TechnoMine is the leading source of online information about technology for the mining and geoscience communities. We provide articles, news, reviews, and links on technical aspects of mining and mineral exploration. Follow us on Twitter!

CostMine is pleased to announce the launch of Hard Dollar’s Project Cost Management program and the ability to integrate CostMine’s Equipment Cost Calculator.  Hard Dollar users with an active CostMine Equipment Cost Calculator subscription will be able to use one-click integration to populate capital and operating costs directly from the database back to the Hard Dollar environment.

“CostMine’s data provides terrific synergy with HD Project Cost Management,” said Ron Babich, Hard Dollar Sr. Vice President. “Direct access to accurate mining information will have a profound impact on Hard Dollar users and the mining industry. We expect the data to add tremendous value to the HD Mining solution, simplifying the user experience, improving the time it takes to assemble costs, and significantly impacting our customer’s bottom line profits.”

The one-click integration creates an environment to centralize mining cost data. The combination enhances HD features designed to be a repository of estimated and actual data representing costs, production, and man-hours. “Providing critical data through commonly used technology platforms like Hard Dollar makes it simple for customers to access CostMine data, adding another method to expedite the process of building accurate mining cost estimates,“ said Jennifer Leinart, President of InfoMine USA.

Contact Hard Dollar (call 1-800-637-7496) or CostMine (1-800-400-MINE) for more information.  Click here to read the full news release.

Three technology reviews have been updated:

• Blasting - This review describes the current state of technology of the equipment and technical processes involved in mine blasting
• Comminution - This review looks at the different types of comminution, including blasting, crushing, grinding, and milling, as well as the equipment involved.
• Drilling - This review describes the current state of technology of the equipment and technical processes involved in mine drilling.

For a list of all our Technology Reviews, please visit this page: http://technology.infomine.com/reviews.asp

TechnoMine has launched a Video User Guide giving an overview of the site. The objective of TechnoMine is to inform and entertain the mining and geoscience communities by providing insightful articles, news, views, and resources on mining technology and related topics. If you have never visited TechnoMine, please take a look at the overview guide to get an idea of what the site is all about.

This review discusses the preparation and implementation of an Acid Rock Drainage Management Plan. All parts of the plan are discussed in detail, including facility design, performance assessments, construction, operation, and closure of the facility.

TechnoMine has posted new Technology Reviews on the Observational Method, Acid Rock Drainage Management Plans and Geomorphology.