Deep Thinking: Shaft Design and Safety for a New …
Another factor at play over the past 40 years has been the increased use of mobile equipment at all stages of an underground operation, with access ramps having …
Another factor at play over the past 40 years has been the increased use of mobile equipment at all stages of an underground operation, with access ramps having …
The main objective of mine ventilation is the provision of sufficient quantities of air to all the working places and travel ways in an underground mine to dilute to an acceptable level those contaminants which cannot be controlled by any other means. Where depth and rock temperatures are such that...
Selection of the most appropriate type of shaft lining needs to be considered during the design phase. This document provides a high-level overview of the typical applications, construction methods, benefits, and drawbacks of more commonly used shaft linings.
Shaft mining is an excavation method used to access an underground ore body from the top down. The term "shaft" refers to the vertical tunnels sunk underground for mining and engineering projects. When the opening starts on the surface, the resulting tunnel is called a shaft. If the …
The underground mining for mineral exploitation comprises of mainly three stages viz. making access to the orebody, initial/box-cut excavation and final excavation of ore. The primary access to the underground mine is in the form of shaft, incline, decline or adit. These accesses are made from the surface.
From the highest headframes to the deepest mine shafts, we're experts in finding ways to transport materials from underground to the surface, and beyond, while making sure efficiency and safety are the top priorities. Let us help …
State-of-art shaft system as applied to Palabora underground mining project sinking consideration. Once the concepts were defined the entire system from block cave mining through to the process
This paper demonstrates personnel safety and maximizing the mining process communication system. Environment monitoring in underground coal mines has been a mandatory requirement to ensure safe working conditions in the mines. Hence, active communication and...
Shaft station, also known as pit bottom, is a general term for a group of roadways and chambers connecting the main hoist shaft and the level of the transport roadway in the mine. It is a place to transfer personnel, ore, equipment, and materials, as well as a conversion center for underground drainage and power supply.
There are various methods of installing mining cables, both on the surface and underground. From suspension and cleats to ducts and trenches, each installation method plays a significant role in ensuring the longevity and reliability of our mining cables through thought-out ease of installation for manual handling safety, ensuring relevant ...
Conventional shaft sinking by drilling and blasting was for many years the most hazardous of all mining operations. New techniques and technical developments …
With a team comprising some of the most experienced professionals in shaft sinking, United Mining Services (UMS) says it is gearing up for the pre-sinking of two shafts for the Karowe Underground Mine Expansion Project (UGP) in Botswana.
The Leeville Mine – Nevada Gold Mine's Large Underground Complex. SMD is proud to be Nevada Gold Mines (formerly Newmont) underground mining partner. We started this partnership with Newmont when we portaled at Carlin East in September 1993. Fast forward a few years and SMD crews helped connect the Leeville shaft to Carlin East in …
Before phones, mine shaft communication consisted primarily of bells or whistle signaling systems. By the early 20th century, mines began to use ruggedized telephones connected by cable strung ...
In underground mines, the need of wireless communications has evolved from maximising productivity, following up, monitoring, and communication between …
Underground mining has come a long way from the days of men with pickaxes and canaries. It relies much more heavily on machinery that makes it much safer than in the past. Which techniques are used in mining today?
Mining - Drifts, Tunnels, Shafts: All horizontal or subhorizontal development openings made in a mine have the generic name of drift. These are simply tunnels made in the rock, with a size and shape depending on their use—for example, haulage, ventilation, or exploration. A drift running parallel to the ore body and lying in the footwall is called a …
REVEY Associates, Inc. 2005 Page 1 TUNNELS, SHAFT AND DEVELOPMENT HEADINGS BLAST DESIGN INTRODUCTION Tunnels, shafts, and raises are developed for a variety of purposes.
There are underground mines all over the world presenting a kaleidoscope of methods and equipment. There are approximately 650 underground mines, each with an annual output that exceeds 150,000 tonnes, which account for 90% of the ore output of the western world. In addition, it is estimated that th...
An open inclined shaft is an inclined shaft connecting the ground surface and underground space. A blind inclined shaft is an inclined shaft not directly connected to the ground surface. Inclined shaft length can be hundreds of meters to over a …
The vertical overcut or guillotine-type gate is often employed underground, the more elaborate forms on main ore passes, for opening and closing shaft pockets and skip-measuring pockets, and in connection with …
Mining - Strip, Open-Pit, Quarrying: It has been estimated that more than two-thirds of the world's yearly mineral production is extracted by surface mining. There are several types of surface mining, but the three most common are open-pit mining, strip mining, and quarrying. These differ from one another in the mine geometries created, …
Shaft stability evaluation (SSE) is one of the most crucial and important tasks in view of the role of vertical shaft in mining engineering, the accuracy of which …
Costs of sinking a mine shaft vary with the size and depth of the shaft; nature of the rock (the ease with which it can be drilled and broken, and the nature and amount of support required); amount of water that. must be handled, speed of sinking, organization of the work, and the equipment employed; and labor and other local …
The Murray & Roberts Cementation shaft sinking team responsible for delivering a new ventilation shaft at Palabora Copper Mine (PMC) recently celebrated the achievement of a major milestone – reaching the 800 m mark. This milesttone represents two-thirds of the shaft's final depth of 1,200 m.
Explore the intricate process of shaft sinking in mining, from site selection to rock removal. Learn about the challenges, significance, and evolution of this essential technique.
Doornkop is a deep-level, single-shaft operation in Gauteng focusing on conventional mining of the gold-bearing conglomerate South Reef.
Mine shaft sinking is one of the most critical and technically difficult aspects of underground mine development and construction.
MURPHY AND PARKINSON: UNDERGROUND MINE COMMUNICATIONS Work~ng sectlon locations Note, Flne deta~l such as pillars not shown. Fig. 1. Plan view of typical mining operation. ... Shaft bottom Fig. 7. Typical pager-phone,system. C. Bell Signaling system (Fig. 7). The other is the multiple pair (mostly six-pair) ...
One of the most crucial processes in underground mining is shaft sinking. This intricate and challenging endeavor involves creating vertical tunnels that provide …