Gold deposits are getting harder to find. Since the 1980s, the rate of discovery has decreased dramatically. This means it ...Read more
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The buildup of sediments on or close to the Earth’s surface results in sedimentary deposits, which are mineral deposits. Coal, industrial ...Read more
Soft-rock mines encounter several ground control challenges. Roof and rib instability, manifesting as rock falls, spalling (skin failure), or larger ...Read more
A strong safety culture in the mining industry goes beyond making safety a priority it embeds safety into all policies, ...Read more
The kriging estimate has an associated kriging variance which measures the variance of the error between the estimate and the ...Read more
Active sediments in the channels of streams and rivers can contain low levels of metals derived from weathering of mineralized ...Read more
QA/QC in mining stands for Quality Assurance and Quality Control, a systematic framework ensuring data reliability, particularly in sampling, assays, ...Read more
Mine closure and land reclamation are two interconnected processes that occur at the end of a mine’s operational life. Mine closure is ...Read more
Geostatistics provides tools to model variables located in space (usually three dimensional) and takes advantage of their spatial structure (continuity) ...Read more
The video shows a 3D mining block model with drill holes. The block model is created using geostatistics and the ...Read more