Underground hard rock mining refers to various underground mining techniques used to excavate hard minerals usually those containing metals such as ore containing gold silver iron copper zinc nickel tin and also involves the same techniques used to excavate ores of gems such as diamonds and rubies Soft rock mining refers to the excavation of softer minerals such as salt
Get PriceInteresting Facts about Underground Mining The oldest known mine in the world is the Ngwenya Mine located in modern day Swaziland The paleolithic humans who once lived there mined hematite with which they used to make red ochre Archeological evidence indicates that the mine is roughly 43 000 years old
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Get PriceA process is described for solution mining isolated mechanically mined out areas of soluble evaporite ore to recover remaining ore reserves wherein the mined out areas are separated from an operational mine area by barrier pillars of the evaporite ore by drilling at least one vertical well bore from the surface to a predefined distance above the evaporite ore body converting the drilling
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Get PriceSublevel stoping mining method • The ore body is divided vertically by driving crosscuts and haulage levels every 150 to 400ft 45 to 120m • A collection system is constructed during which time the stope block is all or partially undercut • Sublevels are driven through the proposed stope block every 30 to 180ft 10 to 55m
Get PriceOre Mining Methods Comprising Descriptions of Methods of Support in Extraction of Ore Detailed Descriptions of Methods of Development of Mines of Stoping and Mining in Narrow and Wide Veins and Bedded and Massive Deposits Including Stull and Square set Mining Filling and Caving Methods Open Cut Work and a Discussion of Costs of Mining
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Get PriceBlock caving is an underground hard rock mining method that involves undermining an ore body allowing it to progressively collapse under its own weight It is the underground version of open pit mining In block caving a large section of rock is undercut creating an artificial cavern that fills with its own rubble as it collapses
Get PriceJan 30 2022As all explorations of orebodies at present are by diamond drilling the only sampling is that of the core and sludge from the drill holes These are collected after each 5 ft run and later analyzed the weighted average of the two figured on the proportion of each covered by the length of the run is the analysis for that run
Get PriceThe ore body can be efficiently mined in large volumes and with higher productivity using larger underground equipment and the bulk mining methods There are several methods for bulk underground mining the most common being block caving long hole open stoping sublevel open stoping sublevel caving and vertical crater retreat Block Caving
Get PriceSouth Africa s reef deposits especially gold and platinum bearing ore bodies are narrow and tabular While legislation dictates a minimum operation height of 800 mm in areas where people work some of the country s narrow reef mines have ore bodies with thicknesses of less than 500 mm which results in ore dilution as waste ore with zero economic value is also mined
Get PriceWith an ore body 4km long 80m thick and reaching a depth of 2km LKAB s Kiruna is the world s largest most modern underground iron ore mine located in northern Sweden Since mining began at the iron ore operation more than 100 years ago Luossavaara Kiirunavaara AB LKAB produced over 950Mt of ore yet only one third of the original ore body has been extracted
Get PriceMethods for Underground Mining The choice of mining method is influenced by the shape and size of the ore deposit the value of the contained minerals the composition stability and strength of the rock mass and the demands for production output and safe working conditions which sometimes are in conflict
Get PriceSummary The mining evaluation of the Federation Mine considered the technical and economic aspects of a new underground mine using information available at February 2024 The selected mining method is longitudinal retreat longhole stoping where the deposit is narrow and transverse longhole stoping where the deposit is wider
Get PriceApr 1 2021Drilling and blasting methods in underground mining smooth wall blasting Drilling in underground mining is very diverse but used for two main purposes Firstly for exploration which aims to obtain very detailed information about the formations below ground surface Secondly for production to facilitate the labors of ore extraction
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Get PriceGraphites are extracted by two techniques the open pit method and the underground method The economic value of the ore will determine the type of the mining to be used Open pit mining Open pit mining is generally used where the ore is lying close to the earth and the layer of surface material covering the ore is thin
Get PriceOct 26 2021The underground mining techniques we use consist of room and pillar slim vein stoping and large scale mechanized mining Room and pillar mining is a fashion of mining in which tunnels are pushed in a chessboard sample with big rectangular pillars among them which might be step by step reduced away because of the proceeds of the painting
Get PriceLong wall Mining Long wall mining is a method in which a long horizontal wall of ore is excavated from one of its faces This wall is usually several miles long and hundreds of meters wide Excavation usually begins from the ore face opposite the entryway and artificial support is provided to the excavated space stope
Get PriceFor the underground operator dilution is often synonymous with over break which mining operations struggle to control However there are many additional factors impacting dilution which may surpass the importance of overbreak and these also need to be considered when assessing a project Among these ore contour variability is an important
Get PriceOnce a decision has been made to go underground the specific mining method selected depends on the size shape and orientation of the ore body the grade of mineralization the strength of the rock materials and the depths involved For example if the ore is very high grade or carries a high price then a higher cost method can be used
Get PriceImage Source Google Images fImportance of transportation system in mines • To have access to mine deposits • To continue the mining activity • To extract ores from mines • To increase the production of ores • To make a mine earn profit • To transport man power safely • To transport equipment and materials properly
Get PriceThis method of underground ore mining is also considered economical 3 Cut and fill method It is a method we use exclusively for steep and irregular mining Namely when the conditions are such that the soil deep below is slope or irregular then we use this method which involves mining ore in particular slanted slices
Get PriceUnderground mining methods These are the methods/techniques employed when the depth of the deposit the stripping ratio of the overburden to ore or both becomes excessive to surface exploitation Choice of an underground mining method is often closely related to the Geology of the deposit and degree of ground support necessary to make the method productive and safe
Get PriceThe three main methods are underwater open pit and underground mining Underwater mining is required when the products are situated in an aquatic environment Open pit mining is necessary to extract the products that are located closer to the earth s surface And to extract the ore or products from below the surface underground mining is used
Get PriceThe underground mine is a factory located in the bedrock inside the earth in which miners work to recover minerals hidden in the rock mass They drill charge and blast to access and recover the ore rock containing a mix of minerals of which at least one can be processed into a product that can be sold at a profit
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Get PriceUnderground Mining Methods Underground mining methods become necessary when the stripping ratio becomes uneconomical or occasionally when the surface use of the land would prohibit surface mining Underground methods are traditionally broken into three classes unsupported supported and caving methods
Get Pricethe larger the angle of draw the wider willbe the area on the surface in which subsidence should be present to show the significance of ground support underground mining methods can be casified in three main types based on the extent of support required a methods generating openings that are naturally supported or requiring minimum artifical …
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