top 50 Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) for the Surface Mining Industry

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In surface mining industry, the operation begins with selection of the site, where the selected site needs to hold a good amount of minerals/metals in it. Now, the exploration and developing process take place and then extraction process gets begins. Also, the industry develops the mining site for other related operations, where this kind of site is known as quarrying. The extracted minerals/metals are allowed for inspection to ensure its standard & quality and then,sizing process takes place in order to transport the products in more convenient way. Finally, the products either processed into final end products or else distributed to other related manufacturing industry for sales. As per the government norms owing to environmental degradation, the respective site needs to rehabilitated into its original position.

• Prospecting/Surveying
• Exploration
• Mine-site Design/Planning
• Development
• Production
• Closure/Reclamation

• Mining drills
• Blasting tools
• Earth movers
• Crushing equipment
• Screening equipment
• Feeding tool
• Conveying equipment
• Analysis tools
• Gravity Separation System
• Dewatering System
• Flotation System
• Ball Mill Rod Mill Grinding
• Optical Sorting System
• Feeding System
• Scrubber Washing Plant
• Elution Electro-Winning System
• Stripping & Drilling Equipment
• Wheel Loaders

• National Mining Association–https://nma.org/
• International Organization for Standardization- 73- https://www.iso.org/ics/73/x/
• International Organization for Standardization- TC 82- https://www.iso.org/committee/50164/x/catalogue/
• International Organization for Standardization- 19434:2017- https://www.iso.org/standard/64897.html
• ASTM International-Mining & Mineral Processing Standards- https://www.astm.org/industry/mining-and-mineral-processing-standards.html

• BHP|Melbourne, Australia| http://www.bhp.com/
• Rio Tinto| London, United Kingdom|https://www.riotinto.com/en
• Carmeuse|Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium|https://www.carmeuse.com/
• Glencore| Baar, Switzerland|http://www.glencore.com/
• VMC| Alabama, United States|http://www.vulcanmaterials.com/
• Nornickel| Moscow, Russia|http://www.nornickel.com/
• Anglo American| London, United Kingdom| http://www.angloamerican.com/
• Grupo México|Mexico City, Mexico|http://www.gmexico.com/

• Quarrying & Mining Magazine- https://quarryingandminingmag.co.nz/
• Quarry Magazine- https://www.quarrymagazine.com/
• Mining Magazine-https://www.miningmagazine.com/
• Mining Journal Magazine- https://www.mining-journal.com/
• Global Mining Review-https://www.globalminingreview.com/
• Mine and Quarry |Scimago- https://www.scimagojr.com/journalsearch.phpq=30403&tip=sid&clean=0
• Mining and Quarrying| ScienceDirect - https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/mining-and-quarrying
• Journal of Mining Science| Springer - https://www.springer.com/journal/10913
• International Journal of Mineral Processing| Elsevier- https://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-mineral-processing

 

 

 

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