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    The mining process involves 10 steps: 1) drilling holes into granite rock, 2) analyzing drill cuttings, 3) blasting rock with explosives, 4) excavating ore and waste rock using shovels and haul trucks, 5) crushing rock into smaller pieces, 6) milling crushed rock into a fine powder, 7) concentrating molybdenum and copper by adding chemicals to extract the metals, 8) drying and bagging the concentrated molybdenum for shipping abroad, 9) recycling water and reclaiming disturbed land.

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    The mining process involves 10 steps: 1) drilling holes into granite rock, 2) analyzing drill cuttings, 3) blasting rock with explosives, 4) excavating ore and waste rock using shovels and haul trucks, 5) crushing rock into smaller pieces, 6) milling crushed rock into a fine powder, 7) concentrating molybdenum and copper by adding chemicals to extract the metals, 8) drying and bagging the concentrated molybdenum for shipping abroad, 9) recycling water and reclaiming disturbed land.

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    The mining process involves 10 steps: 1) drilling holes into granite rock, 2) analyzing drill cuttings, 3) blasting rock with explosives, 4) excavating ore and waste rock using shovels and haul trucks, 5) crushing rock into smaller pieces, 6) milling crushed rock into a fine powder, 7) concentrating molybdenum and copper by adding chemicals to extract the metals, 8) drying and bagging the concentrated molybdenum for shipping abroad, 9) recycling water and reclaiming disturbed land.

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    Lesson 3
    Mining Process

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    www.zaluu.com www.zaluu.com Drilling for blasting: Rotary drills bore 48 foot holes, 9-7/8 inches in diameter into the granite host rock. Analyzing: Drill cuttings are assayed to verify composition. Blasting: Drill holes are loaded with explosive to blast and fracture the rock. Excavation: Massive electric shovels load loose ore or waste into haul trucks. Transportation: Ore is hauled to the crusher in trucks. Waste goes to a designated waste rock repository. Crushing: The primary crusher reduces large chunks of raw ore to dimensions under six inches. The secondary crushers then reduce the size of the rock further to three-quarters of an inch.

    www.zaluu.com www.zaluu.com 7. Milling: The crushed ore is then routed through rod mills and ball mills where it is pulverized to a fine powder. Water is added to the process which makes the pulverized rock slurry. 8. Concentration: The slurry is then pumped into the flotation cells in the concentrator where lime and other chemicals are added to liberate the metal sulfides. Molybdenum and copper is extracted, separated and dried for shipping. 9. Shipping for export: Resulting high-grade molybdenum concentrate is bagged and transported to abroad. 10. Rehabilitation: Water used in the process is recycled back into the mill circuit and disturbed land undergoes reclamation and revegetation.

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