Blast it! How rock hardness inflates mining costs

Rock hardness, or the compressive strength of ore that has to be blasted, chipped or otherwise dug out of the earth, is an often-overlooked cost to mining. Research by Costmine Intelligence, part of The Northern Miner group, shows how hardness...

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