Mining Operations

In the underground mining technique known as “block caving,” an ore body is undermined until it finally collapses under the ...Read more

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

The S11D Eliezer Batista Complex of Vale, located in Canaã dos Carajás, Brazil, is a massive mining facility that includes ...Read more

A sluice box is an engineered channel for extracting gold from placer deposits using gravity separation.   Gold’s high density causes ...Read more

Coal washing, also known as coal beneficiation or coal preparation, is a process used to remove impurities from raw coal ...Read more

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

the Odyssey Mine is an underground gold mining project in Malartic, Québec, Canada, part of the Canadian Malartic Complex operated ...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

This is a unique video that shows how a blast is initiated and blasted in underground tunneling. The video also ...Read more