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Experiments on Rock Burst and its Control
By L R. Sousa, M He
Rock burst is common in deep underground excavations and is characterised by a violent ejection of block rocks from excavation walls. It is critical to understand the phenomenon of rock burst and part
Nov 5, 2014
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RISKGATE – Shared Coal Mining Knowledge for Managing Risks across Ground Management
By P Bergin, J M. Galvin, J Harris, J Li, P Kirsch, M Shi, B Hebblewhite, B Whittaker, R Mitra, D Sprott
Controlling unwanted ground movement is critical in mining as well as many other highly hazardous environments, such as construction and tunnelling. Sharing knowledge about effective hazard management
Nov 5, 2014
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A Strain-based Failure Criterion for Pillar Stability Analysis
By A Karrech, C Schrank, O Gaede, I Canbulat
Strain-based failure criteria have several advantages over stress-based failure criteria: they can account for elastic and inelastic strains; they utilise direct, observable effects instead of inferre
Nov 5, 2014
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Rock Strength Anisotropy and Its Importance in Underground Geotechnical Design
By M Sandy, A Vakili, J Albrecht
Although rock strength anisotropy is a well-known phenomenon in rock mechanics, its impact on geotechnical design is often ignored. No widely accepted guideline currently exists for its characterisati
Nov 5, 2014
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Towards the Implementation of Discrete Fracture Network Modelling as a Geotechnical Design Tool – Case Study of Callie Underground Mine
By S F. Rogers, K Doumis, J H. Graaf, B J. Barsanti
Advances in technology now allow geotechnical practitioners to better describe the properties and variability of a rock mass through advances in surface and underground mapping, borehole technology an
Nov 5, 2014
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LaModel – A Program for Coalmine Modelling
By K A. Heasley
The LaModel program was initially developed in 1993, and it is used to model the stresses and displacements in thin tabular deposits such as coal seams. It uses the displacement-discontinuity variatio
Nov 5, 2014
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Exploring the Use of Fibre Reinforced Shotcrete in Large Diameter Shafts
By D J. Kilkenny, D A. O’Toole, P B. Hills, K L. Seah
An investigation was undertaken to critically analyse the use of fibre reinforced shotcrete (FRS) for a variety of applications in large diameter shafts. Those applications included the use of FRS wit
Nov 5, 2014
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A New Tool for Extensometer Data Analysis and Improved Understanding of Geotechnical Risk Factors
By M Szwec, P Corbett, P Sheffield
Centennial Coal operates the Springvale and Angus Place longwall mining operations that extract coal beneath the Newnes Plateau in the Western Coalfields of New South Wales. Springvale and Angus Place
Nov 5, 2014
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An Investigation of the Corrosive Impact of Groundwater on Rock Bolts in Underground Coalmines
By P Craig, A Crosky, P C. Hagan, E Elias, B Hebblewhite, S Saydam, D Vandermaat
"Premature failure of rock bolts has been recorded at twelve underground coalmines over the past 15 years in Australia. Over the last four years, UNSW Australia has been conducting an Australian Resea
Nov 5, 2014
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Modelo de gestión de operaciones
By Roberto Maldonado Astorga
El presente texto señala la implementación del modelo de gestión para las operaciones de Volcán Campaña Minera, basado en el Modelo de Gestión de Malcom Baldrige. El modelo tiene el objetivo de esta
Nov 1, 2014
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Diseño experimental en investigación para reemplazar cianuro de sodio en flotación plomo-zinc
By José Manzaneda Cabala
El presente texto señala conceptos básicos sobre la activación y depresión de sulfuros de plomo y hierro, la nueva aplicación del criterio Flash y el uso de la plantilla de diseño experimental para e
Nov 1, 2014
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Caracterización de la energía libre superficial de partículas de oro nativo usando MFA y evaluación de colectores para la flotación espumante
By Oswaldo Bustamante
El presente texto describe los resultados de medición de energía libre superficial a través del Microscopio de Fuerza (MFA) y su relación con la hidrofobicidad y posterior flotación de partículas de o
Nov 1, 2014
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Optimización de la recuperación de óxidos de plata-plomo a partir de lodos mediante el uso de reactivos de flotación alternativos
By José Ojeda
El presente texto describe los recursos alternativos para recuperar valores de los minerales oxidados de plata y plomo. Para lo cual se utiliza la floculación-flotación hidrofóbica, donde se espera qu
Nov 1, 2014
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Actualización y optimización de aplicaciones de roca dura con HPGR
By Egbert Burchardt
En las operaciones greenfield de roca dura, la tecnología de los rodillos de molienda de presión es la tecnología más empleada en la etapa de chancado terciario para preparar la alimentación del molin
Oct 1, 2014
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Comisionamiento y puesta en marcha de los 2 x M3000 IsaMills en la concentradora Antapaccay
By Juliano Villanueva
La concentradora Antapaccay comenzó sus operaciones en noviembre del 2012. Como parte del proceso de puesta en marcha, se desarrolló la subetapa de este comisionamiento de los IsaMills, fundamentales
Oct 1, 2014
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Geología minera moderna
By Rodrigo Zambra
El presente texto señala las funciones del geólogo minero moderno -en tanto aporte al sistema de control y pueda registrar las observaciones sobre geología y otros aspectos de la mina. En ese sentido,
Oct 1, 2014
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Mejora del control de procesos en plantas metalúrgicas mineras de metal base por medio del uso de laboratorios analíticos automatizados
By Pierre Hofmeyr
Generalmente las plantas metalúrgicas mineras recolectan compuestas diariamente y las envían a laboratorios off site para su análisis. En ese sentido, el presente texto señala las ventajas de establ
Oct 1, 2014
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Design and Construction Contract C916 Beauty World Station and Tunnels, Singapore
By R McDonough
DTL2 contract C916 was awarded in March 2009 for S$340 M. This contract includes two mass rapid transit (MRT) 1100?m long bored tunnels using two slurry tunnel boring machines (TBMs), with an internal
Sep 17, 2014
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Comparison of Excavation Methods in Different Ground Conditions with the Decision Aids for Tunnelling
By F Sandrone, J-P Dudt, J Zhao, E Paltrinieri
Tunnel boring machines (TBMs) excavation is nowadays more and more considered a valuable alternative to conventional tunnelling. As a matter of fact, thanks to its advantages such as greater rate of a
Sep 17, 2014
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Fibre-reinforced Geopolymer Concrete – An Innovative Material for Tunnel Segments
By M Wieloch, D Wimpenny, M Chappell
Fibre-reinforced geopolymer concrete (FRGC) contains no Portland cement or steel reinforcement, but instead uses synthetic fibre reinforcement and a geopolymer binder. The use of geopolymer binder in
Sep 17, 2014