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By Hugo Melo

Cave Mining Related Research Opportunities

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This presentation summarizes a talk given during the inaugural workshop of the Cave Mining Forum.

A refinement of the traditional Mine-to-Mill integration opportunity for copper block cave mines, referred to as Cave-to-Mill, will be presented. This is essentially the integration of underground mine production scheduling and monitoring with surface mineral processing management based upon fragment size and geo-metallurgical ore characteristics.