Coalification is a geological process of formation of materials with increasing content of the element carbon from organic materials that occurs ...Read more
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The recent scientific literature has ended the controversy about whether to focus mineral exploration on technology or traditional methods by ...Read more
The Hoek-Brown failure criterion is an empirical stress surface used in rock mechanics to predict the failure of rock. It was originally ...Read more
Draglines are mainly used in large-scale open-pit mining to remove overburden and expose minerals. Commonly employed in coal mining, they ...Read more
Dilution is an unavoidable challenge in mining, but not all dilution is the same. Understanding the different types of dilution ...Read more
Fault systems are far more than mere fractures in the earth; they are the fundamental architectural blueprints that dictate where ...Read more
This resource is a 3-minute animated clip which combines images, diagrams, graphics and voice-over to explain what is meant by ...Read more
A geological fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in rock where significant displacement has occurred. Faults form due to ...Read more
Great educational video showing how a Wing bit system is used to drill a large diameter hole using the reverse ...Read more
Conventional core drilling is used mainly for mineral exploration, large diameter coring for coal drilling or other bulk sampling, coring ...Read more