Soft-rock mines encounter several ground control challenges. Roof and rib instability, manifesting as rock falls, spalling (skin failure), or larger ...Read more
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The azimuth of a non vertical hole (usually referred to as an angle hole) is the horizontal direction in which ...Read more
The video shows a 3D mining block model with drill holes. The block model is created using geostatistics and the ...Read more
Seismic imaging, also known as “reflection seismology,” is an exploration method used to estimate the seismic characteristics of the Earth’s ...Read more
In the multi-billion dollar world of resource extraction, from mining minerals to conventional energy, the entire economic viability of a ...Read more
The kriging estimate has an associated kriging variance which measures the variance of the error between the estimate and the ...Read more
To help with identification, geologists must look closely at the physical properties of a mineral. These properties can include: color, ...Read more
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Geometallurgy plays a critical role in long-term mine planning and processing optimization by integrating geological, metallurgical, and mining data to ...Read more
First, using drilling survey data, the geometric contours of the deposit are defined, followed by calculations of volume, concentration (metal ...Read more
Dilution is an unavoidable challenge in mining, but not all dilution is the same. Understanding the different types of dilution ...Read more
