Int J Coal Sci Technol Selection of overburden surface mining method in West Virginia by analytical hierarchy process Timothy A Nolan 0 Vladislav Kecojevic 0 West Virginia 0 Overburden 0 0 T A Nolan V Kecojevic Department of Mining Engineering West Virginia University Morgantown WV USA The broad objective of this research was to improve current surface mining practices and
In this paper therefore selection of the best possible equipment and production method was identified to achieve high selective mining at SLE The research found that two different high selective mining methods were suitable for selective excavation of the B3 seam which were hydraulic excavator and truck and surface miner and truck combinations
PROPOSAL OF CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF DEWATERING METHODS IN SURFACE MINING Jacek Libicki Poltegor Engineering Ltd 53 332 Wroclaw Poland ABSTRACT This paper is addressed to mining engineers and decision makers to help them in selection of open pit dewatering system It presents the short characteristics of particular dewatering
Coal mining Choosing a mining method The various methods of mining a coal seam can be classified under two headings surface mining and underground mining Surface
Block caving is essentially the underground version of open pit mining It s the only underground mining method that can reach similar production rates to surface mining operations up to over 100 000 tonnes per day The method involves undermining an ore body then allowing it to collapse under its own weight
Equipment Selection for Surface Mining A Review The mining method selection problem is an approach to equipment selection that reasons that the environmental
The selection of underground mining methods is primarily based on Surface subsidence is inevitable and must be Underground Mining Methods and Equipment
Open Pit Mine Design Planning and Engineering Maximizing profits by digging deeper for value SRK professionals have strong operational and technical backgrounds and have gained substantial experience in mines employing a multitude of mining methods exploiting all commodities on all continents
The selection is based on technical and environmental aspects and surface mining is preferred to extract the minerals from the surface area As compared to underground mining this method of mining removes soil and rock overlying the mineral deposit
surface mining Method of extracting minerals near the surface of the Earth The three most common types of surface mining are open pit mining strip mining and
the past for mining method selection Bajkonurov 1969 Budko 1971 Imenitov 1970 and Popov 1970 have suggested a procedure for mining method selection that comprises two phases preliminary mining method selection and the selection of the most suitable mining method from a group of applicable methods The selection of the
Surface Coal Mining Methods in Australia 5 2 Open cut mining methods strip mining Large scale open cut coal mining operations commenced in Australia in mid 1960s and since then there has been significan t developments in this method of mining The mines are now operating at significantly higher annual tonnages growing deeper more complex and
The environmental damage caused by surface mining is related to the large amount of surface material that humans remove during mining operations The environmental effects of surface mining include Habitat destruction Soil erosion Air pollution from dust particulates Pollution especially from sediments All surface mining techniques negatively affect the environment though some methods are
Jul 21 2016 · However it is often more costly and may entail greater safety risks for workers than surface mining There are several different methods of underground mining The selection of underground mining methods is primarily based on a set of factors associated with geology of the deposit e g Geometry quality of rock and ore variability and economics
Selection of overburden surface mining method 307 123 material and it specifically addresses mining equipment such as electric and hydraulic shovels and front end wheel loaders Module IV focuses on the SM while Module V is developed to conduct comparative analyses among all
Surface mining including strip mining open pit mining and mountaintop removal mining is a broad category of mining in which soil and rock overlying the mineral
mining equipments selection This system is able to involve the expert knowledge in primary and secondary selection of equipment for surface coal mines 3 In 1990 another expert system in order to classify equipment was planned in the open pit coal mine of Britain with the help of fuzzy logic
One of the challenging problems for surface mining operation optimization is choosing the optimal truck and loader fleet We refer to this problem as the equipment selection problem ESP In this paper we describe the ESP in the context of surface mining and discuss related problems and applications
Mining method selection by integrated AHP and the past for mining method selection Bajkonurov 1969 Budko 1971 Imenitov 1970 and Popov 1970 have suggested a procedure for mining method selection that comprises two phases preliminary mining method selection and the selection of the most suitable mining method from a group of applicable methods
Oct 16 2015 · SURFACE MINING Surface mining is done by removing stripping surface vegetation dirt and if necessary layers of bedrock in order to reach buried ore deposits or surface mining is the process of extraction of minerals by removal of overburden Overburden is the rock or waste material which is lying on the mineral to be owned
Mining has been a part of life since antiquity and it is still the backbone of the world s commerce and production This article will concentrate on Surface mining
Start studying Chapter 16 Mining and Mineral Resources Learn vocabulary terms and more with flashcards games and other study tools 1 area selection 2 target definition Describe two methods of surface mining 1 open pit mining ores are mined downward layer by layer 2 Coal surface mining top layers removed to reach coal near
Mining method selection by integrated AHP and PROMETHEE method Article PDF Available in Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 84 1 219 33 · March 2012 with 214 Reads How we measure reads
The EduMine online tool Mining Method Selection Sign In Selection of mining method based on orebody Optimizing Overburden Placement in Surface Mining of
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2019 7 9 · surface mining methods mining equipment selection the selection of mining equipment is a function of the mine plan some of the factors considered in the selection of mine equipment include the topography of the pit and surrounding area the amount of ore to be mined the speed and distance the ore must be transported for
12 5 Mining method selection The mining principles and methods have evolved to meet the geomechanical and operational problems of various cases Final choice of mining method will reflect both the engineering properties of the orebody and its setting and the engineering attributes of the various methods such as mining scale production rate
In all methods of surface mining first the overburden is stripped off using earthmovers Then bucket wheel excavators remove the ore which is loaded into haul trucks with shovel loaders When the deposit is exhausted the overburden is refilled in the crater and the land is restored with the local vegetation
SURFACE MINING METHODS REFERENCE BULLIVANT DA Current Surface Mining Techniques Journal for the Transportation of Materials in Bulk Bulk Solids Handling vol 7 n6 December 1987 pp827 833 2 1 Ore reserves Suitable for Surface Mining Ore reserves suitable for surface mini ng can be classified initially as
Surface Mining Selection Selection of overburden surface mining method in West The broad objective of this research was to improve current surface mining
What Is Equipment Selection In Surface Mining Operations Surface Mining Methods and Equipment eolss Section 2 describes surface mining equipment with particular
