New Spanish Translation of Online Course: An Introduction to Mining and Mineral Processing

By Jennifer Lyseng - EduMine Editor, September 29th, 2011 at 2:18 pm - PERMALINK

Dr. Scott Dunbar’s popular online course An Introduction to Mining and Mineral Processing has now been translated into Spanish! This course provides a non-technical introduction to the basic concepts of mineral exploration, ore extraction, mineral processing, and mine waste management. Also included are some key aspects of the economics of a mining and mineral processing [...]

Updated: Mineral Project Reporting Under NI 43-101 (a CIM Course)

By Jennifer Lyseng - EduMine Editor, September 27th, 2011 at 2:48 pm - PERMALINK

This popular online course by John Postle provides guidance for the preparation of a technical report under National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, Form 43-101 F1 - Technical Report, and Companion Policy 43-101 CP (NI 43-101). Participants who successfully complete this course and the certification requirements will be able to confidently [...]

Upcoming Short Course: Cost Estimating for Underground Mine Engineering

By Jennifer Lyseng - EduMine Editor, September 26th, 2011 at 4:33 pm - PERMALINK

As part of our series of short courses in Spokane, EduMine presents Cost Estimating for Underground Mine Engineering, by Scott Stebbins. This course provides engineers and evaluators the opportunity to learn to produce detailed, engineering-based cost estimates for underground mines. Application-based cost estimating software packages are demonstrated, and then are compared to spreadsheet-based cost models. [...]

Upcoming Short Course: Introduction to Estimating Mining Costs for Prefeasibility Analyses

By Jennifer Lyseng - EduMine Editor, September 22nd, 2011 at 11:47 am - PERMALINK

As part of our series of short courses in Spokane, EduMine presents Introduction to Estimating Mining Costs for Prefeasibility Analyses, by Otto Schumacher. This is an introductory course appropriate for engineers, geologists, mineral economists and others with a basic understanding of mineral resources and mining. Participants will be introduced to multiple systems for estimating mining [...]

Upcoming Short Course: Environmental Management of Cyanide in Mining

By Jennifer Lyseng - EduMine Editor, September 20th, 2011 at 2:25 pm - PERMALINK

As part of our series of short courses in Spokane, EduMine presents Dr. Terry Mudder’s Environmental Management of Cyanide in Mining. This short course will augment the technical skills of the
participants regarding all facets of cyanide in its relationship to the environment, humans, and mining. At the same time the course will provide a knowledge [...]

Upcoming Short Course: Empirical Design Methods For Underground Mines

By Jennifer Lyseng - EduMine Editor, September 16th, 2011 at 12:02 pm - PERMALINK

As part of our series of short courses in Spokane, EduMine is presenting Dr. Rimas Pakalnis’ Empirical Design Methods For Underground Mines. This course has been given to over 200 participants throughout North America over the last ten years and
is recognized by mining operations in Canada as providing “common core” training for onsite personnel in [...]

Upcoming Short Course: Rock Mass Classification for Mine Design

By Jennifer Lyseng - EduMine Editor, September 16th, 2011 at 11:39 am - PERMALINK

As part of our series of short courses in Spokane, EduMine is presenting Doug Milne’s Rock Mass Classification for Mine Design.
The mine geologist usually collects much of the data needed for rock mass classification and design calculations; unfortunately, it is often not in the form an engineer is able to use. This course will [...]

Live Webcast: Uptime - Strategies for Excellence in Maintenance Management

By Jennifer Lyseng - EduMine Editor, September 13th, 2011 at 3:18 pm - PERMALINK

EduMine is pleased to offer James V. Reyes-Picknell’s popular course, Uptime - Strategies for Excellence in Maintenance Management, in live webcast format. This course will help you deliver more uptime: reduce maintenance costs through successful practices; reduce the risks to safety, environmental compliance and business performance due to equipment failures; shift from reactive to proactive [...]

New Webcast Video: Introducción a la Minería

By Jennifer Lyseng - EduMine Editor, September 8th, 2011 at 11:28 am - PERMALINK

If you can’t make the live Webcast this November, tune in to the video recording of last April’s Spanish Introducción a la Minería webcast!
Dr. Scott Dunbar’s Introducción a la Minería webcast 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 [...]

Spokane Short Course Series: Early Bird Registration Ends Soon!

By Jennifer Lyseng - EduMine Editor, September 6th, 2011 at 12:56 pm - PERMALINK

Sign up for any of our Spokane Series Short Courses by Friday, Sept. 9th and get a 10% early bird discount! Here’s the schedule:
Oct 17-19 Rock Mass Classification for Mine Design This course will give the geology staff the tools they need to collect geological
data so that it can be used by both geologists [...]