As the provincial government finalizes details of new rules for coal mining in Alberta’s mountains and foothills, one company is asking officials to pick a definition of open pit mining that won ...

Learn how the world's first fleet of autonomous electric mining trucks is transforming the coal industry in China.

The potential for open-pit mining had been one of the main concerns expressed by neighbors, and Mitchell’s repeated refusal to offer any hint about what his exploration aimed to find stoked ...

Carl Trischka was the architect of the new open pit while its namesake, Harrison M. Lavender, Phelps Dodge vice president in charge of Western operations, oversaw an extensive strip mining ...

Due to the complexity of the ore body, conventional underground mining was not cost effective and the open pit method was preferred for consistency of ore grades and ease of extraction.

Ongoing extraction inside the Continental Pit operated by Montana Resources — an open pit mine in Butte ... his garbage dump in the early days of mining. Wastewater from copper mining had ...

From open-pit mining to the final stages of smelting and refining, this video takes you through every step involved in producing high-quality gold ingots. Discover how the gold is extracted ...

The concepts under consideration include contract open pit mining with an off-site toll milling arrangement at one of the existing plants within the greater Michipicoten mining camp, allowing the ...

GEMFIELDS said on Thursday it will restart open pit mining at its Kagem emerald mine in Zambia after pausing production for four months amid subdued market prices, and as part of cost cutting measures ...

China's mining industry has slapped the proverbial glove in the face of Western mining companies by deploying what it calls ...

Coloured precious stones miner Gemfields (LON: GEM) (JSE: GML) will resume open-pit mining at its 75%-owned Kagem emerald mine in Zambia, ending a four-month pause triggered by weak market prices ...