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Dive deeper into the faces of Santacruz! We are excited to share with you an interview with Silverio Reséndiz Rojo from our Zimapán mine: What position do you hold and how many years have you been in the mining industry? I am currently a Scooptram Operator, and I have been a miner for 21 years. How did you start your career in mining? When I came in, I was very new to the industry. I came in as a general assistant, and I worked on a bulldozer or doing groundworks. I always saw the equipment and it was my dream to be able to drive them one day. What difficulties have you faced? The most difficult thing was how to follow behind or load a truck. Now that I have experience, it is something I have mastered. I load trucks, I make forms and other things. Why is the position you hold important? If there are no operators there is no mineralized material to the plant. The driller would not be able to drill if we did not follow behind or make schedules, our work is very important. What is a day like at your job? First I receive my plan for the day and they take me to where the equipment is. We must check the equipment so that the brakes, the oil, and the diesel do not fail. Once I have checked everything, we go to the areas that our plan says: where we are going to stay behind, load trucks that go to the plant, etc. What advice would you give to your colleagues? Mining is challenging, but one must work hard and take good care of yourself. I would always advise that. What motivates you to continue putting effort into your work? My motivation is always my family to help them move forward and to be able to provide them with a livelihood. Here at the mine, they give me recognition and they are proud of me. They tell me to take care of myself so that we can move forward and they can continue to see me every day.

We are proud to feature an interview with Jorge Monroy Trejo, one of our team members at the Zimapán mine: What position do you hold and how many years have you been in the mining industry? I am a flotation operator and I have been working in this industry for 17 years. How did you start your career in mining? When I joined the team, I was an assistant in the flotation area. There was a lot for me to learn It was difficult, but one gets accustomed to it. We always work with different minerals. I like what I do, that is why I haven't changed areas, even though it's a lot of responsibility for the results. What difficulties have you faced? The most challenging part of my job is adjusting for grade variability within the ore. We are always working to achieve optimal recoveries from our concentrates. What advice would you give to your colleagues? It's always important to put in a lot of effort and show up ready to give it your all. I know it is difficult, but we must concentrate on what we are doing to keep everybody safe. What motivates you to continue putting effort into your work? My wife and children tell me that they are proud of me and that's all the motivation I need. Follow us to learn more about our team ✅ #SCZ #SantacruzSilver #MiningStocks #SilverMining #SilverInvesting #ZimapánMine

WELL DONE JAKES!! A big congrats to this fine mining engineer from Kolomela Mine, Moiloa "Jakes" Mojaki. Jakes completed the Basic & Advanced Whittle Pit Optimisation training this week, based on the Kolomela mine dataset. The first 2 days focussed on the theory side of things, including the Lerchs-Grossman principles, theory of constraints (bottleneck identification), and activity based costing. The input parameters play a significant part in unlocking value for the mine and is often not given enough thought. After the theory was laid down, a Whittle model was created where multiple pits were imported and merged, pushbacks identified, and an NPV schedule run to identify max NPV for the mine as a whole. All the best Jakes and I'm sure this achievement will help you in your future career! #MiningEducation #StrategicMinePlanning #SchoolofRockMining

📢 Let’s get critical; The latest January issue of MINE Australia in association with PumpEng Pty Ltd is out now! This issue: Meeting the growing demand for lithium, Australia’s top copper mines, iron ore mining outlook to 2030, pumps and dewatering management and more. READ THIS ISSUE: https://lnkd.in/gBievhqK #mineaustralia #miningtechnology #miningindustry #mining #pumpeng #australianmining #letsgetcritical #bradwtaylor John G. Mining Technology & MINE Magazine

Only a few images in my re-mining career has caught my eye like this one. This is months of work, teaching, guiding, swearing and frustration. Celebrating the small wins. There isn't a great deal of people who like bottom-up mining in our industry and I have had many doubters, but this illustrates to me re-mining at its core. Working, persevering and taking the criticism to reach a goal that we set out when we started the project. It is dirty, unforgiving, muddy and time consuming, but South African Tailings guys will agree with me that we are a special kind of person. The "bottom-up" mining method allows us to sweep the floor while maintaining production figures. This leads to long-term cost savings with limited machine work needed at the end of the project. There has been calculated risks taken and we have had things go wrong, but the team has learned. Only 5 more mining units to go.

Poly Professionals: A Legacy of Performance While Shane Mayo may no longer be at Kansanshi Copper Mine, his words about Poly Professionals' impact still ring true! For years, Poly Professionals has been a trusted partner for Kansanshi, providing top-notch poly components for their Flotation Area Cell Internals. Our collaborative efforts have led to significant improvements in performance and lifespan, driving operational success. Shane's testimonial, though given years ago, perfectly captures the essence of our value proposition: "I have worked with Poly Professionals over a number of years while working at Kansanshi Copper Mine. The main product we dealt with were the Flotation Area Cell Internals where we had great success in improving performance and life of the many poly components at a fraction of the OEM cost." This enduring testament speaks volumes about Poly Professionals' commitment to delivering innovative, cost-effective solutions for the mining industry. We're proud to have played a role in Kansanshi's ongoing success, and we continue to build upon this legacy of excellence

🚨 Are you ready for the future of the mining industry? 💰 Our highly anticipated MINE Australia yearbook is here, and we're diving deep into the critical minerals and electrification topics that will shape the sector in 2024. 💡 Don't miss out on key insights and expert perspectives on the key trends and challenges facing the industry. 🔍 From sustainability to new technologies, we've got you covered. https://lnkd.in/dYsaQB7q #mineaustralia #miningtechnology #yearbook #miningindustry #mining #australianmining #futureofmining #criticalminerals #PDAC2024

Artisanal #mining extends from communities, reflects local socio-economic realities and can enable #sustainabledevelopment. There are 45 million artisanal miners globally, including their families 230 million people fully suppirted by #asm. 230 million people = 2.5% of humanity There is a huge difference between artisanal and illegal mining. ASM can be a game changing trigger for sustainable development. Success requires: 🏹 legal frameworks - why wouldn’t ASM be legal? 🏹 investment access through a standards-based investment marketplace 🏹 public policy encouraging formalization and industrial integration 🏹 capacity on formalization, resulting in stable predictable business relationships that reflect local voices, realities, leadership Now is the time. The Blended Capital Group and our fantastic partners are committed to delivering game-changing impact on the dignity and productivity of work, enabling broad sustainable development and #humanrights adherence. Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) Levin Sources BanQu Inc. Napier Meridian In the meantime, the attached video is what self-defeating approaches look like, where deeming ASM illegal results in conflict and destroyed value instead of collaboration and added value. Paradigms need to change where this happens. https://lnkd.in/gU97236H

JAG DIAMOND MINE 💎 In 2007, my brother picked up a one of dad’s work diaries titled “Debswana Mine 2007”. It was an annual diary given either at the end or start of a calendar year. He told me that we should create a mine and name people to run it. I was 7 and he was 10. That was the first time we created what I know now to be a ‘Mine Organization Structure’. We called this mine “JAG Diamond Mine” with the initials JAG meaning Joseph-Andrew-Goodness, our names as brothers and co-founders of the named mine. We listed down names of friends to fill in various positions such as General Manager (Nigel Ndhlovu, my best of friends at the time lol) and so on. We ran ALL the operations and also managed the mine as a business. 😂 So committed to the cause, we actually updated our mine structure, operations, finances and so on from 2008 to 2009. Of course, with a lot of technical gibberish as you would expect from mine plans made by little boys. 😅 Fast forward to today, I’m on the verge of completing my Mining Engineering degree, Andrew is navigating his way through freshman year of university and my brother Joseph Mpashi just graduated as a Mining Engineer - a great mining engineer at that. It was at this point I realized that what ‘JAG Diamond Mine’ actually represents is deliberate words, thoughts and actions that have the power to carve out our paths. I believe this is why scripture defines faith as “the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” This also re-echoed the words of John Schaar when he said “The future is not some place we are going but one we are creating.” 📍 Congratulations Jo, Dad (Eng.Peter Mpashi) would have been so proud of how far you’ve come and may his name continue to be honored even in death. I remain inspired and resolute in completing my race, so that I can come here and give another “JAG Diamond Mine update” this time next year! #JAGDiamondMine #EngJMpashi #MiningEngineering