A new algorithm for the optimal stope design problem is proposed. It is based on a previous methodology developed by Bai et al. (Comput Geosci 52:361-371, 2013a) where a cylindrical coordinate system is used to define ...

Sublevel stoping (SLS) is one of the oldest and most used methods for underground mining. It relies heavily on the use of drilling and blasting techniques to remove the rock, and gravity to transport the broken rock to ...

The stability graph method is widely used for open stope mine design. During the development of the method the effect of induced stresses were included by using two-dimensional or limited three-dimensional stress analysis. ...

Determining stability, quantifying planned dilution, and estimating the potential dilution associated with hangingwall overbreak are critical in the process of stope design in sublevel open stoping mines. To satisfy these ...

Stress relaxation plays an important role in the design of underground stopes. The aim of this paper is to assess the stope stability in connection with the stress relaxation using a classification approach. Three types ...

Empirical methods should be applied only in situations where the features are similar to those used in their original database. The Stability Graph methodologies proposed by Mathews et al. (1981) and by Potvin (1988) are ...

Evaluación geomecánica para el cambio de método de Open Stoping a corte y relleno ascendente convencional en la veta Atahualpa-Lola de la mina Poderosa.

RESUMEN La mina Austria Duvaz, es un yacimiento polimetálico conformado por vetas angostas que venía afrontando el incumplimiento de la producción de mineral por factores geológicos y operativos. Recientemente se venía ...

El presente trabajo de investigación titulado Optimización de la producción mediante la aplicación del método de explotación open stoping (espacio abierto), compañía minera A.C. Agregados S.A.C. - año 2017, nace de la ...