Figure 1: Block model block classification.

Cement plant quarries typically provide approximately 90% of the raw materials needed to make cement, but because they account for only about 10% of total operating costs, they are easily neglected. Even today, many operators only pay attention to the quarry when problems arise with raw material quantity or quality. This article shows how all operators can better understand their natural resources through block modeling and mine planning.

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The Pamir mill produced by Minerva Engineering.

Minerva Engineering’s co-founder Hakan Benzer lifts the lid on the company’s revolutionary Pamir mill, which uses small beads to achieve efficient fine grinding of minerals.

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