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Conference Proceedings

Seventh International Conference & Exhibition on Mass Mining (MassMin 2016)

Conference Proceedings

Seventh International Conference & Exhibition on Mass Mining (MassMin 2016)

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The MassMin conference series is the premier event for sharing mass mining research and developments, concepts, technologies and experiences since the first official event was held in Denver, Colorado in 1982. This, the seventh event in the MassMin series, was held in Sydney, Australia, and these conference proceedings are a record of the technical content of the conference.The papers included in this volume include research, feasibility investigation, mining method selection, mine planning, operational, business improvement and case study perspectives within the themes of rock mass characterisation, caving mechanics, mine development, cave establishment, cave management, large open stoping, materials handling, mine support systems, project management and safety and environmental issues.

Papers in collection

  • Intelligent Mining' - the Way of the Future Go to Paper
  • Decisions, Decisions - Uncertainty, Variability, Modelling and Psychology Go to Paper
  • The Truth is Stranger than Fiction - the Story of Ridgeway Gold Mine Go to Paper
  • The Social Psychology of Risk, Safety and Leadership Maturity Go to Paper
  • Women as Mine Managers - a Utopia? Go to Paper
  • Super Caves - Benefits, Considerations and Risks Go to Paper
  • Development and Evaluation Processes of Cave Production Schedules for the Resolution Copper Project Go to Paper
  • Undercutting to Surface Breakthrough - Cadia East Panel Cave (Stage 1) Go to Paper
  • Implementation of a Surface-based Hydraulic Fracturing Program to Successfully Propagate a Large Cave through Hard, Competent Near-surface Rock Masses to Achieve Breakthrough Go to Paper
  • Selection of Exploitation Method Based on the Experience of Hydraulic Fracture Techniques at the El Teniente Mine Go to Paper
  • Modelling of Real-time Marker Data to Improve Operational Recovery in Sublevel Caving Mines Go to Paper
  • E48 Cave Extension at Northparkes Go to Paper
  • Quantification of Rock Mass Damage Associated with a Confined Blast Preconditioning Experiment at the Cadia East Block Cave Go to Paper
  • Life-of-mine Development and Production Scheduling Optimisation for Sublevel Cave Operations Go to Paper
  • Full-scale Flow Marker Experiments at the Ridgeway Deepsand Cadia East Cave Operations Go to Paper
  • Fragmentation Prediction and Assessment at the RidgewayDeeps and Cadia East Cave Operations Go to Paper
  • Development of the Professional Mining Technician - Henderson's Underground Mine Continuous ImprovementProgram Go to Paper
  • Increasing Net Present Value by a Third at an Operating Sublevel Cave Mine Using Draw Strategy Optimisation Go to Paper
  • Experimental and Comminution Model Framework for Secondary Fragmentation Prediction in Block Caving Go to Paper
  • Geostatistical Modelling of Hydraulic Fracturing Pressures at El Teniente Mine Go to Paper
  • Geometric Control for Strategic Mine Planning at ElTeniente Mine Go to Paper
  • Characterisation and Monitoring of the Stress State of Production Pillars at El Teniente Mine Go to Paper
  • Geotechnical Challenges in Cave Monitoring - a Modern Approach Go to Paper
  • Active and Passive Seismic Monitoring of Cave Front Evolution Go to Paper
  • Location of Seismic Events Associated with Caving Using Brightness Method Go to Paper
  • Development of an Integrated Platform for the Analysis, Modelling and Design in Panel Caving Mines Go to Paper
  • Draw Control Optimisation along the Production Drift inSublevel Caving Mines Go to Paper
  • Wireless System for Monitoring Cave-back Propagation Go to Paper
  • Northparkes Mines' Current Air Blast Risk Assessment Practices for Block Caving Operations Go to Paper
  • The Evolution of Block Caving Technology Go to Paper
  • Understanding Rock Mass Behaviour through the Development of an Integrated Sensing Platform Go to Paper
  • Progressing Cave Performance into the Later Stages of the Deep Ore Zone Mine Go to Paper
  • An Investigation of Factors Affecting the Long-term Reliability of Extraction Level Pillars in Deep Block andPanel Caves Go to Paper
  • Analysis and Modelling of the Fragmentation Process - Case Studies at El Teniente Mine Go to Paper
  • Cave Propagation and Open Pit Interaction at the Ernest Henry Mine Go to Paper
  • Managing Stress and Seismicity in an Inclined Sublevel Cave Go to Paper
  • Results from Physical Models of Block Caving Go to Paper
  • The Application of Hydromechanical Mine-scale Modellingfor Large Block Caving Operations Go to Paper
  • Gravity Flow Full-scale Tests at Esmeralda Mine's Block-2, El Teniente Go to Paper
  • Impact of Rock Mass Strength Variability on Caving Go to Paper
  • Modelling Directional Hydraulic Fractures in Heterogeneous Rock Masses Go to Paper
  • Production at Lift 530 m of Tongkuangyu Copper Mine Go to Paper
  • Investigation into the Implementation of Sensor-based OreSorting Systems at a Block Caving Operation Go to Paper
  • Holistic Approach to Study Gravity Flow at the Kiruna Sublevel Caving Mine Go to Paper
  • Caving-induced Subsidence Behaviour of Lift 1 at the Palabora Block Cave Mine Go to Paper
  • Geotechnical Milestones at Mount Lyell Mine Go to Paper
  • Understanding Damage Source Mechanisms in a Caving System Using Virtual Reality Scientific Visualisation Go to Paper
  • Simulating Intact Rock Behaviour Using Bonded Particle and Bonded Block Models Go to Paper
  • Remnant Ore Model Generation and Categorisation Post-block Caving Extraction at Salvador Mine Go to Paper
  • Preconditioning E48 Cave Extension Adjacent to an ActiveCave Go to Paper
  • Cave Tracker Flow Monitoring System Installation at Argyle Diamond Mine Go to Paper
  • A Data Science Approach to Identifying and Quantifying Causes of Dilution at Cannington Mine Go to Paper
  • Practical Stope Reconciliation in Large-scale Operations Part 2, Olympic Dam, South Australia Go to Paper
  • A Dilution-based Stability Graph for Open Stope Design Go to Paper
  • Building and Calibration of a Geotechnical Model for Sublevel Open Stope Design at Olympic Dam Go to Paper
  • Moving mORE for Less Go to Paper
  • New Continuous Production System in Block Cave Mining - the Rock Flow System Go to Paper
  • Correcting Preferential Flow Problems in Long Orepass Systems at Henderson Mine Go to Paper
  • From Face to Surface - a Fragmentation Study Go to Paper
  • Automated Train Ore Transport Go to Paper
  • Simplifying the Ore Handling System through the Use ofCurrent Technology at Chuquicamata Underground Mine Project Go to Paper
  • Grasberg Block Cave Haulage Project - Design and Construction Update Go to Paper
  • Development of the Ore Handling System at the Grasberg Block Cave Mine, Indonesia Go to Paper
  • Orepass Monitoring and Management at Olympic DamMine Go to Paper
  • Orepass Loss Mitigation Approach in Malmberget Mine Go to Paper
  • Development and Construction Update of the Grasberg Block Cave Mine Go to Paper
  • Deep Mill Level Zone - from Feasibility to Production Go to Paper
  • FlowSim - A Versatile Flow Simulation Tool to Quantify Extraction and Design Alternatives for Block Caving Go to Paper
  • Mine Planning Information from Photogrammetry Sourcesat the El Teniente Mine Go to Paper
  • Field Performance of Fully Encapsulated Reinforcement during Violent Failure Events Go to Paper
  • Inclined Caving Option for the DNK Mine, Kazakhstan Go to Paper
  • Preconditioning Modelling and Explosives Effectiveness inBlock Caving Go to Paper
  • Seismic Response Prior to Spalling Failure in Highly Stressed Underground Tunnels Go to Paper
  • Experiences Gained through Tunnel Boring Machine Decline Development Go to Paper
  • Recovery of the Undercutting Front in a Mine with Conventional Panel Caving - Case Study at North ReservesSector, El Teniente Mine Go to Paper
  • Automated Drilling Features for Improving Productivity and Reducing Costs in Underground Development Go to Paper
  • Determining the Open Pit to Underground Transition - aNew Method Go to Paper
  • Robotic Hang-up Assessment and Removal of Rock Blockages in Mining Operations Using Virtual Reality forSafety Go to Paper
  • Laboratory Testing of Cemented Rock Fill for Open StopeSupport Go to Paper
  • Rehabilitation of the Collapsed Panel 1K North in the DeepOre Zone Block Cave Mine Go to Paper
  • Development and Implementation of the CaveCAD GroundSupport Module for Cost and Safety Improvementsin Block Cave Mines Go to Paper
  • Underground Footwall Monitoring at the Sublevel Caving Mine - Kiirunavaara, Sweden Go to Paper
  • Preparing Effective Specifications for Occupational Health and Environmental Noise Objectives in Mining Project Design and Delivery Go to Paper
  • Dynamic Testing of Combined Rock Bolt and Mesh Schemes Go to Paper
  • Budget Estimation and Contingency Allocation of Block Cave Construction Using Least-squares Monte Carlo Real Options Go to Paper
  • Block Cave Evaluation Go to Paper
  • Geohazmap Implementation in Block Cave Mines Go to Paper
  • Characterisation and Classification of Veined Rocks for Rock Mass Behaviour Assessment Go to Paper
  • Analysis of Progressive Seismicity and its Correlation with Geotechnical Variables at the El Teniente Mine Go to Paper
  • Discrete Fracture Network Modelling - Importance of Accounting for Data Uncertainty and Variability Go to Paper
  • The Application of Rock Engineering Systems to Block Caving to Identify the Effective Parameters Go to Paper
  • Beyond Rock Mass Characterisation - the Impact of Geology on Block Cave Mining Go to Paper
  • Measuring the Redistribution of Stresses Resulting from New Excavations with Ambient Seismic Noise Correlations Go to Paper
  • Large Event Sequence Analysis and 3D Velocity Models for Seismic Event Location Accuracy Go to Paper
  • Unlocking Value - A Real Options Analysis of a Block Caving Project Go to Paper
  • Development of an Empirical Design Tool to Minimise Hanging Wall Preconditioning from Longhole Winze Blasting Go to Paper
  • Using PANDAS to Investigate Improved Understanding of Fault Zones Go to Paper
  • Natural Caving Systems as Potential Analogues to Mining-induced Caving Go to Paper
  • The Application of Optical Televiewers to Attain Cost-effective Geological Confidence Go to Paper
  • Development of a Generalised Quantitative Dilution-based Stability Graph Independent of Orebody Width for Open Stope Design Go to Paper
  • Distinct Element Simulation of Cave Propagation with Focus on Discontinuities and Dynamic Loads Go to Paper
  • Selecting an Extraction Sequence of a Panel Caving Operation from a Geotechnical Perspective - a Case Study Go to Paper
  • Review of the State-of-the-art in Cavability Prediction - the Way Forward Go to Paper
Contributor(s): F N Baez, S H Begg, G Dunstan, R Long, M Quinteiro, A Sundqvist, C deWolfe, I Ross, J Gantumur, R Godard, F Prince, C Pascoe, J L Lett, I Brunton, G W Capes, A Jager, B Mobilio, J Rachocki, G B Sharrock, M Secheny, R J Lowther, L Olivier, C Pardo, E Rojas, G R Power, A D Campbell, L Snyman, S Webster, J Samosir, P C Stewart, D Francis, G Chitombo, J White, A Perryman, B Hollis, T Thornhill, M Callahan, J Mahon, C Rizzardi, R Castro, R Gomez, A Casali, A Hekmat, J Cornejo, P Landeros, D Benado, C Caviedes, A Pinochet, R Gonzalez, R Munoz, J Vallejos, A Delonca, R A Lynch, S Meyer, T de Wit, O Miranda, D Rosales, G Pizarro, G Shekhar, A Gustafson, P Boeg-Jensen, H Schunnesson, S Steffen, J Poulsen, A Van As, S Talu, G Watt, J S Ooi, C Vejrazka, A J Weston, E Widzyk-Capehart, C Holck Teuber, O Fredes, V Rivero, E Sanchez, I Pedemonte, N Gonzalez, A D Wilson, A M Purba, A Sjadat, D Beck, R Hudson, P Duplancic, C R Lilley, A Brzovic, E Arancibia, L Burgos, M Gaete, V Barrera, E Ah Mu, K A Bunker, A R Penney, D Cumming-Potvin, J Wesseloo, S W Jacobsz, E Kearsley, A Flatten, F Reusch, D Garces, E Viera, M Melendez, T V Garza-Cruz, M E Pierce, Q He, F T Suorineni, T Ma, J Oh, Y M Liu, K W Bian, S Nadolski, B Klein, D Elmo, M Scoble, Y Liu, J Scholar, A Nordqvist, M Wimmer, D P Sainsbury, B L Sainsbury, H-D Paetzold, P Lourens, A Vakili, D A Cuello, J D Tibbett, B K Hebblewhite, A Turichshev, J Hadjigeorgiou, D Villa, F Farias, D Whiteman, M Wilson, P Kuiper, K Maher, S Robotham, Y Potvin, D Grant, G Mungur, Y Kim, A Papaioanou, L Baird, D Hines, I Thin, L Morizzi, C Seymour, G Brudek, R P Elliott, P Elestedt, M Frenzel, J Gresham, K Jonsson, D Johansson, A Hariyadi, M Castro, J Fisher, P Paredes, D Gajardo, T Leano, S Penaloza, C Tramon, N D Pascoe, B Mead, H Vega, I Pasek, H Firdausi, T Chenier, J Rose, D O’Toole, B Skawina, J Greberg, A Salama, C A Brannon, H H Firdausi, A T Yuniar, T Casten, A Priatna, H Rumbino, M Fuentes, F Armijo, F Rodriguez, E Cordova, P Gonzalez, E Faundez, C Drover, E Villaescusa, J J Fuykschot, S M Loewen, I Gottreux, J Videla, A Kusui, G Ramage, M Donghi, A Barnes, N Rivera, A Music, C Cisternas, J Valivaara, D Whittle, M Brazil, P A Grossman, J H Rubinstein, D A Thomas, G Baiden, M Cordova, H Saw, A Kurniawan, M Akhasyah, E Savage, P Sturm, M Svartsjaern, D Saiang, K Makitaavola, C Tickell, A De Zoysa, J R Player, A G Thompson, H M Ahmed, W S Dunbar, C A Stewart, R J Butcher, S Howe, R P Bewick, P K Kaiser, E Eberhardt, D Stead, S Rogers, M Mohammad Khani, T Murphy, A Webster, G Olivier, F Brenguier, I Pinnock, D S Collins, Y Toya, Z Hosseini, K Ampofo, I Fullelove, Z Han, H Xing, M Klawitter, L Oliver, M Elphick, G Shams, A Mortazavi, M Sharafisafa, D Silva, K Suzuki
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  • Published: 2016
  • Unique ID: PA-201602

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