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For the past centuries, women were only included in domestic labor. So, they couldn´t work in the mining industry. Miners had some “beliefs”, they said “women bring bad luck to the mine”; Fortunately, this changed, we can see women around the world working in...

The “Women’s performance in the industry” topic, is still a conflict between the two genders. All around the world, and in every industry, Women suffer from discrimination, their physical abilities are always questioned in normal work circumstances. The mining...

A mine is the product of a successful study in a geological exploration stage where there is enough information to define a proven reserve (NRGI Reader, 2015), with a very high certainty which includes the knowledge of basic parameters such a rock density of the...

Since the dawn of time, human beings tried to recognize and reach the underground wealth of our planet, the only difference is the evolution. Nowadays we can operate even in rigid rocks, thanks to the diamond drill hole process.  Diamond drill hole is a logging...

Despite the challenges faced in 2021, a number of commodities have reached new historical values and more is expected in 2022. According to Fitch Solutions, lithium, tin and coking coal prices are expected to be on the rise amongst all the minerals. Therefore, most...

Given this past year’s heavy challenges, including COVID-19’s pandemic, the mining industry overcame the obstacles and developed a few trends that are now valuable to a lot of Companies. The unexpected events of 2020 forced a change to develop new strategies to...

Sustainability in mining is the minimization of negative impacts associated with the mining activity that could be caused on the environment, communities, and the economy. It is about engaging with the community to deliver positive outcomes from the society, as well...

We are currently living in the fourth industrial revolution, which is more connectivity related. This progress has impacts in our everyday lives but today is about mining.  (How technology can boost productivity in small-scale mining” 2020)  Technology can have a...

AutoCAD has been around for a long time. It has offered us an easy and fast way to model throughout this time and has adapted to the market’s changes.   Some of these solutions are now completely integrated in our day-to-day tasks, for those who use AutoCAD. A good...