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Colin Sprott looks at the basics of developing an open-pit mine design for maximum operational efficiency

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Kalgoorlie is home to Australia’s largest open-pit gold mine

Kalgoorlie is home to Australia’s largest open-pit gold mine

To some, open-pit mining can appear quite straightforward. Shovels or excavators load haul trucks that travel along ramps and road networks to one of several destinations – a waste dump, stockpile or crusher....

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