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The first steps of copper processing are the same for both ores mining and transporting Copper mining is usually performed using openpit mining in which a series of stepped benches are dug deeper and deeper into the earth over time To remove the ore boring machinery is used to drill holes into the hard rock and explosives are inserted into the drill holes to blast and break the rock

This mine is an open pit mine producing 5000 tonnes ore and 5000 tonnes waste per day Rock characteristics for both ore and waste are typical of those of granite or porphyritic material Operating conditions wage scales and unit prices are typical for western US mining operations All costs listed are in 2012 US

The higher productivity for open pit mining equipment also lowers costs The necessary underground equipment for maintaining productivity is more expensive on a unit basis capacity than corresponding open pit equipment Furthermore the large production scale and share number of open pit mines have provided the opportunity for manufacturing

equipment which may include a mining loader shovel or excavator Loaders lift the ore or waste material onto the trucks for removal from the mine In an openpit mine loader types can include electric rope hydraulic excavators including backhoe excavators and frontend loaders also called wheel loaders Er˘celebi and K rmanl 2000

Nevertheless some form of water control is normally required to keep the mine pit from becoming a lake Open Cut mines are dug on benches which portray vertical levels of the hole These benches are normally on four meter to sixty meter intervals relying on the size of the machinery that is being utilized

Uranium resources can be extracted from the ground in three ways open pit underground and insitu leach ISL Open Pit Mining Open pit mining also known as strip mining is the removal of surficial soils and uneconomic rock to get at the ore below Ore grades are normally less than 05

Waste rock from the open pit mine is used to build the embankment structures The embankments retain the tailings slurry in a pond where solids settle and compact Water is decanted off and used in the process plant or treated before it is discharged

Openpit mining is much safer than shaft mining In underground mining the threat of a cavein or release of toxic gas is a constant concern When shaft mining was the most common method of ore extraction thousands died in caveins gas events and accidents involving equipment In 1907 alone more than 3200 deaths related to mining occurred

Mining Gold Equipment What Tools Do I Need For Gold Mining The type of tools that you will need for gold mining depend a great deal on the type of mining that you have in mind If you are just out for a day of entertainment to chance your arm in one of the free to prospect rivers then you will need only very basic gold prospecting supplies

Openpit mining also known as opencast mining opencut mining and strip mining means a process of digging out rock or minerals from the earth by their elimination from an open pit or borrow The word is used to distinguish this type of mining from extractive methods that need

Dec 21 2015· Blasting equipment is used for both underground and open pit mining operations and is known to be one of the most hazardous aspects of the job For mining operations to be successful good blast designs are absolutely vital as poor practices and excessive explosives can result in damage to rock structures causing unwanted caving

Open Pit Mine Design Planning and Engineering With the growing need to bring projects into production more quickly and on budget we can accelerate the process for mining companies by supplying consultants to supplement the client''s own technical resources to achieve the desired outcomes within the project timeframe

Mining Equipment Fleet 10000 tonne per day ore waste open pit mine The following listings of equipment capital and operating costs are taken directly from the current Mining Cost Service Manual and Mine and Mill Equipment Cost Estimators addition to the items listed here these manuals contain entries for 74 additional excavators 50 additional haulers 16 dozers 6 graders

Mar 02 2016· Openpit mining which is sometimes referred to as open cut mining opencast mining or simply strip mining is a mining technique that extracts important minerals from a borrow or an open pit There are two types of mining methods commonly used in large scale mineral mining open pit mining and tunneling

Dec 21 2015· Blasting equipment is used for both underground and open pit mining operations and is known to be one of the most hazardous aspects of the job For mining operations to be successful good blast designs are absolutely vital as poor practices and excessive explosives can result in damage to rock structures causing unwanted caving

Open pit mines can be used in coal mining and they are used extensively in hard rock mining for ores such as metal ores copper gold iron aluminum and many minerals In a open pit coal mine the pit bottom would be the bottom mined coal seam elevation since it is usually feasible to extract multiple seams when surface mining coal

This process removes 93 of the gold and 70 of the silver Excess water is pumped to the water treatment plant and treated to the required standards before discharge into the Ohinemuri River 9 Tailings disposal Waste rock from the open pit mine is used to build the embankment structures The embankments retain the tailings slurry in a

CHOOSE FROM THE INDUSTRY''S MOST INNOVATIVE LINEUP When it comes to surface mining equipment no one has more experience helping miners match the right product to a specific need than Caterpillar Ranging from dozers drills and draglines to trucks shovels loaders and a host of support equipment our lineup isn''t just the industry''s broadest

This is a mining technique which excavates at the surface to extract ore The mine is open to the surface for the duration of its life Step 4 Underground PLANNING Mine planning and onreef development involves establishing tunnels – haulages and crosscuts – to open up the earth and the stope face so that the goldbearing reef can be accessed

Chapter 23 Guide Minerals and Mining At metal mines the target ore like gold silver copper etc is often rich in sulfide minerals When the mining process exposes the sulfides to water and air together they react to form sulfuric acid This acid can dissolve other harmful metals and metalloids like arsenic from the surrounding rock

1131 Openpit mining Openpit mining is a type of strip mining in which the ore deposit extends very deep in the ground necessitating the removal of layer upon layer of overburden and ore In many cases logging of trees and clearcutting or burning of vegetation above the ore deposit may precede removal of the overburden The

Underground Mining The length of the longwall block is about 3000 meters to 5000 meters In a 3 meter thick coal seam the amount of coal in place in a block is six to seven million tons The basic equipment is a shearer a cutting machine mounted on a steel conveyor that moves it along the face Figure 37

Open pit mining or strip mining is an extraction process for ore or fossil fuels that takes place at the surface of a mining site Worldwide 40 percent of mining occurs at the surface according to Greenpeace International Compared with underground mining surface mining is much more efficient

His operating experience includes narrow vein gold mining at Giant Mine near Yellowknife a room and pillar and bulk mining zinccopper operation at Myra Falls on Vancouver Island sublevel caving open stopping and remnant mining at the nickelcopper Sudbury basin with Vale and caving and VCR methods at the DeBeers Kimberley diamond mines in South Africa
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