Brasil
Search
Contato
My Epiroc
Contato
  • Produtos
    Ir para Produtos

    Unidades de perfuração

    Unidades de perfuração

    Carregadeiras e caminhões (LHDs)

    Carregadeiras e caminhões (LHDs)

    Equipamentos hidráulicos embarcados para escavadeiras

    Equipamentos hidráulicos embarcados para escavadeiras

    Equipamento de perfuração ascendente

    Equipamento de perfuração ascendente

    Ferramentas de perfuração de rocha

    Ferramentas de perfuração de rocha

    Reforço da rocha

    Reforço da rocha

    Sistemas de ventilação

    Sistemas de ventilação
  • Aplicações
    Ir para Aplicações

    Mineração

    Mineração

    Construção

    Construção

    Água, energia e recursos renováveis

    Água, energia e recursos renováveis

    Demolição e reciclagem

    Demolição e reciclagem

    Automação e gestão de informações

    Automação e gestão de informações
  • Peças e serviços
    Ir para Peças e serviços

    Soluções projetadas sob medida

    Soluções projetadas sob medida

    Fluidos e mangueiras

    Fluidos e mangueiras

    Recondicionamento

    Recondicionamento

    Peças e kits de reposição

    Peças e kits de reposição

    Perfuratrizes e unidades rotativas

    Perfuratrizes e unidades rotativas

    Produtividade segura

    Produtividade segura

    Serviços de meia-vida

    Contratos de serviço e auditorias

    Contratos de serviço e auditorias

    Ferramentas de serviço

    Ferramentas de serviço

    Produtos de treinamento

    Produtos de treinamento

    Upgrades

    Upgrades

    Consumíveis

    Consumíveis
  • Digital solutions
    Ir para Digital solutions

    CONNECT - Agnostic connectivity

    CONNECT - Agnostic connectivity

    PROTECT - Safety solutions

    PROTECT - Safety solutions

    PLAN - Integrated mine planning

    PLAN - Integrated mine planning

    AUTOMATE - Agnostic automation

    AUTOMATE - Agnostic automation

    OPERATE - Data-driven and responsive operations

    OPERATE - Data-driven and responsive operations

    SUSTAIN - Sustainable mining

    SUSTAIN - Sustainable mining

    By industry segment

    By industry segment

    Digital transformation blog

  • Carreiras - Junte-se a nós!
    Ir para Carreiras - Junte-se a nós!

    • SITES RELACIONADOS

    Brasil
    My Epiroc
    Close
    Popular pages

    Find out more about the Epiroc Group:

    Surface mining & quarrying

    Surface mining has been around in one form or another for thousands of years. Many different working techniques having been developed over time, depending on what was being mined and also the level of technology that was available. 

    What is surface mining?

    In its simplest form, surface mining can be described as a method of extracting minerals or rock from just under the surface of the earth. Surface mining itself can be broken down into multiple categories. The two which are of interest here are open-pit mining and quarrying.

     

    What is surface mining used for?

    Open-pit mining provides significant proportions of many of the world's major mineral commodities. Much of the world's annual output of copper, gold and iron ore is won from open-pit operations. Other commodities produced from open-pits include diamonds, molybdenum, manganese, lead and zinc, uranium and a variety of industrial minerals, such as borates, talc and specialist clays.

    Quarrying     is used mainly in the production of construction and building materials, such as solid stone or crushed rock for aggregates, or for raw materials for processes such as cement manufacture. As a technique, quarrying is normally only used where raw materials of adequate quality and size cannot be obtained economically by other means. Since natural sand and gravel are not always readily available for example, a large proportion of the world's annual output of aggregates is produced by quarrying and processing rock.

    What is the difference between open-pit mining and quarrying?

    In open-pit mining a large proportion of the matter which is removed from the mine is processed and then discarded. Miners are searching for minerals such as copper, gold or iron ore for example. The rock and earth removed from the mine in the first instance is not the target for the miners, but the above mentioned minerals which exploration technics have shown it should be possible to extract from it. This process is also referred to as selective mining as miners have to choose what to keep and what to discard.

    In quarrying the target substance is the very rock itself. This can be broken down and processed in various ways, such as to make gravel for example. Little waste is created as everything is processed and used.

    Related surface mining techniques

    Mineração a céu aberto

    Deixe que nossas soluções de nível mundial agreguem produtividade à sua operação de mina a céu aberto.

    Leia mais
    Top-down photo of aggregates quarry

    Quarrying

    No matter what type of rock quarry you are operating in, we know the methods of quarrying stone and the quarrying process. We have the right quarry products for your needs.

    Leia mais
    A marble quarry in Greece

    Indústria de rochas ornamentais

    Fornecemos produtos e serviços líderes mundiais para a extração de mármore, granito, calcário e arenito.

    Leia mais
     
    

    

    


    
    
    
    


    
    
    
        
    
            
    Related case stories
    
        
    
        
    
    
    
    
        
            
        
            
        
            
        
    
        
        
    
    
        
            All case stories
        
    
    

    

    




    


	




    
    
    

    

	


     
    
        
    
            
    
                




    
    
    
    




    
	

	
	
		
		
		
    EXPLORE
    
	

	

	

    


    
    
    
    




    
	

	
	
		
		
		
	

	

	

    


    
    
    
    




    
	

	
	
		
		
		
	

	

	

    


    
    
    
    




    
	

	
	
		
		
		
	

	

	

    



            
    

            
    
                




    
    
    
    




    
	

	
	
		
		
		
    SITES RELACIONADOS
    
	

	

	

    



            
    

            
    
                




    
    
    
    







    
    
    EPIROC BRASIL
    

    


    Avenida das Nações, 2783 - Distrito Industrial CEP: 33201003 Vespasiano – MG - Brasil
    

    
    
        
        
        
        
        
        
    
    
        
        
            
                
    
        
        
        
	        
	        
	            
	                Fale conosco
	            
	        
        
        
        
    

            
        
        
        
        
        
    
    

    

    


    
    
    
    








    Serviços e Pós Vendas 

    E-mail: servicos.mineracao@epiroc.com 

    Ouvidoria 

    E-mail: ouvidoria.mineracao@epiroc.com 

    Vendas 

    E-mail: vendas.mineracao@epiroc.com