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Kennecott resuming underground copper mining for first time in 100+ years

COPPERTON, Utah — Utah's famous copper mine is bringing back its underground mining operation, which ended more than 100 years ago when it shifted to an open-pit method. Rio Tinto's Kennecott Copper ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Proposal for a Machine Learning Model to Improve Hauling Productivity in an Open-Pit Mine ()

This proposal outlines a machine learning-based approach aimed at improving productivity in haulage operations within ...
Business Wire

Rupert Resources Reports New Drilling From Ikkari Showing Potential for Higher Open Pit Grades and Further Extensions to Depth and West

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rupert Resources (“Rupert” or “The Company”) is pleased to report drilling from its 2022-23 exploration program at its multi-million ounce Ikkari gold discovery at the 100% ...
TreeHugger

What Is Open-Pit Mining? Definition, Examples, and Environmental Impact

No government agency publishes information about the number of open-pit mines domestically or globally. Nor is there a reliable public source of information about the dollar size of the open-pit ...
Reuters

New Philippine minister says open-pit mining is "madness"

MANILA, June 23 (Reuters) - The incoming minister in charge of Philippine mining has slammed the use of open pits to extract minerals, describing it as "madness" even to consider the method in the ...