Explore. Evaluate. Extract.

Build a mine from the first survey to the first tonne.

A practical introduction to exploration, resource modelling, mining methods, costs, production and operational decisions.

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The mining value chain

Learn by making decisions

Work through guided objectives that introduce geophysics, surface exploration, drilling, estimation, block modelling and mining. Every action affects your project budget and the information available for the next decision.

Discover

Use exploration tools to identify mineralised targets.

Define

Drill, estimate and build a model of the resource.

Develop

Select a mining method and manage cost, recovery and production.

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Choose a random world, explore the geology and complete project objectives, or tackle ranked worlds and compare how well your mining decisions perform.

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