Abstract Purpose. The Bou Azzer Mine encounters difficulties during cobalt mining. In order
to select the optimal mining sequence with the least geotechnical stability problems, one …

The selection of the adequate mining method is the cornerstone for mine planning and
design. This selection depends on geological, geotechnical, economical, and environmental …

Underground mining operations are a very problematic task, especially in poor geotechnical
conditions. The right choice of excavation and support techniques leads to adequate and …

In this paper, the philosophy, methodology, objectives, mining process logic, program
structure and its state-of-the-art for our recently developed mine simulation model (a …

The workings required for the development of underground mines include shafts,
drifts/crosscuts and stope or gallery openings. Computer modelling of such a system …

Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi SCM initiated the development of a new
geometallurgical model to characterize its Rosario deposit in terms of its comminution circuit …

Method room and pillar sizes are key factors for safe mining and their recovery in open-stop
mining. This method is advantageous due to its simplicity and requirement of little …

Within the scope of this study, forwarded to analyse the whole underground stability of the
open stopes and pillars in the longhole stoping with post backfill method which is applied at …

Significant economic and environmental advantages can be expected using cemented
paste, especially in mining as a backfill for room-and-pillar excavated method. But, it is …

Various numerical methods are available to model, simulate, analyse and interpret the
results; however a major task is to select a reliable and intended tool to perform a realistic …