mining
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Mine Planning and Management
Iron-Bearing Wastes – Hazards and Potential Utilization
Metallurgy produces millions of tons of mineral waste each year, with billions of tons already stored worldwide. The production of…
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Prospects and Projects
Mining and Mineral Potential of Jamaica
Jamaica was known as the world’s top producer of bauxite producers globally, with a capacity of up to 5 million…
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Deposit Types
Anorthosites: Fe-Ti and Vanadium Deposits
Introduction Many are familiar with the platinum group element and chromite-rich rock sequences, and vanadium magnetite layers of the Bushveld…
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Mine Planning and Management
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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Results and Analysis
What is cut-off grade? An introduction to overlooked yet critical concept in mining and resource investing.
A company covered by this site in the past has released a new resource. It was: 281,059 AuEq oz in the…
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The Basics
Geology Fundamentals – Veins, Dikes and Sills
Introduction We often find references to veins, dikes (or dykes) and sills in descriptions of mining projects or in news…
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Prospects and Projects
Klondike Silver – The Silvery Slocan May Rise Again
Introduction There is a thing about old mining camps. A certain resonance in the atmosphere. It comes from the hundreds…
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Ore Deposits and Mines
Balmoral Resources – Martinière Project
Introduction There is something visceral about seeing a shoot of pure gold in drill core. It speaks to a deep…
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Ore Deposits and Mines
Update: Brucejack Gold Project, BC, Canada
Overview The Brucejack Project is a gold-silver deposit in northern British Columbia, Canada. The Brucejack project is 100% owned by…
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Great Deposits
Great Deposits – Grasberg Part 3 – Mining and Engineering
In our first two articles we discussed the history and geology of the Grasberg Mine and it is now time to come back…
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