The case study covers the automation of mining equipment at Nevada Gold Mines. Automation of equipment has developed in various parts ...Read more
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The assessment of slope stability does not frequently account for the interaction between stress, rock mass damage and water pressure ...Read more
Open access to forecasts of mine performance by all members of the mine planning team, in the form of open ...Read more
Underground excavations are subjected to complex stress changes caused by nearby mining, but may also be affected by repeated dynamic ...Read more
Large deformations in deep mines occur due to the exposure of extensively damaged rock mass adjacent to an excavation. In ...Read more
Australia relies on coal for base-load electricity, but cleaner energy sources are being added to the mix to pursue longer-term ...Read more
With increasing depth, there will always be situations where stress, strength and structure combine to store energy in unstable ways ...Read more
This paper describes the use of Rate of Energy Release (RER) to assess the likelihood of mining induced seismic events. ...Read more
The measurement and management of deformation in underground excavations is a key responsibility of geotechnical and mining engineers. A critical ...Read more
When compared to seismically active underground mines, the Mount Isa Mines Deep Lead can be considered to be seismically ‘quiet’. ...Read more
The correct specification and then selection of primary or major fans for an underground mine is a critical decision not ...Read more
There has been a strong trend over the past decade in hard rock mines towards the use of very high ...Read more
Whilst there have been relatively few innovations in the nature or application of main surface fans in the past 20 ...Read more
The duty on mine ventilation shafts is usually either intake or exhaust; it is unusual to split the shaft vertically ...Read more
The case study covers an introduction to life of mine planning process from the cut-off grade calculation, to the block ...Read more
