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The Fruta del Norte project is an undeveloped, underground high-grade gold epithermal deposit in the southeast of Ecuador.
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Learn MoreThe SRK Vancouver Rock Mechanics team has been working at Cameco’s underground Cigar Lake Uranium Mine providing advanced multidisciplinary geotechnical modelling since the summer of 2015.
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Learn MoreThe Hollinger Open Pit, one of Goldcorp’s Porcupine Gold Mines, is situated in the gold-mining City of Timmins, in northern Ontario, Canada.
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Learn MoreThe study of the mechanical behaviour of mine wastes containing particles of metric order is a challenging task because commercial testing devices typically only accommodate samples composed of particles that measure a few centimeters.
Learn MoreThe requirement to optimise excavation design and minimise waste stripping is becoming more critical in pit engineering as pits deepen and economics become tighter.
Learn MoreA systematic approach to review and audit Ground Control Management Plans (GCMP) for both open pit and underground operations adds value and provides a clear priority list for continued improvement.
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