Whitepapers

In this presentation from Dr Ting Ren from the School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at the University of Wollongong, it goes through the various dangers of dust as well as dust in the context of longwall chock movements and how water-based mist can help supress the inhalation of dust in miners. learn more

Tags:   ventiliation | mine ventiliation | ting ren | environment | OHS | safety

Miningmaven.com presents an update on opportunities in African diamond mining and examines the fundamentals of the diamond market. learn more

Tags:   Miningmaven | diamond mining | african diamond mining | diamond mining in africa

Mining communications in the pit is about the miners unique needs and operating environment, and communications technology needs to be technically capable to serve both masters. This presentation given by Andrew Watkinson, Business Manager for Surface Communications at Mine Site Technologies, at the Mine Site Automation & Communication conference in Perth in August 2011, seeks to keep the miners’ interests and environment front and centre, and surround those interests with dedicated technology in a practical sense to achieve success in their pit. learn more

Tags:   mining communications | mining automation | mining technology | Mine Site Technologies | Andrew Watkinson

With about 10,000 exploration, development and mining operations worldwide, half of which are outside our country, the Canadian mining industry is renowned for providing highly productive, safe and environmentally sound performance. In 2011, CAMESE is celebrating their 30th anniversary. The association was founded by a small group of Canadian business people who had an idea during a trade mission to Chile and Peru in 1981. Their concept was that by banding together they could accomplish more for mining in Canada than they could as individual companies. This common ground still exists for CAMESE today, even though the membership has grown from a handful of organizations to more than 300. learn more

Tags:   Canadian Mining Industry Supplier | Canadian Mining Industry | mining in Canada | CAMESE | mining supplier | mining supply

Stephen Jenner is one of the world's leading Project Portfolio and Benefits Realisation Management subject matter experts. He is a regular speaker at international conferences, author of several books in the field, and Chief Examiner for the OGC's 'Management of Portfolios'. In this article he examines an approach that combines portfolio management techniques with effective methods of benefits realisation that embed responsibility in the business rather than in the individual project. Portfolio prioritisation must be conducted periodically to assess whether the anticipated benefits are being realised in a project as well as to identify and solve any problems that might prevent the portfolio from reaching its objectives. Finally - it is critical to ensure that a portfolio, program or individual project remains true to strategic need and aligned with business objectives / rationale. learn more

Tags:   Project | Portfolio management | Benefits Realisation Management | stephen jenner | project management | portfolio prioritisation | business strategy | business objectives

This special industry report from MiningMaven shares insights into mining investor psychology and how we can all be more effective in our investment decision making. learn more

Tags:   mining investor | mining investment | miningmaven | mining iq | investment in mining | investment in resources | mining resources

If you have an active interest in gold and, more importantly, gold mining and exploration stocks, events in the 1970s and early 1980s hold important lessons for us today. In this article we will look closely at these events, whilst attempting to demonstrate critical differences between now and then. Part 1 of this article deals with the economic backdrop for then and now and in Part 2 we present a set of interesting observations which we believe may help explain current price action and give clues to the future direction for exploration stocks. learn more

Tags:   gold mining | mining maven | mining IQ | gold stocks | exploration stock

As featured in the Sunday Telegraph's precious metals supplement - this whitepaper from MiningMaven illustrates the opportunities for gold miners and gold investment currently. Gold has consistently increased in price during the last decade rising 600 per cent from under $275/oz in 2001 to break $1,900/oz in recent months. But the story is not over. Gold futures and the underlying fundamentals both suggest there is more to come. learn more

Tags:   gold | miningmaven | gold price | gold miner | sunday telegraph

Ramadoni, Drill & Blast Superintendent, PT Rama Persada Contractors, Indonesia, speaks with Bryan Camoens about meeting the challenges of drill and blast operations while improving on KPIs and safety. learn more

Tags:   Drill & Blast | fragmentation

The current discourse on public engagement in the mining industry revolves around legislated processes that drive communication and information sharing with interested parties. This discourse neither aligns with modern tools for communication nor with the reality of a highly networked society that use social media to facilitate dialogue. This thesis addresses the gap between traditional communication processes in the mining industry and social media tools that create opportunities for dialogue and information sharing. learn more

Tags:   social media | mining industry | blog | zoe mullard | social media website | social media tool

This case study is on Argyle Diamonds – a nominee at the Golden Gecko Awards- and Nadene Baldwin, Superintendent Environment speaks about the water management practices, best practices and their successes that led them to a nomination. learn more

Tags:   water | argyle diamonds | rio tinto | nadene baldwin | environment