Mining Operations

Introduction Ore blending is the process of mixing different types of ores to achieve a desired grade and quality for processing ...Read more

Definition of Burden Burden is defined as the horizontal distance from the front of the blast hole to the nearest free ...Read more

This is a great educational mining animation used for double benching mining. This animation is also used for training purposes ...Read more

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

The CAT 657 Scraper is a large, high-capacity scraper designed for heavy-duty earthmoving applications. Find below some technical specifications and ...Read more

Trim blasting is a control technique which is used to clean up a final wall after production blasting has taken place. ...Read more

The fragmentation of rock is fundamental to mining. It is the first preparatory stage in the extraction process – making ...Read more

Smooth wall blasting is the most commonly used underground technique and was developed in Sweden (The Blasters’ Handbook, n.d.). The ...Read more