Conference Proceedings
1976 New Zealand Branch Annual Conference - Development in the Minerals Industry
Conference Proceedings
1976 New Zealand Branch Annual Conference - Development in the Minerals Industry
Planning of Open Cut Mining
The increased cost of imported oil fuels, coupled with our understandable reluctance to commit ourselves to the use of nuclear energy, has resulted in a renewed reliance on coal as a primary source of energy. New Zealand is fortunate in being fairly well endowed in its coal resources, but their exploitation until now, has been on a relatively small scale. Future exploitation, whether from underground or open cast mines, must be on a very much larger scale._x000D_
This paper outlines some of the factors which should be considered in planning large open cast mines.
This paper outlines some of the factors which should be considered in planning large open cast mines.
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P W Taylor
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