The prime intention of this website is to showcase the modern aspects of the mining industry. However, we also wanted to add a historical dimension by presenting objects, photographs and archive documents that refer to the various selected topics.

To make these historical documents easier to locate, we have extracted from the site map the sections where these documents are found:

2. Exploration


2.1 Prospecting Rules

2.1.2 Staking Formerly


2.2 Searching for a Deposit

2.2.3 Geological Mapping Formerly
2.2.4 Geochemical Surveys Formerly
2.2.5 Geophysical Surveys Formerly
2.2.6 Diamond Drilling Formerly

3. Development


3.1 Planning Mine Development

3.1.1 Visualizing the Deposit Formerly


3.2 Developing an Underground Mine

3.2.1 Shafts Formerly
3.2.3 Development Headings Formerly
3.2.4 Wall Support Formerly


3.3 Stages in Ore Extraction

3.3.1 Ore Extraction Formerly
3.3.2 Mucking Formerly
3.3.4 Hoisting Formerly


3.4 Concentration of Copper Ore

3.4.2 Milling Formerly

4. Processing


4.1 Smelting and Refining Copper Ore

4.1.2 Smelting Formerly
4.1.3 Converting Formerly