New EduMine short course: Cost Estimating for Underground Mine Engineering

By EduMine, April 29th, 2011 at 9:44 am - PERMALINK

EduMine is presenting a brand new short course this 2-3 June, 2011 in Vancouver, instructed by Scott Stebbins.
This course provides engineers and evaluators the opportunity to produce detailed, engineering-based cost estimates for underground mines. Participants will have the opportunity to estimate the costs of a series of underground mine design alternatives, and then use [...]

Imperial College London presents short courses on technical and financial appraisal of energy projects

By EduMine, April 27th, 2011 at 4:35 pm - PERMALINK

From the 18th to the 22nd of July, 2011, Imperial College will be presenting two short courses: Valuation of Coal Mining Projects (18-19 July) and Oil and Gas Projects (20-22 July).
Valuation of Coal Mining Projects will provide an overview of the key technical aspects of the coal industry together with an overview of financial [...]

New EduMine Webcast: Establishing and Maintaining a Social License to Operate in Mining

By EduMine, April 26th, 2011 at 2:56 pm - PERMALINK

Edumine is presenting a brand new webcast May 18-20, 2011: Establishing and Maintaining a Social License to Operate in Mining, presented by Robert Boutilier and Ian Thomson.
The focus of this course is on the strategic management of socio-political risk. It begins with topics concerning assessing the location, severity, and causes of socio-political risk in the [...]

Short Course: Overview and Advancements in Mineral Processing and Characterization

By EduMine, April 19th, 2011 at 9:26 am - PERMALINK

EduMine and Dr. Maria E. Holuskzo are presenting a new short course on May 16th, 2011. The course will look closely at mineral processing in view of recent technological advancements. It will cover general mineral processing concepts in crushing, grinding and flotation. Since flotation is the most important process to recover valuable minerals, advancements in [...]

Short Course: Empirical Design Methods For Underground Mines

By EduMine, April 14th, 2011 at 2:19 pm - PERMALINK

EduMine is presenting Dr. Rimas Pakalnis’ short course Empirical Design Methods For Underground Mines this 12-13 May in Vancouver, B.C.
This course provides the operators of underground mines with the tools required to make on site pillar and opening stability assessments. Tools for assessing opening stability are provided. Empirical methods for considering the complex interaction of [...]

Upcoming Short Course: Rock Mass Classification for Mine Design

By EduMine, April 11th, 2011 at 10:33 am - PERMALINK

This May, EduMine is presenting a short course in Vancouver on Rock Mass Classification 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 rock falls in mine operations are structurally controlled. [...]

Upcoming Spanish Webcast: Introducción a la Minería

By EduMine, April 6th, 2011 at 2:45 pm - PERMALINK

The Spanish version of Dr. Scott Dunbar’s popular Mining 101 webcast will be held April 18-20, 2011.
This course covers the basic concepts of mining and mineral processing: how mines are found, how they are built, how the ore is processed, how the waste is disposed, how mineral products are marketed, and some ideas about [...]

Upcoming Short Course: Metal Mining Discharges - Impacts and Controls

By EduMine, April 1st, 2011 at 9:17 am - PERMALINK

There are a few spaces left in EduMine’s upcoming short course Metal Mining Discharges - Impacts and Controls by Dr. Francis P. Solomon.
The purpose of this course is to encourage environmentally-sensitive mining practice by educating mining engineers and environmental professionals about impacts of metals on fish, other aquatic species, and human health. A related objective [...]