International Mining

Краткое содержание: 8 GREAT MINES – Newmont at 90 Over the coming months, Paul Moore and John Chadwick will be examining this great gold mining company. This first article looks back over a very interesting 90 years. Next month, the North American operations will be examined in detail, including the great Carlin base on which the modern-day company was built. 18 OPERATION FOCUS – Central Rand Gold: John Chadwick visited this innovative, mechanise...

Горный журнал International Mining, Февраль 2011, 88 страниц. Данный журнал содержит научно-технические публикации по открытой и подземной разработке месторождения.

Горный журнал International Mining, Март 2011, 84 страницы. Данный журнал содержит научно-технические публикации по открытой и подземной разработке месторождения.

Краткое содержание: 8 GREAT MINES – Newmont South America John Chadwick provides a tour around the massive Yanacocha complex – the largest gold mine in Peru and Latin America – and looks to nearby Conga, which will extend mining activities in the region for decades to come. 20 CANADIAN TECHNOLOGY Canada’s home grown equipment and technology players, from scaler manufacturers to raise boring specialists, continue to wield influence domestically an...

Краткое содержание: 8 GREAT MINES – Newmont Ghana Ghana is the newest of Newmont’s operating regions, and one that holds great potential for expanded gold production, John Chadwick reports 16 OPERATION FOCUS – Oyu Tolgoi In this second article on Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi, the focus is on the Hugo North underground block cave mine – which will be a leading example of this mining method, as John Chadwick outlines 28 IN-PIT CRUSHING & CONVEYING P...

Краткое содержание 8 GREAT MINES – First Quantum While only a teenager in comparison to other companies covered so far in the series, John Chadwick demonstrates that First Quantum has a strong reputation for building great mines, from the Copperbelt to Kevitsa. 20 OPERATION FOCUS: Boliden Tara Paul Moore visited Ireland’s long standing and most successful zinc mine, to get an update on mining methods and technology as well as plans for the future...

8 OPERATION FOCUS: Stillwater The mine is an innovator and in going deeper has chosen an electric truck ramp in preference to shaft deepening or an underground conveyor system. John Chadwick visited the operation. 20 FRAGMENTATION Blast fragmentation should be optimised for material haulage, comminution and mineral processing. John Chadwick examines some technologies and the benefits accruing. 36 PROCESS DESIGN Contributors consider regrind mill...

8 PERATION FOCUS – Celopech John Chandwick returned to this highly advanced mechanised copper-gold underground mine in Bulgaria to find world leading operating practices, including extremely well-organised maintenance and training, all aimed at better utilisation and doubling ore production and reducing cost/tonne. All this is being achieved without any increase in personnel or the mining fleet. 22 SIMULATE AND SAVE - Save accidents and training...

8 OPERATION FOCUS: Chelopech The Chelopech mine in Bulgaria, a 100% owned subsidiary of Canada based Dundee Precious Metals (DPM) is well on the way to doubling ore production and processing to 2Mt/y. Part 1 focused on the steps being taken in the mine, and here John Chadwick examines the concentrator expansion and ongoing exploration 16 GREAT MINES – Lucky Friday Celebrating 120 years this year, Hecla Mining is progressing deeper at Lucky Friday...

8 OPERATION FOCUS – Samarco Paul Moore visited the iron ore mining operations of Samarco near Ouro Preto, Brazil, to see progress with the huge P4P expansion program and the mainly truckless mining operations 18 GREAT MINES – Lundin Mining Leading mid-tier base metals miner, Lundin Mining, has made some astute acquisitions of base metal assets over the years and is now looking at its next phase of expansion, reports Paul Moore 30 COAL CLEARANCE...

8 Operation focus - Kaunisvaara Northern Sweden has a long iron ore tradition. John Chadwick recently visited the latest project there - Northland Resources' Kaunisvaara iron ore, for which Metso is providing major process solutions 18 Operation focus - Orivesi "Production, cashflow, growth" is the operating principle Dragon Mining has employed for its gold operations in Sweden and Finland. John Chadwick visited the Orivesi mine recently 26 Great...

Contents Operation focus – Shandong Gold Two SD-Gold mines gear up for expansion: John Chadwick reports from China’s Shandong Province on one of the country’s premier gold producers Operation focus – Barro Alto Paul Moore visited the Anglo American Barro Alto nickel mine and ferronickel plant northwest of Brasilia, to see one of the world’s newest and most efficient operations of its type Great mines – Tenke Fungurume In our final Lundin Mining...

Great mines – Petra Diamonds Petra Diamonds has achieved a great deal in its 15 years, and has become one of the world’s leading specialist diamond mining companies. Much, John Chadwick explains, has been achieved through acquiring great mines from De Beers, in the first of a new series. Operation focus – Los Bronces Paul Moore visited Anglo American’s rapidly expanding Los Bronces mine and associated processing facilities, where the company has...

Great mines – Cullinan John Chadwick describes operations at the Cullinan kimberlite pipe, the second largest Indicated diamond resource in the world by insitu value. pcc n advance of our October 24-26 Ipcc event in Bali, Paul Moore looks at a range of projects that are using or looking at using these types of systems; as well as reviewing some news from the major Oems involved. Project focus: Debiensko Paul Moore visited the Nwr karbonia debiens...

Great mines – Finsch john Chadwick examines South Africa’s second largest diamond mine - a world leader in block caving and automated loading and hauling. Operation focus – Iberpotash Cabanasas Paul Moore visited this major underground potash operation in Catalonia, northeast Spain, to see the company’s continuous mining process for sylvinite production. Operation focus – Galantas Gold Paul Moore visited the operations of Galantas Gold near Omagh...

8 GREAT MINES – KIMBERLEY AND KOFFIEFONTEIN John Chadwick examines Petra Diamonds’ other South African operations of Kimberley Underground, Koffiefontein and the Fissure mines. 13 OPERATION FOCUS – Pampalo John Chadwick reports from Endomines’ Pampalo, one of the cleanest gold mines in the world in the farthest east boundary of the EU, with expanding production likely. 20 OPERATION FOCUS – Geomin Paul Moore visited the specialist underground whit...

12 GREAT MINES – ASSAREL-MEDET John Chadwick reviews Assarel-Medet JSC’S mining and processing complex. The mine is the leading Bulgarian copper producer, accounting for around 50% of national output. An efficient, compact SX/EW plant has added significant new capacity. 21 COAL STILL REIGNS Coal provides 29.6% of global primary energy needs and generates 42% of the world's electricity. John Chadwick highlights interesting projects around the worl...

12 GREAT MINES – ASSAREL-MEDET John Chadwick reviews Assarel-Medet JSC’S mining and processing complex. The mine is the leading Bulgarian copper producer, accounting for around 50% of national output. An efficient, compact SX/EW plant has added significant new capacity. 21 COAL STILL REIGNS Coal provides 29.6% of global primary energy needs and generates 42% of the world's electricity. John Chadwick highlights interesting projects around the worl...

12 OPERATION FOCUS: Ernest Henry John Chadwick, with help from Xstrata Copper personnel, examines a mine that keeps coming up with extra life and has added an extra product since operations started: fully exploiting the potential of this iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) deposit. 18 SIMULATORS AND TRAINING Simulators can help new trainees learn to use mining and mineral processing equipment without the risk of working on real machines. Paul Moore rev...

Operation focus: South Gobi Mongolia’s Gobi Desert is a hotbed of coal mine development. John Chadwick reports on an operation about to enter into production, with great expansion plans. ndian mechanisation john Chadwick reports on the state of mechanisation in the coal and hard rock mines of India. The potential to raise the level of mechanisation is very significant, to increase efficiency and reduce accidents. Maintaining uptime the provision...

Operation focus: Lake Shore Gold John Chadwick visited Lake Shore Gold in Canada’s historic Timmins mining camp and saw a significant operation achieved in a short time, with many targets to grow resources. Remote infrastructure new mines need a lot of support, from power supply to homes and facilities for workers, as well as logistical solutions. A number of companies operate successfully in this specialist area, reports Paul Moore. German techn...

8 OPERATION FOCUS: Copper Cliff 114 John Chadwick examines progress with Vale’s Rapid Mine Development Program at this mine, which is nearsurface and ideal for new technology testing. 12 PROJECT FOCUS: Ontario’s Ring of Fire There is a very exciting new mining camp developing in northern Ontario, John Chadwick reports, with world class chromite deposits, as well as significant nickel, copper and platinum. 20 IPCC 2012 REVIEW The advantages of IPC...

Printed by The Manson Group, St Albans © Team Publishing Ltd 2013 ISSN 1747 -146X 110 c. 12 Operation focus – Svea nord paul Moore visited the world’s most northerly commercial mine, Svea Nord, which supplies coal on the open market from a longwall operation. The focus of mining is set to switch to a new nearby mine, Lunckefjell, by 2015. 20 Project focus: The Duluth Monster November's Leader looked into the great mining potential of Minnesota. L...

Printed by The Manson Group, St Albans © Team Publishing Ltd 2013 ISSN 1747 -146X 80 с. 10 OPERATION FOCUS – MAGNETATION John Chadwick looks at a Minnesota operation producing over 3 Mt/y from America’s Iron Range discards. 12 PROJECT FOCUS: BOKAN MOUNTAIN This Alaska project plans to use some unique technologies, is among the lowest capital expenditure (capex) of the world’s current rare earth projects and has US DOD backing, reports John Chadwi...

Printed by The Manson Group, St Albans © Team Publishing Ltd 2013 ISSN 1747 -146X 144 с. 10 OPERATION FOCUS – KIPOI Kipoi is an uncomplicated open pit mining operation currently producing copper from a Heavy Media Separation (HMS) plant. Now, as John Chadwick explains, an SX-EW plant is being added. 22 CANADIAN TECHNOLOGY Canadian suppliers have a reputation of technology leadership and innovation. John Chadwick reports on a wide range of develop...