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Review on the Development of Mining Method …

The selection of the mining method (MMS) refers to the procedure for picking an ideal extraction technique for mineral deposit. It is hard to switch the picked method, manipulate, and/or swap …


Equipment Selection for Surface Mining: A Review

Introduction. The general Equipment Selection Problem (ESP) is to choose a collection of compatible, but not. necessarily homogeneous, items of equipment to perform a speci ed …


Selection of overburden surface mining method in West …

The problem of production method selection in surface or underground mining has been studied by many researchers using the AHP (Karadogan et al. 2001;Mohsen et al. 2009;Alpay and Yavuz 2009;Azadeh ...


Surface Mining Methods and Equipment

1.1. Classification of Surface Mining Methods. Extraction of mineral or energy resources by operations exclusively involving personnel working on the surface without provision of manned underground operations is referred to as surface mining. While an opening may sometimes be constructed below the surface and limited underground development may ...


THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MINING METHOD …

engineering judgement in the process of selecting a mining method. In other instances, not all the parameters required in the mining method selection process were considered; i.e. economics would be the basis of the final decision of a mining method without taking into consideration other factors such as geology (Bogdanovic et al, 2012). While ...


Surface Mining Methods and Systems

8.1 Surface Mining Methods 291 † Relatively thin mineral. † Horizontal, regular topography and seam. For thicker overburden beyond the limits of the stripping machine, rehandling of the spoil, e.g. by use of the "extended bench" method, becomes necessary with Increased stripping costs. Strip mining of deep multi-seam deposits is becoming


Effective Factors Investigation in Choice between Surface …

Under similar conditions, surface mining is generally regarded to be more advantageous than underground mining. In the selection between surface and underground exploitation methods, there are a ...


Full article: Mining method selection for extracting …

The mining methods evaluated with AHP are: room and pillar; sublevel open stoping; vertical crater retreat; cut and fill; shrinkage mining; sublevel caving …


Effective factors investigation in choice …

The selection of optimal technology for surface mining of mineral deposits is a standarddecision-making problem. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the potential of thecombined AHP and ELECTRE methods …


APPLICATION OF UBC METHODOLOGY FOR …

16 Mijalkovski S., Despodov Z., Mirakovski D., Adjiski V., Doneva N. mining-technical parameters, and - economic parameters. Several authors have dealt with this issue, and it is widely believed ...


Chapter(4):Advanced Analytics and Mining Method Selection

The selection of the mining method is one of the most crucial decisions in the design stage of mine that mining engineers have to make. Selecting a mining method for mineral resources is completely dependent on the uncertain geometrical and geological characteristics of the resource. ... Comparison of Surface Mining Methods; Summary; …


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(PDF) UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS

WEBPrinciples of the selection of mining method are as follows: (1) safe production; (2) high recovery rate, low dilution rate of ore, and full recovery of …


Advanced Analytics for Surface Extraction | SpringerLink

Surface mining is defined as exploiting ore from the ground's surface with no exposure of operation crew to underground spaces. The surface mining operation is performed using nine different methods categorized under two main classes of mechanical methods and aqueous methods (Table 8.1).The mechanical methods class …


Surface vs Underground Mining Methods: Factors, Selection…

MINE3122 Mining Systems 2022 The University of Queensland 4 Key factors for mining method selection are Economics: Maximise the return on investment Economics: Maximise the recovery of the resource Safety: Reduce the potential risk and hazards which may stem from incorrect mining methods selection Environmental …


Selecting the best mining method using analytical and numerical methods

Selection of the most optimal method of mining in the stage of designing the mine is considered to be an important and sensitive issue as far as designing the system of exploitation of a mine is concerned. This selection is based on geological, geotechnical, geographical, economic, social and political studies, etc. recognizing all of …


(PDF) Surface Mine Design

SURFACE MINE DESIGN 1. Izhar Mithal Jiskani. BACKG ROUND. The method of mining is unique for each different size and each shape of the ore body. Mineral deposits differ in the shape and ...


Surface vs. Underground Mining Method Selection.docx

method as deeper portions of the ore body are extracted break-even depth Key Factors Economics: Maximize the return on investment – Law of conservation Resource efficiency: Maximize the recovery of the resource Safety: Reduce the potential risk and hazards which may stem from incorrect mining methods selection Environmental regulations …


Selection of overburden surface mining method in West …

The optimal mining method has the highest priority percentage. The results of these adjustments for the cost criteria can be seen in Table 8. Results show that the optimal mining method selection continues to be the SM mining method until the of cost priority percentage is increased by approximately 20 %.


(PDF) UNDERGROUND MINING METHOD SELECTION …

The mining method selection for underground mining is one of the most important decisions when designing a mine. This selection depends on the mining-geological, mining-technical and economic factors.


Selection of new appropriate mining method: case of …

The selection of the adequate mining method is the cornerstone for mine planning and design. This selection depends on geological, geotechnical, economical, and environmental parameters. This paper's main purpose is to select the most appropriate mining method for the south body of Boukhadra underground mine (NE Algeria). To do …


Full article: Mining method selection for extracting …

The ore-body characteristics commonly applied for mining method selection have been described by various authors: Hustrulid and Bullock (2001), Brady and Brown (2006), Nicholas (Citation 1981), and Karadogan and Ozyurt (Citation 2020). In selecting the appropriate mining method, its attributes are matched with the ore body …


Methods for Equipment Selection in Surface Mining; Review

For this reason, rather new mathematical based meth-ods such as Linear Assignment (LA), a branch of MADM, can be employed. Haulage equipment, Mining method selection, coal type ranking, support ...


(PDF) Mining Methods: Part I-Surface mining

Surface mining; Classification of surface mining methods together with the desired parameters/ conditions suitable for their …


Methods for Equipments Selection in Surface Mining ; …

Methods for Equipments Selection in Surface Mining ; review. A. Lashgari, A. Yazdani, A. Sayadi. Published 2011. Engineering, Environmental Science. One of the principal costs in mine is related to purchase and application of equipment. Proper fleet selection, in a way that it secures the production needs of a mine as well as minimizes costs of ...


Underground Mining Methods Handbook

Underground Mining Methods Handbook W. A. Hustrulid, Techniques in Underground Mining Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.),1998 This 800+ page book contains a wealth of information for mining students and industry professionals. It consists of selected material from the out-of-print industry standard, Underground ...


4.3.3: Why Do We Choose One Method over Another?

The impact of one mining method over another method on the environment must be considered. Similarly the ability to provide the highest level of safety and health with one method as compared to a competing method must be considered. ground control to maintain integrity of openings. subsidence, or caving effects at the surface; or affect on ...


Evaluation Index System of Green Surface Mining in China

The index system for green surface mining proposed in this study is based on the five principles of objectivity, conciseness, feasibility, renewability, and generality, as shown in Fig. 2. In the selection of indicators, several experts from industry and research institutes with expertise in green mining technology and surface mining were ...


The development of a mining method selection model through …

In other instances, not all the parameters required in the mining method selection process were considered; i.e. economics would be the basis of the final decision of a mining method without taking into consideration other factors such as geology [2]. ... The problem of multiple criteria selection of the surface mining trucks. Arch. Min. Sci ...


23 Equipment Selection for Mining: with Case Studies

Selection of the best possible truck type (model) is of crucial importance for the mine decision-makers. In this paper, authors contribute to the body of knowledge by developing a novel methodology for the selection of mining truck. Both the Coefficient of Technical Level (CTL) and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) methods were used in this study.


Mining method selection by multiple criteria decision …

This paper attempts to determine important parameters that impact on the mining method selection and demonstrates the calculation of the weighting factors for each selected …