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What is an Ore?. Mineralized rock that can be mined/processed At a time (temporal)At a place (spatial)At a profit (economic)Waste rock can become an oreTailings can become an ore. Drilling and Blasting. Create a top size suitable for transportationBegin the process of LiberationFactorsDril
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1. LIBERATION, SEPARATION, EXTRACTION STAGE 1 - Blasting
STAGE 2 - Primary Crushing
STAGE 3 - Secondary Crushing
STAGE 4 - Grinding
STAGE 5 - Separation by size
STAGE 6 - Separation by values
STAGE 7 - Extraction of values
2. What is an Ore? Mineralized rock that can be mined/processed
At a time (temporal)
At a place (spatial)
At a profit (economic)
Waste rock can become an ore
Tailings can become an ore
3. Drilling and Blasting Create a top size suitable for transportation
Begin the process of Liberation
Factors
Drill hole diameter
Drill hole spacing and pattern
Explosive type
Delay system
4. Drilling and Blasting