Special reports

October 13th marks a decade since the end of the longest underground entrapment in history. A cave-in at the San Jose copper-gold mine in Copiapó left 33 miners trapped 2300 ft below ground, for 69 days.

Andrea Trivella, Tesmec, Italy, lays out a system for size gradation control being used at a mine site in the Ivory Coast.

The global bauxite mine production is expected to be marginally affected by the temporary suspension of mines due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to GlobalData.

Mark Palmer, MST Global, Australia, goes through the four steps needed for a successful digital transformation underground.

The World Gold Council has released highlights of July gold-backed ETFs.

Dr Bandar Hajjar, Islamic Development Bank, writes on the future of the mining and construction industry across a number of the bank’s member countries, such as Guinea and Morocco.

Shirley Webber, Head of Natural Resources at Absa, explains why mining companies could take up to 6 months to recover production from post COVID-19 shutdowns.

World Gold Council has recently released new data for June and 1H20 gold ETF flows.

Kristin Stires, Hitachi, details how the company’s Virtual Instructor-Led Training experience allows technicians to attend training from any location.

Steven Chopade and Shaheen Mulani, QY Research, India, give an overview of the mining industry in South America.

George Barturen, Liebherr-Mining Equipment Colmar, France, considers how digital technologies will become an essential part of managing a mine’s production.

Alexey Ihl, Wirtgen, Germany, explains how surface miners have boosted production and cost-effectiveness at a cement plant in Ukraine.

The May/June issue of Global Mining Review features technical articles on drill & blast, automation & control, conveyors, pumps, piping and valves and IPCC & surface miners.

New data from the World Gold Council shows that gold is performing well as COVID-19, concluding that gold is fulfilling its role as an indispensable central bank reserve asset.