General Information

Selective mining is a method that focuses on extracting only high-grade ore or specific valuable mineral zones, rather than removing ...Read more

Dilution affects the cut-off grade by lowering the average grade of mined material due to the inclusion of waste or ...Read more

Dilution and ore loss are closely connected concepts in mining, both impacting the quantity and quality of ore ultimately processed. Dilution ...Read more

Effectively controlling dilution is essential for maximizing ore recovery and maintaining project profitability. A range of tools and technologies are ...Read more

Mining dilution is the unintended inclusion of waste material or low-grade material with ore during mining, which is then sent ...Read more

Dilution levels in mining typically range between 5% and 20%, depending on the mining method and geological conditions. More selective ...Read more

Dilution is factored into resource and reserve estimates to reflect the inclusion of waste or low-grade material that will inevitably ...Read more

Dilution has a significant negative impact on mine profitability by lowering the ore grade delivered to the processing plant. This ...Read more

Beyond geological factors, every tonne of waste rock that ends up in the ore stream represents an operational error made ...Read more