Abstract
The mining industry has been key to the development of civilization, underpinning the iron and bronze ages, the industrial revolution and the infrastructure of today' s information age. Downstream beneficiation and minerals processing of these raw materials adds further value as raw materials and products are created to serve all aspects of industry and commerce worldwide.
The last decade of the twentieth century saw the creation of mega-commodity corporations that increasingly moved downstream into the beneficiation area, leaving exploration for new mineral deposits increasingly to small junior mining companies. Application of new technology has led to productivity gains across the value chain.
Apart from Antarctica (which has a treaty in place preventing short to medium term exploitation and exploration of minerals), mining takes place in all of the world' s continents. Traditional mining countries such as the USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa and Chile dominate the global mining scene. These countries have become the traditional leaders in mining and exploration methods and technology. Exploration and development funding has changed over the past few years with emphasis shifting to areas that have been poorly explored or have had poor access for reasons of politics, infrastructure or legislation. Gold, base metal, diamonds and platinum group elements (PGE' s) are the more important commodities explored for and developed globally.
Aruvian Research brings an entire in-depth coverage of 100 major mines of the world in the research report Analyzing the Major Mines of the World. This extensive report covers comprehensive profiles of the mines profiled, which includes production data, location data, geographic data, and much more. Commodities such as copper, gold, iron, diamonds, platinum, and coal are amongst some of the mines profiled in the report. The report also includes a brief profile of the global mining industry and the environmental legacy of the mining industry. Read on to the table of contents to see a complete list of the mines profiled in this research report.
Table of Contents
A. Executive Summary
B. Introduction
- B.1 One of the World' s Oldest Professions - Mining
- B.2 Techniques Deployed for Mining
- B.3 Surface Mining - Strip, Open Pit, Mountain Top, Dredging
- B.4 Sub-Surface Mining - Long Wall, Room & Pillar
- B.5 Mining' s Environmental Impact - The Major Culprits
C. A Brief Profile of the Global Mining Industry
D. A Look at the Major Mines in the World
- D.1 Aitik Copper Mine
- D.2 Akdala Uranium Mine
- D.3 Albian Sands
- D.4 Alumbrera Copper Mine
- D.5 Antamina Copper Mine
- D.6 Argyle Diamond Mine
- D.7 Batu Hijau Copper Mine
- D.8 Bingham Canyon Copper Mine
- D.9 Brunswick Zinc Mine
- D.10 Bulyanhulu Gold Mine
- D.11 Campbell Gold Mine
- D.12 Cannington Silver Mine
- D.13 Cantung Tungsten Mine
- D.14 Cardinal River Coal Mine
- D.15 Carlin Trend Gold Mine
- D.16 Cempaka Diamond Mine
- D.17 Chelopech Copper Mine
- D.18 Chino Copper Mine
- D.19 Coal Mountain Mine
- D.20 Collahuasi Copper Mine
- D.21 Cortez Gold Mine
- D.22 Diavik Diamond Mine
- D.23 Ekati Diamond Mine
- D.24 Elkview Coal Mine
- D.25 Ellendale Diamond Mine
- D.26 Escondida Copper Mine
- D.27 Everest PGM Mine
- D.28 Fording River Coal Mine
- D.29 Galore Creek Gold Mine
- D.30 Gibraltar Copper Mine
- D.31 Goldstrike Gold Mine
- D.32 Goro Nickel Mine
- D.33 Grasberg Copper Mine
- D.34 Greenhills Coal Mine
- D.35 Hamersley Iron Mine
- D.36 Highland Valley Copper Mine
- D.37 Impala Platinum Mine
- D.38 Jericho Diamond Mine
- D.39 Kalgoorlie Gold Mine
- D.40 Kemess Gold Mine
- D.41 Kidd Creek Copper Mine
- D.42 Kiruna Iron Mine
- D.43 Kisladag Gold Mine
- D.44 Kroondal PGM Mine
- D.45 Kumtor Gold Mine
- D.46 La Coipa Gold Mine
- D.47 La Granja Copper Mine
- D.48 Lac des Iles PGM Mine
- D.49 Lagunas Norte Gold Mine
- D.50 Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine
- D.51 LaRonde Gold Mine
- D.52 Lihir Gold Mine
- D.53 Line Creek Coal Mine
- D.54 Lisheen Lead Mine
- D.55 Malmberget Iron Mine
- D.56 Marikana Platinum Mine
- D.57 Marula Platinum Mine
- D.58 McArthur River Uranium Mine
- D.59 McClean Lake Uranium Mine
- D.60 Mimosa PGM Mine
- D.61 Mnogovershinnoye Gold Mine
- D.62 Morenci Copper Mine
- D.63 Mount Isa Copper Mine
- D.64 Musselwhite Gold Mine
- D.65 Myra Falls Zinc Mine
- D.66 Neves Corvo Copper Mine
- D.67 Northparkes Copper Mine
- D.68 Olympic Dam Copper Mine
- D.69 Palabora Copper Mine
- D.70 Pogo Gold Mine
- D.71 Porcupine JV Gold Mine
- D.72 Porgera Gold Mine
- D.73 Raglan Nickel Mine
- D.74 Ranger Uranium Mine
- D.75 Rapu Rapu Copper Mine
- D.76 Red Dog Zinc Mine
- D.77 Red Lake Gold Mine
- D.78 Robe River Iron Mine
- D.79 Rosebel Gold Mine
- D.80 Rossing Uranium Mine
- D.81 Samarco Iron Mine
- D.82 Sierrita Copper Mine
- D.83 Sleeping Giant Gold Mine
- D.84 South Deep Gold Mine
- D.85 Stillwater PGM Mine
- D.86 Suncor Oil Sands
- D.87 Syncrude Oil Sands
- D.88 Tanjianshan Gold Mine
- D.89 Tara Zinc Mine
- D.90 Target Gold Mine
- D.91 Tulawaka Gold Mine
- D.92 Turquoise Ridge JV Gold Mine
- D.93 Veladero Gold Mine
- D.94 Venetia Diamond Mine
- D.85 Voiseys Bay Nickel Mine
- D.86 Yanacocha Gold Mine
- D.87 Zaldivar Copper Mine
- D.99 Zimplats PGM Mine
- D.100 Gandhamardan/Malantoli Iron Ore Mine
