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At Afrimat's Jenkins Mine, the Mine's Management Team has increased efficiencies and blast block general grades through the implementation of a vibrating ripper tool. Blast blocks are planned to extract Ore and Waste. A certain percentage of Blast Blocks intersect both Ore and Waste. Hanging-wall Shale Waste in contact with Ore is a soft material that can be removed without drilling and blasting. Previously, the soft Shale on the Ore contact was removed with an excavator and bulldozer leaving a certain amount of Shale Waste on the Ore contact, causing dilution of the grade on the Ore contact. The Vibrating Ripper was implemented in 2023 to remove Hanging-wall Waste on top of the Ore contact to decrease the dilution of Fe Grade in a Blast Block. #Mining #MiningEngineering #Efficiencies

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Do you offer any blasting/drilling courses at your company ?

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