The second location (Site 2) examined in this study is the Jambad open-cast coal mine situated in the Kajora Area of Eastern Coalfield Limited (ECL) in the Burdwan district of West Bengal, India, at coordinates 23.63°N 87.17°E . Upon visual inspection of the overburden dump site, a mixture of soil matrix ranging from fine clayey …
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In depth knowledge of slope behaviour and failure mechanisms is important in order to determine an appropriate response in terms of geotechnical risk management strategy. This paper summarizes the results of research undertaken on 62 wall failures in 3 different open pit coal mines in Indonesia using Slope Stability Radar (SSR).
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Open Pit Mining Awwad H. Altiti, Rami O. Alrawashdeh and Hani M. Alnawafleh Abstract Open pit mining method is one of the surface mining methods that has a traditional cone-shaped excavation and is usually employed to exploit a near-surface, nonselective and low-grade zones deposits. It often results in high produc-
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Learn how to manage overburden in open pits from a comprehensive study of large limestone quarries. Request the PDF on ResearchGate and cite the authors.
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Figures shows: In order to keep the pit dry, There are 40 dewatering pumps around the Cortez pit pumping water out of the ground at a total rate of 30,000 gallons per minute.
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Safety and Hazards Dangers to miners. Coal mining is dangerous activity and the list of mining disasters is a long one. In the US alone, more than 100,000 coal miners were killed in accidents in the twentieth century, 90 percent of the fatalities occurring in the first half of the century. More than 3,200 died in 1907 alone. Open cut hazards are …
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having an N-S strike. The Ghugus open cast mine lies exactly in east of the Wardha River. The depth of the open cast mine is around 95-100m. Some coal seams, particularly lower benches are submerged in water, throughout the year. WCL has adopted strip mining method for Ghugus and the other mines. They are operating on the 11th bench of mine
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India has huge untapped potential for UG mining, with extractable reserves beyond 300 m depth. Around 70% of the country's coal reserves are amenable to UG mining, which delivers several advantages.
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The production cycle of open-cast coal mines generally includes drilling, blasting, loading, hauling and coal preparation activities. Individual optimization of these activities does not mean that the whole …
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3.1.1.2 The depth of the open pit coal mine When the depth of a mining pit is increased, an open air space with characteristic properties under extreme physical conditions is created (Baklonov, 1986). Under such conditions, the
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List of equipment used in opencast coal mining are: 1. Bulldozer 2. Craper 3. Ripper 4. Tractor Shovel 5. Dipper Shovel 6. Stripper Shovel 7. Pull Shovel or Hoe 8. Dumpers or Tippers 9. Drag Line 10. Road Grader 11. Rock Drills. Opencast mining is the oldest method of excavating minerals but the mining operations have been mechanised by …
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These adits are situated either near the river banks or hillsides. Figure 2: Mine adit with well constructed canopy at Mean- Jalawe Coal Mine On the other hand, open cast mining is practiced in two other mines, name Eland and Malcoal mining companies. The use of machinery in these mines increase the total volume production of coal per annum.
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A total of 24 coal samples were collected from the coal stock of open-cast coal mine, and a total of 75 (five sites × three depths × five samples from each site and each depth) soil samples (each of approximately 0.5 kg) from three depths (0–10 cm, 10–20 cm, and 20–30 cm) were collected from five sites, i.e., roadside soil (RSS ...
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aulage scheme in open cutting of hard minerals involves highwalls 10 to 17 deg in the slope. The sam. EFFECT OF HIGHWALL PARAMETERS ON THE OPEN PIT …
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Five alternative methods for extraction of pillars were considered and a suitable method was suggested to protect the surface features in typical panel of underground coal mine with a depth cover ...
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South Africa's coal mining industry dates back to the late 19th century when commercial mining operations began in the Witbank coalfield. Over the years, the industry has evolved, adopting various mining methods to extract coal from the earth efficiently. Today, South Africa is a major player in the global coal market.
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As the open cast mining methods is a very financially cost effective mining methods which allows the high grade of mechanization and more, enormous creation volumes. In India, the opencast mining methods accounts for about 95 per cent of coal production (DGMS Report, 2016).
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Open cast mining is a useful method of extracting ore near the surface. It allows teams to fast track box cut excavations on gold, platinum and uranium mines as it saves the need for the usual methodological approach. ... Opencast mining is often used for coal mining, as the seams are close to the surface. But it's also used for gold …
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The ore body is too deep to mine profitably by open pit. The grades or quality of the orebody are high enough to cover costs. Underground mining has a lower ground footprint than open pit mining. What is underground mining? The underground mining methods we use include room and pillar, narrow vein stoping and large-scale mechanised mining.
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This basic concept of the hand method chooses the pit limit that gives the highest net value. Moreover, there are four kinds of comparison on pit limit depth that ranges from 80–140 m. There are some crucial parameters to determine the net value of the ultimate pit limit, such as the cost of mining, stripping cost and coal price.
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Adopting the slope strip upper-limit method to analyze the soft foundation of the open cast mine dumping ground can provide a more reliable reference for engineering design and construction. ... T.K.; …
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The room-and-pillar technique is a self-supporting mining method in which part of the ore is left unmined as pillars. To increase the mining efficiency, the pillars are later recovered partially or completely. This research aims at evaluating and comparing four methods of pillar recovery, namely, 'pocket and wing', 'open ending', 'split and fender', …
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suggestions are made on possible improvement in the open pit mine performance and extension of its life by changing the slope angle of the open pit highwall. Keywords: open pit mine, highwall, open pit operation UDC: 622.271 Open pit mining of lightly pitching coal on hillsides is associated with a fast increasing stripping
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A total of 75 soil samples were collected from an open-cast coal-mining area (North Karanpura area, India), representatives of five land-use sites, namely roadside soil (RSS), reclaimed mine soil ...
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and 15 m, and the width of the bench is 20–40 m. The scientific studies of open cast mine pits force the use of sound geotechnical practice in their design for the sake of cost …
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The open pit or open cast mining method is the obvious choice for a property with a wide area of mineralization exposed or existing close to the surface and continuing to greater …
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Open pit mining method is one of the surface mining methods that has a traditional cone-shaped excavation and is usually employed to exploit a near-surface, nonselective and low-grade zones deposits.
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Mining will continue by underground methods if orebody persists in depth. ... 700 m wide and 280 m ultimate open-pit limit at 2 ... (2001) Biological activity of soils from reclaimed open-cast coal mining areas in Upper Lusatia using testate amoebae (protists) as indicators. Ecological Engineering 17: ...
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