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Ore dilution control when mining low-thickness ore bodies using a system of sublevel drifts

Aibek Mussin1, Adilzhan Kydrashov2, Zhanar Asanova1, Yerbolsyn Abdrakhman1, Dina Ivadilinova1

1Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University, Karaganda, Kazakhstan

2Zhangir Khan West Kazakhstan Agrarian Technical University, Uralsk, Kazakhstan


Min. miner. depos. 2024, 18(2):18-27


https://doi.org/10.33271/mining18.02.018

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      ABSTRACT

      Purpose. The research is aimed at substantiating the optimal parameters of blast-hole ore breaking to reduce the rock mass destruction when mining low-thickness vein deposits using the mining system of sublevel drifts (SD). The focus is on analyzing the impact of blasting on the out-contour rock mass during the blast-hole breaking process.

      Methods. The three-dimensional block model is constructed using rating classifications of rocks based on studying their strength properties and structural peculiarities. The inelastic deformation zones around the stoping extraction are determined by numerical analysis using the finite element method in 2D formulation. Experimental blasts are assessed by varying the blast-hole drilling scheme depending on the stability rating.

      Findings. During the experimental-industrial tests, rational blast-hole drilling schemes have been substantiated, contributing to maintaining the stability of the host rocks when mining low-thickness veins.

      Originality. Effective methods for reducing the ore dilution have been substantiated, which take into account not only the strength properties and structural peculiarities of rocks, but also their seismic impact from blasting on the out-contour rock mass stability when mining low-thickness deposits using a system of sublevel drifts.

      Practical implications. Practical significance is in the possibility of minimizing the percentage of mineral dilution when mining low-thickness ore bodies using a system of sublevel drifts, which can significantly reduce the cost of mined minerals by reducing ore losses caused by the rock mass destruction during mining operations.

      Keywords: ore, dilution, drilling and blasting operations, stope space, rocks, deposit


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