May includes:

• Iron ore: John Chadwick looks at growing use of magnetite and some of the iron ore technologies currently raising interest.
• Better rock breaking: Downstream from blasting at the face the following costs depend on getting that fragmentation right. The latest software, better drilling, improved explosives and more intelligent initiation are all aimed at getting a better break.
• Operation Focus - Las Cruces: Daniel Gleeson takes a close look at Spain's new copper mine, including its water management and its exciting advances in copper processing.
• Equipment Simulators: Simulators save taking equipment out of production, improve efficiency and safety whilst at the same time reducing training cost and time. John Chadwick looks at growing interest in technical developments in this arena.
• Deeper underground: John Chadwick reports on some current deep shaft sinking and innovations being used at these projects, and considers growing interest in monorails. For the future, battery and fuelcell use will increase, tying in with Daniel Gleeson's Leader on lithium.
• Giving it an airing: Andrew Derrington, AMC Consultants Principle Mining Engineer offers advice on getting the best out of ventilation systems to avoid blowing money away.
• Drives and controls: Powering and stopping conveyors (and their annual feature is in October), gearless mill drives go from strength and Switched Reluctance technology.
• The road to Grasberg: John Chadwick continues his major series of articles on Freeport Indonesia by looking at the lowlands operations, including shipping concentrate, providing power and managing tailings.
• Operation Focus - Kaftar Hona: Alastair Ralston-Saul and Dr. Jan Ketelaar, CEO and Chief Mining Engineer, Saddleback Corp, report on a rugged anthracite development in Tajikistan.

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