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Technical papers
Recommended Practices for Battery Electric Vehicles in Underground Mining
Published as part of the 26th World Mining Congress - Brisbane, Australia - June 26-29, 2023
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Published at Geo Calgary Reflection on Resources, October 2-5 2022
Review and upgrade of the throughput forecast model of Minera Los Pelambres
Published as part of Procemin Geomet 2022 - 18th International Conference on Mineral Processing and Geometallurgy.
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