Newmont Ahafo Mine (NAM) operates an open pit gold mine in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana. One important cost centre in mining is drilling and blasting. Effective ways of reducing drilling and blasting cost significantly ...

Assessing stopes' stability is essential in open stope mine design, as unstable hangingwalls, footwalls, and crowns lead to dilution and safety concerns, thereby compromising the mine's profitability. In the past, several ...

Mine planning and design facilitate the exploitation of mineral deposits at the lowest possible cost with the objective of maximising profit and optimising the life of a mine. Zone40 Mine is currently an existing small ...