The dollar has lost […]

Gold fell more than 1% on Thursday as the U.S. dollar strengthened and investors booked profits after prices touched a two-week high earlier in the session. Spot gold fell 0.4% to $3,301.37 an ounce, by 1043 a.m. ET (1443 GMT). Prices hit their highest level since May 9 earlier in the session and recorded gains […]

The screening process serves to separate particles of different sizes and is ideal to ensure that the product reaches the market in the right size, shape and quality. In aggregate production, the screening process is a key part of the production process and is carried out on a large scale. Therefore, it is necessary to […]

This article is issued from (Aguayo et al., 2021). In the classic Shovel-Truck system (without the inclusion of the surge loader) the truck fill factor depends entirely on the shovel and how much material it can load into the truck. This generates three possible scenarios. The first is when the truck exceeds its payload (overfill), […]