A method of mining ore in a mine pit (3) and a mine are disclosed. The method comprises mining ore from a floor (5) of a mine pit and/or collecting ore on the floor using at least one mobile excavation machine (11) and transporting ore within the mine pit on at least one mobile flexible conveyor (13). The method also comprises transporting ore that has been transported along the flexible conveyor from within the pit to outside the pit on at least one ladder conveyor (23) that extends up the wall of the pit.
