Typically, large volumes of data are collected during geotechnical investigations for mining projects but rarely is this done in a ...Read more
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For underground mines with extended periods of surface temperatures below freezing, there are a range of potential impacts on the ...Read more
Fire has historically being the biggest single cause of underground hardrock mining disasters and traditional primary ventilation systems and practices ...Read more
The correct specification and then selection of primary or major fans for an underground mine is a critical decision not ...Read more
In most underground mines, the ventilation system is a significant portion of the total mine capital and operating cost and ...Read more
Mponeng, the world’s deepest gold mine, is located in the West Wits mining district south-west of Johannesburg, on the border ...Read more
An advanced Geotechnical Televiewer Interpretation (GTI) methodology has been developed that accurately interprets the full suite of geotechnical properties and ...Read more
The Australian mining industry has changed dramatically over the past 20 years in terms of mining methods, mining equipment and ...Read more
Ballantyne, Powell & Tiang (2012) found that about 36% of a mine’s total energy use is consumed by crushing and ...Read more
There has been a strong trend over the past decade in hard rock mines towards the use of very high ...Read more
