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At Scorpiixi Pleiades Resources Corporation we know that the life of a mine can be predictable or unpredictable due to them having a limited lifespan. Mining is a project that is needed to extract minerals from ore bodies. These projects require special investments and allocation and resources such as capital and to be completed within a specified time.
This includes any expropriation of land that is required for these purposes.
- Prospecting
- Exploration
- Construction
- Operation
- Maintenance
- Expansion
- Abandonment
- Decommissioning
There are four types of mining methods: underground, open surface (pit mining), placer, and in- situ mining. Mining is a project because to extract minerals from defined ore bodies the project requires a special investment or allocation of resources such as capital and completion within a certain period. The mine developmental stage includes as follows:
- Characterize mineral resources.
- Design the layout.
- Consult public consultation on the project.
- Assess the environmental impacts.
- Discussing finances and obtaining necessary permits.
- Conduct a final evaluation of the mine’s operations.
Operating a mine is a large-scale project, be it underground or open surface pit involves a series of steps from the discovery of the deposit to the closing of the mine. It is not surprising that most mining projects can take 10 to 15 years to launch and will be subjected to several major decisions.
Exploration and Feasibility; this is where we explore and identify sites where minerals can be mined. Our team will analyze the data to evaluate if deposits are sufficiently large enough to ensure the project’s economic profitability. The mining operations will involve extracting ore from the deposit and process it to obtain minerals that have value to our society such as:
Beryllium, Sodium, Magnesium, Aluminum, Potassium, Calcium, Scandium, Titanium, Vanadium, Chromium.
Iron, Cobalt, Nickel, Copper, Zinc, Gallium, Rubidium, Strontium, Yttrium, Syconium, Niobium, Molybdenum, Technetium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium, Silver, Cadmium, Indium, Tin, Cesium, Barium, Cyathium, Cerium, Praseodymium, Neodymium, Promethium, Samarium, Gadolinium, Terbium, Holmium, Erbium, Thulium, Cherubim, Lutetium, Hafnium, Tantalum, Tungsten, Rhenium, Osmium, Iridium, Platinum, Gold, Mercury, Thallium, Lead, Bismuth, Polonium, Francium, Radium, Actinium, Thorium, Protactium, Uranium, Neptunium, Plutonium, Amercium, Curium, Berkerlium, Califonium, Einsteinium, Fermium, Mendelevium, Nobelium, Lawrencium, Rutherfordium, Dudnium, Seaborgium, Bohrium, Hassium, Moscovium, Flerovium, Livermorium, Nihonium, Roetgenium, Lanthianium, Dysporosium,Meithnerium, Darmstadthium, Coppernium, Ytterbium.
Industrial Minerals are rocks or naturally occurring materials of economic value and physical properties. Such as Bauxite, Bentonite, Diatomite, Feldspar, Gypsum, Kaolin, Phosphate Rock, Salt, Silica, Talc, Zeolite.
The Mineral Sand Mining Industry involves the processing of Zircon and Titanium Dioxide products such as Ilmenite, Rutile, and upgraded titanium dioxide products of synthetics rutile, and slag.
Heavy mineral sands are paleo dune, beach or river deposits enriched in high density minerals such as ilmenite, zircon, leucoxene, monazite, and rutile, less commonly garnet, magnetite, sapphire, diamond, and staurolite are also mined from heavy mineral sand deposits.
Querry and Construction materials;
Sand, gravel, or crushed rock excavated from a quarry is called aggregate. It is used to create stable foundations for roads and railways. Construction includes eight common materials; wood, cement, aggregates, metal, brick, clay, and concrete.
After the mineral is processed then we move on to the smelting and refining stage, the ore is then sent to the processing plant where it will be crushed and grounded into fine powder. At this point various processes will separate the useful minerals from the waste rock. This is called “concentrate” it will be refined even further to increase the purity. Some mines have no site processing facilities and must be transported elsewhere to be processed. The ore mined contains a portion of target minerals. The tailing (waste rock) is used to fill the mine and excavation sites. Waste rock can also be used to build future roads.
Site restoration activity begins by closing the mine, but several steps are acquired to complete the process. Here at Scorpiixi Pleiades Resources Corporation our teams plan at the beginning of the mining cycle so the steps we take to ensure the restoration of the mining site has the least impact on the earth. The environmental choices are not left to chance and when we close the mining area it is transformed once again becomes an ecosystem. The whole excavation site is filled, piles are levelled, and the entire area is reforested. Thus, restoring the ecosystem. This could take another 5 to 10 years in the making.
In conclusion I do hope you have gotten a quick blueprint and basic understanding about mining and if you want to know more about this industry and want to be a part of a new global corporation, please join us and we will be happy to welcome you into our growing family.