“Uranium Ore Processing” Short Course
Uranium is known to occur in over 200 different minerals but most of these do not occur in deposits of sufficient grade to warrant economic extraction. Uranium ore can be…
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“Advanced Excel VBA for Engineers and Scientists” Short Course
More than 90% of quantitative professionals (inclusive of Engineers, scientists and analysts) use Excel at a basic level. Yet possibly less than 10% would have received any guidance on how…
“Uranium Ore Processing” Short Course
Uranium is known to occur in over 200 different minerals but most of these do not occur in deposits of sufficient grade to warrant economic extraction. Uranium ore can be…
“Mineral Processing for non-mineral Processors” Short Course
Mineral processing can involve four general types of unit operation: • Comminution • Sizing & Classification • Concentration • Dewatering Knowing the fundamental principles, conventions and terminology in mineral processing,…
“Lithium Processing (Hard Rock and Brine)” Short Course
Lithium (and its chemicals) has been a hot commodity over the last couple of years due to new applications of this metal in consumer electronics, smart grid storage, lithium ion…
“Gold Ore Processing” Short Course
Gold is among the first metals used by man because it naturally occurs in its native state. Over the years different process flowsheets have been developed with the purpose of…
“Lithium Processing (Hard Rock and Brine)” Short Course
Lithium (and its chemicals) has been a hot commodity over the last couple of years due to new applications of this metal in consumer electronics, smart grid storage, lithium ion…
“Gold Ore Processing” Short Course
Gold is among the first metals used by man because it naturally occurs in its native state. Over the years different process flowsheets have been developed with the purpose of…
Empirical Design Methods For Underground Mines
The ultimate objective of the course is to assist the mine operator in making decisions employing sound geotechnical input with reference to case histories for relevance to safety, weak rock…
Rock Mass Characterization for Mine Design
The purpose of this course is to provide mine staff the tools required to effectively gather geotechnical data for rock mass classification and rock mechanics design calculations. The majority of…
Sampling Theory, Sampling Practices, and Their Economic Impact
Poor sampling, compounded by poor laboratory subsampling, leads to questionable geostatistics, and generates severe conciliation problems between the geological model, the mine, and the plant estimates. These problems also affect…
International Security for Miners: Are you prepared to manage and respond to a kidnapping and ransom, security, travel or terrorism event
Natural resources companies and travelers abroad have increasingly become targets for kidnapping, bribery, terrorist acts, vandalism and theft. A proactive, planned approach to preventing and dealing with these threats has…