Processing
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Komatsu presents innovation in motion during Quarry Days 2025
Deep in the heart of Sahuarita, AZ lies Komatsu’s 660-acre Arizona Proving Grounds (AZPG), where cutting-edge mining and construction equipment…
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Assessing dilution, ore loss and profit differences from various hand-drawn dig limits compared to optimal ore-waste delineationsin deposits of variable heterogeneity
For every blast pattern, zones of unique material types need to be classified before mining. Most material types can be…
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Innovative approaches to building technical capability for a modern mining and metals organization
Rio Tinto has a large, globally distributed technical workforce and needs to ensure these employees have the requisite skills to…
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ACE hydrocyclone: A fast froth cyclonic beneficiation technology for fine and ultrafine minerals
Froth flotation technology is the backbone of the mineral-processing industry, where minerals are concentrated by selective separation, either by direct…
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Conveyor belt cleaner tensioners: Options for safe, efficient operation
There are many issues to consider when specifying the most appropriate conveyor belt cleaner, not the least of which is…
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Sustainable development across the minerals and metals value chain
SME’s Sustainable Development Committee brings together every division in the Society to help transform the minerals and metals industry for…
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Pressure-quantity characteristic curves for a mature panel cave
Panel caving is an underground bulk mining method that uses gravitational force to mine massive, steeply dipping and deep-seated ore…
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Mining and the use of heavy equipment to unearth minerals
Caterpillar The heavy equipment used in mining continues to evolve. Among the many factors are efforts toward continuous improvements in…
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