Open-pit mining operations. Part 1: Production processes

The textbook provides basic concepts of open-pit mining. It covers production processes such as preparing rock for extraction, drilling, blasting, loading and hauling, moving quarry loads, waste dumping, etc. Information on organization, current and operational planning, and management of processes and the quality of extracted minerals is presented. This edition can be used in conjunction with the textbook "Open-Pit Mining: Technology and Comprehensive Mechanization," also published by our publishing house. This textbook can be considered a continuation of the current book; however, both are completely independent works. Intended for students of mining universities and faculties studying in the field of "Technology and Comprehensive Mechanization of Open-Pit Mining of Mineral Deposits."