Technology and Mining Sustainability
We are currently living in the fourth industrial revolution, which is more connectivity related. This progress has impacts in our everyday lives but today is about mining. (How technology can boost productivity in small-scale mining” 2020) Technology can have a number of impacts on mining operations, including safety and productivity and environmental protection. Safer working conditions through improved underground […]
AutoCAD Modeling Plugins: Key Tools that Enhance Usability
AutoCAD has been around for a long time. It has offered us an easy and fast way to model throughout this time and has adapted to the market’s changes. Some of these solutions are now completely integrated in our day-to-day tasks, for those who use AutoCAD. A good example of this is that the users now can completely work from the […]
How can CAD Modeling be Useful in Engineering?
In every engineering program nowadays, there is always a course about CAD modeling. As school is supposed to prepare students for professional careers, Universities understand the importance of cad modeling in every industry today. First, CAD means Computer-Aided Design. It was created to replace manual drafting with the help of computers. CAD Technology allows 2D […]
Emerald Mines in Colombia
The home of the most beautiful Colombian emeralds is in the Eastern Cordillera (Oriental) between Cundinamarca and Boyacá in the eastern ridge of the Andes Mountains. The tree main mining areas are Chivor, Muzo and Coscuez. Before the arrival of the Spaniards in 1499, the indigenous people of Boyacá had already begun the extraction of the emeralds in the region. Archeologists estimate that the native people commercialized these gems in 1000 AD. Once the Spaniards had […]
Mining Ventures in Colombia | Episode 7
✅ The Mining Experience is a live podcast that invites professionals from the mining industry to discuss new technologies, address challenges, and share work experiences. Having one of the largest coal reserves in Latin America, Colombia hosts also a significant amount of nickel and gold. With direct investments from foreign countries, Colombia’s mining industry is expected […]
Sustainability in Mining in Colombia
The concept of sustainability can be accepted as the fact to utilize things in a way to maintain them so that future generations can enjoy them as well. When talking about mining, it is difficult to apply this concept to a large ore deposit. This is because the main goal it to extract the full […]
Mining Sustainability in Peru
Global trends indicate the expansion of mining in these last few months. The mining industry in Peru has registered an increase of +50.0% according to the latest statistics (National Statistics Institute of Peru, INEI) and given the increase in the gold price this brings a strong economic growth in different countries all over the Americas. […]
Mining Ventures in Peru | Episode 6
🎙 EPISODE VI | Mining Ventures in Peru The Mining Experience is a live podcast that invites professionals from the mining industry to discuss new technologies, address challenges, and share work experiences. In this episode, we will have the opportunity to discuss with our guests the different factors that affect mining investment and their implications in the mining […]
Overview of the Mining Industry in Peru
Peru ranks third in global copper production, second for silver and sixth for gold. Being one of the largest mining sectors worldwide, Peru faced unprecedented economic and social challenges due to COVID-19. In addition to the pandemic, Peru experienced more organizational issues due to politics, as the country saw many changes in the government. However, in […]