Mining Operations

A Tunnel Boring Machine is a highly efficient piece of excavation equipment used to bore circular cross-section tunnels through various ...Read more

Belt conveyors are essential tools in mining. They are used to transport ore from crushing stations to the processing plant, ...Read more

The suitable drilling technique is selected depending upon the depth and size of the borehole, mineral to be investigated, sampling ...Read more

Control techniques such as presplitting, trim blasting and line drilling work best in massive rock. In massive rock, one can ...Read more

This article was originally published by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Cap sensitive explosives, such as dynamite, are initiated by detonating ...Read more

A bucket wheel excavator is a machine that uses a large wheel with scoops attached to the edge to dig ...Read more

Comminution, the process of crushing and grinding ore to extract valuable minerals, is energy-intensive, consuming up to 50% of a ...Read more

In recent times, the industrial sector has been greatly impacted by the emergence of increasingly complex technology and artificial intelligence. ...Read more

This shows a 3D animation for different mine design stages of an Open pit mine over the years. This is ...Read more