The objective of this study was to validate the technical design decisions and assess mine performance at years 1, 7, 15, and 25 of operation. Tasks included: Accounting for equipment downtime caused by…
Per the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines, hundreds of former leaders are calling for the U.S. Senate to ratify the UN Convention on the Law of the…
In the mining industry, stakeholders are of multiple types. Internally, there is the workforce – i.e. a critical driver to maintaining productivity. Externally, mining companies must contend with their shareholders/investors, governments, local populations…
The challenges faced by the mining industry are only getting more complicated, but the call for reducing operational costs and increasing profitability are a constant regardless of the external factors (e.g. regulatory factors…
The inherent complexity surrounding mining projects makes these initiatives both very valuable and incredibly risky. In fact, the risk emerges right from the onset, i.e. simply proposing an exploration project could collapse following…
The story of how raw silica sand is transformed into cutting-edge chip technology is a fascinating one. Beginning with mining extraction from the Earth through storage, transportation, processing, and fabrication, let’s take a…