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Cost of Mine Development and the Impact of Innovation

Event - Vancouver, Canada

This presentation will discuss what goes into development cost estimation, the impact of certain assumptions on unit rates and how to reduce costs using innovational technologies.

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Economic Risk Evaluation at the Jwaneng Mine

Luis-Fernando Contreras, Des Mossop, Tafadzwa Chindedza

Publication - SRK News Article

The Jwaneng diamond mine located in the Republic of Botswana is an open pit mine that has been in operation since 1982.

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Scott McEwing

Consultant - Perth, Australia

Scott has some 25 years’ mining industry experience. He is skilled in due diligence, project management, and technical mine planning in most commodities.

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Control of Pit-Lake Water Chemistry by Secondary Minerals, Summer Camp Pit, Getchell Mine, Nevada

Rob Bowell, Jeff Parshley - June 2004

Publication - Published Paper

Over the last two decades, significant improvements in mining and metallurgical operations have led to the development of extensive open pits as a method to extract low-grade ores, particularly for gold and copper in the western United States and South America.

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Craig Wickham

Consultant - Cardiff, UK

Craig specialises in the application of environmental geochemistry to a range of mining projects that include mine waste characterisation and water treatment

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Quality ‘Cascade’ Can Optimise Water Treatment on Mines

Peter Shepherd - June 2022

Publication - Article

The mining sector’s drive towards ambitious water conservation targets means recycling more – so that less fresh water needs to be procured. Relatively little water used during mining and processing needs to be clean or potable.

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The Tailings Center 2022 Short Course 5: TSF Operation and Governance

Event - Online

New industry standards of care and regulatory requirements for tailings facilities drive the need for an increase in the number of, and training available for, engineers and scientists to meet the requirements of improved safe design, construction operation, and closure of tailings facilities.

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Tailings Water Management Webinar: An Overview of the Role of Water in Tailings Management

Event - Online

This Webinar series has been developed to leverage the important content published in SME’s Tailings Management Handbook: A Life-Cycle Approach, which is available from the SME Bookstore in print or as an eBook. Attendees are encouraged to refer to the Book to take a deeper dive into the topics discussed in the webinars.

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Yauricocha Mine

Mud Rush Geotechnical Investigation

Project - Lima, Peru

Geotechnical investigations using simulations to improve ground support and prevent mud rushes.

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Geochemical Modelling To Support Mine Closure Planning

David Bird

Publication - SRK News Article

Geochemical modelling may not immediately come to mind when scoping a work plan to develop a mine closure strategy.

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