Backfilling with paste fill has been an integral component of open stoping at Cannington since commencement of operations. Efficient paste filling is critical to successful mining of the Cannington orebody. There has been a deliberate and ongoing effort into research and development of paste, with the focus being to optimise the performance and cost of paste. This paper describes the latest research and operational issues of Cannington paste fill._x000D_
FORMAL CITATION:Bloss, M L and Rankine, R, 2005. Paste fill operations and research at Cannington Mine, in Proceedings Ninth Underground Operators' Conference 2005, pp 141-150 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).