A review of the influence of blast fragmentation on downstream processing of metal ores

EM Kinyua, Z Jianhua, RM Kasomo, D Mauti… - Minerals …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rock fragmentation is one of the most commonly optimized blasting outcomes due to its
significant influence on the efficiency of downstream operations. This paper reviews the …

A method of blasted rock image segmentation based on improved watershed algorithm

Q Guo, Y Wang, S Yang, Z Xiang - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
It is of great theoretical significance and practical value to establish a fast and accurate
detection method for particle size of rock fragmentation. This study introduces the …

Soft computing applications for optimum rock fragmentation: an advanced overview

AI Lawal, B Adebayo, TB Afeni, IA Okewale… - Geotechnical and …, 2024 - Springer
Rock fragmentation is an important phenomenon in mining engineering as its outcome
determines the productivity of the entire mining process. Its imperativeness in mining …

Mine-to-crusher policy: Planning of mine blasting patterns for environmentally friendly and optimum fragmentation using Monte Carlo simulation-based multi-objective …

S Hosseini, A Mousavi, M Monjezi, M Khandelwal - Resources Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
The quality of rock fragmentation intensively affects downstream operations and operational
costs. Besides, Environmental side effects are inevitable due to mine blasting despite …

Support vector machines approach to mean particle size of rock fragmentation due to bench blasting prediction

X Shi, Z Jian, B Wu, D Huang, WEI Wei - Transactions of Nonferrous Metals …, 2012 - Elsevier
Aiming at the problems of the traditional method of assessing distribution of particle size in
bench blasting, a support vector machines (SVMs) regression methodology was used to …

Classification of rock fragments produced by tunnel boring machine using convolutional neural networks

Z Yang, B He, Y Liu, D Wang, G Zhu - Automation in Construction, 2021 - Elsevier
Rock fragmentation in tunnel boring machine (TBM) construction is an important indicator of
tunnelling state. Large fragments often correspond to an unhealthy tunnelling state and may …

Determining the fragmented rock size distribution using textural feature extraction of images

H Yaghoobi, H Mansouri, MAE Farsangi… - Powder technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Fragmented rock size distribution is one of the most important parameters in open pit
blasting that can affect the mining and the mineral processing efficiency. For evaluating …

[HTML][HTML] A new framework for evaluation of rock fragmentation in open pit mines

M Babaeian, M Ataei, F Sereshki, F Sotoudeh… - Journal of Rock …, 2019 - Elsevier
The main purpose of blasting in open pit mines is to produce the feed for crushing stage with
the optimum dimensions from in situ rocks. The size distribution of muck pile indicates the …

Measuring blast fragmentation at Nui Phao open-pit mine, Vietnam using the Mask R-CNN deep learning model

T Vu, T Bao, QV Hoang, C Drebenstetd… - Mining …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Blast fragmentation size distribution is one of the most critical factors in evaluating the
blasting results and affecting the downstream mining and processing operations in open-pit …

[HTML][HTML] Fragmentation analysis using digital image processing and empirical model (KuzRam): a comparative study

A Saadoun, M Fredj, R Boukarm… - Записки Горного …, 2022 - cyberleninka.ru
The rock fragmentation reflects the degree of control of blasting. Despite the accuracy of
screening analysis to determine the size distribution of blasted rocks, this technique remains …