Mining Operations

In high explosives, a shock pressure spike at the reaction front travels through the explosive before the gas energy is ...Read more

Room and pillar and longwall are two dominant methods that account for the vast majority of underground coal mining (Kanchwala, 2018). In room and ...Read more

The video shows a dragline in an operations in Australia digging out burning coal in a pit. Is this an ...Read more

The animations illustrates the principle of double benching using an excavator and a truck.  Please watch the video to learn ...Read more

This week we are glad to share series of blasting videos in various surface operations. Please share your thought on the ...Read more

The video shows a coal blast in an open pit mine, is it normal to have this outcome? What can ...Read more

RULE 1: The distance between holes (spacing) should not be greater than one-half the depth of the borehole. When the effect ...Read more

In-Pit Crushing and Conveying (IPCC) systems represent a significant evolution in open-pit mining, designed to reduce or replace traditional truck ...Read more

This safety instruction video was created by the Australian Centre for Geomechanics for workers in underground metalliferous mines. Overview Drilling and blasting ...Read more