Mining Engineering

Blasting is a key operation in both mining and civil engineering, involving the controlled detonation of explosives to fracture rock. ...Read more

Marble is a metamorphic rock primarily composed of carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite (CaCO₃) or dolomite (CaMg(CO₃)₂), that has recrystallized ...Read more

Selecting and sizing an equipment fleet for an open-pit mining operation is a critical process that influences both operational efficiency ...Read more

A backhoe is a versatile piece of heavy equipment with a digging bucket on a two-part articulated arm (the backhoe) at ...Read more

To calculate the charge per hole for optimal fragmentation, the main approach involves determining the amount of explosive needed based ...Read more

A detonation is a violent explosion related to high explosives in which the rate of heat release is great enough for ...Read more

One of the biggest zinc mines in the world, Red Dog Operations is situated close to Kotzebue in northwest Alaska, ...Read more

There is a lot of research on the impact of stemming contrivances and various stemming materials on fragmentation, but not ...Read more