Can NASA Help Solve Mining’s Productivity Problem?
The mining industry has a productivity problem. Coming into the last big commodity cycle and for most of the years […]
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Mining
Articles specific to mining techniques, planning, management and specific case studies.
Minerals, Mining and the Green Revolution
While we still remain reliant on fossil fuels, there is tremendous momentum towards renewable energy in many countries. Increasingly, our
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Mining Methods: Block Caving
What is Block Caving? Block (gravity) caving is a bulk underground mining method, which allows large low-grade deposits to be
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Asteroid Mining: Not as Crazy as it Sounds
At first glance it sounds ridiculous. Why would anyone consider mining in space when even the largest Earth-based mining operations
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How Important is a Social License to Operate?
Community engagement is no longer optional for junior explorers. Earning your social license to operate is as important as any
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A Brief Look at Geological and Technical Risk Analysis in Mine Planning
Having a basic understanding of the orebody modeling and the mine optimization methods used can help investors determine how much
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Starting A Mine: Pre-Feasibility and Feasibility Studies
While the basic concept of mining may be familiar to most people, the total process from exploration target to profitable
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Underground Mining Techniques and Risks
Undergrounds mining is still, even after hundreds of years of safety improvements, a dangerous and expensive business. It’s wise for
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Mining Active Volcanoes (Surprisingly, we can and do!)
The role that volcanoes have in creating land is obvious to anyone who has seen the spectacular eruptions in Iceland
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Undersea Mining – Challenges and Potential
Although 70% of the world is covered with water, with the exception of oil and gas, under sea mineral exploration
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