Development of a multiple level underground limestone mine from geology through mine planning

作     者：Christopher Newman David Newman Robert Dupuy Christopher Newman;David Newman;Robert Dupuy

作者机构：Appalachian Mining&EngineeringInc.LexingtonKYUSA Rogers GroupInc.NashvilleTNUSA 

出 版 物：《International Journal of Mining Science and Technology》 (矿业科学技术学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2020年第30卷第1期

页      面：63-67页

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学科分类：081801[工学-矿产普查与勘探] 081901[工学-采矿工程] 0819[工学-矿业工程] 08[工学] 0818[工学-地质资源与地质工程] 

主　　题：Limestone Mine planning Geology Multiple level Rock mechanics 

摘      要：The development of a multiple level underground mine is a complex task in which geology,engineering,ground control,and unit operations are integrated into a single mine *** components are interdependent and must function cohesively to ensure a profitable underground mining *** optimize reserve recovery,mine planning should begin from the lowest level and progress *** limits any misjudgments or oversights of a given level affecting the underlying levels and ensures the ability to maximize recovery from each *** planning should start with the exploration and characterization of the geologic *** the reserve geology and quality is well understood,then mine planning can begin with respect to the following:(1)orientation of mine works with respect to horizontal stress;(2)access to the reserve;(3)determination of opening widths;(4)selection of back,floor horizons and pillar centers;(5)selection of development and secondary mining heights;(6)appropriate inter-burden thicknesses;and(7)examining the stability of the multiple level mine through numerical *** multiple level mine design process and decisions are presented through a case history *** theme is that there is one opportunity toget it rightand many chances to overlook a small aspect within the design that will plague the mine throughout all levels and through the entirety of its operating life.