Let’s Talk Block Caving: Monitoring, Evaluation and Calibration

Let’s Talk Block Caving: Monitoring, Evaluation and Calibration

Published on February 7, 2022
In our last post​​​​​​​, we delved into mine sequencing and production scheduling, tools and st...

Let’s Talk Block Caving: Mine Sequence and Production Schedule

Let’s Talk Block Caving: Mine Sequence and Production Schedule

Published on January 11, 2022
In our previous article​​​​​​​ we talked about material flow and different algorithms for simul...

Let’s talk block caving : Material flow

Let’s talk block caving : Material flow

Published on December 14, 2021
In our previous article, we talked about mine layout and how long-term economic viability of a ...

Let’s talk block caving: footprints and BHOD

Let’s talk block caving: footprints and BHOD

Published on December 14, 2021
Our previous post introduced the first step: determining whether block caving is appropriate an...

Let’s Talk Block Caving: First Step, Right Fit?

Let’s Talk Block Caving: First Step, Right Fit?

Published on November 29, 2021
In our last article​​​​​​​ we introduced what makes block caving an interesting option to addre...

New Future for an Old Idea: Let’s Talk Block Caving

New Future for an Old Idea: Let’s Talk Block Caving

Published on November 29, 2021
As digital transformation is on everybody’s lips, block cave mining presents an interesti...

What every Mining Professional needs to know about Block Caving

What every Mining Professional needs to know about Block Caving

Published on October 20, 2020
  Described as the deep mining method of the future, block caving is an underground mass m...

Tap into the knowledge base for PCBC Block Caving

Tap into the knowledge base for PCBC Block Caving

Published on June 11, 2019
  Did you know a PCBC Knowledge Base is available in the GEOVIA Support Site? More than 12...

Caving 2018 Conference – Summary of GEOVIA Papers

Caving 2018 Conference – Summary of GEOVIA Papers

Published on November 30, 2018
  As covered in our previous blog post, the Caving 2018 Conference took place in October i...

Fourth International Symposium on Block and Sublevel Caving, Vancouver 2018

Fourth International Symposium on Block and Sublevel Caving, Vancouver 2018

Published on October 15, 2018
  The most popular Block and Sublevel Caving Event will have its fourth edition this Octob...