Mining activities are influenced by stakeholders such as regulators, operators, service providers, customers, residents, and other interest groups. The governing bodies seem to fail to adopt a stakeholder inclusive ...

In this paper, the development of information technology is divided into three parts: 1975- 2000 (past), 2000-2025 (present), and beyond 2025 (future). During the last century, mainframes were considered topmost in terms ...

Durability is used to depict the obstruction of rock to weathering and the pace of events of such changes. Wetting and drying cycles cause evaluation of physical changes and slaking behaviour of rocks, and that can be ...

Sri Lankan metal quarries supply almost all grades of aggregates throughout the country for the construction industry. But the future of these metal quarries may look bleak owing to the rise in the number of mine accidents ...

Sri Lanka is the only country in the world known to extract and produce commercially viable quantities of natural crystalline vein graphite. Currently, Bogala graphite mines and Kahatagaha graphite mine are famous ...

In Sri Lanka, Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) imposed royalty levy for aggregate production volume using an equation (indirect method) which utilises the quantity of explosives for the calculation. Since the ...

Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald are the gem varieties that come under the precious gem category. Therefore, they have a high economic value in the global gem market. Semiprecious gem types are already gaining significant ...

Rear earth elements (REEs) have considerable demand in the world and higher market value due to various applications, emerging economies, and continuous depletion of rare earth (RE) metals. Monazite is a perfect source ...

Colombo is one of the major cities which has a high population density with a smaller number of transportation facilities over many years. Even though it has a good canal system, waterway transportation is not implemented ...