#120 – Surface Mining - Managing the Paradigm Shift

Perspective #120 – Surface Mining Technology – Managing the Paradigm Shift

Written by a David De Lemos Pires MAusIMM(CP) | Regional Manager, Consulting, Latin America

Mining is essentially a materials management process where materials are classified, excavated, moved to a desired location, processed at a cost and sold for a price. ‘How much is that cost and can it be reduced?’ is the age-old question.

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