Integrating the Mine and Mill Tuesday, September 22, 2009 According to a paper by Professor John Meech of UBC, North American mines can only compete with other regions who are producing high-grade, easy-to-treat ores by operating their plants at maximum efficiency using automation and economies of scale.read more »
Human Error Prevention Friday, August 07, 2009 Preventing human error can be the biggest contributor to the productivity, safety, and quality of any project. A new easy to read book can help you tackle the causes of human error and how to prevent them.read more »
Using Insects to Model Equipment Dispatching Systems Tuesday, August 04, 2009 Here's a novel approach to model an equipment dispatching system: use the swarming behaviour of insects! The dispatch of trucks and shovels is an important part of the success of an open pit mine. The following paper by Bissiri et al. introduces a new technique that uses insect swarming to model and simulate a dispatching system.read more »
Integrating the Mine and Mill
Human Error Prevention
Using Insects to Model Equipment Dispatching Systems 
