Optimizing material tracking and monitoring across the mining value chain. by Rudy Moctezuma The mining industry is known for its variability and the challenges this creates for mine operations attempting to keep mining production as close to the mining plan as possible. Ore bodies are rarely uniform in mineralogy, grades and physical characteristics, presenting issues that extend throughout the mining…
Read MoreThe Newmont Peñasquito open-pit mine, installed in the Municipality of Mazapil, state of Zacatecas, Mexico, intends to maintain its production beyond the seven-year life period it has calculated, according to company executives. The commercial activity of the mine, a leader in gold extraction but also a producer of copper, silver, zinc and lead, began 14 years ago and gradually increased…
Read MoreVale Base Metals has signed an agreement with Thiess, where the mining services company will work closely with the United Steelworkers and local Indigenous businesses to extract critical minerals from Vale’s Stobie open-pit mining project in Ontario, Canada. “This is a first-of-its-kind contract for Vale,” said Gord Gilpin, director of Ontario Operations for Vale Base Metals. “It delivers on our…
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