Conference Proceedings
Fifth Large Open Pit Mining Conference
Conference Proceedings
Fifth Large Open Pit Mining Conference
Design and Optimisation of Cadia Hill Open Pit, Cadia Valley Operations, Newcrest Mining Limited
The geological and geotechnical conditions at the Cadia Hill Open Pit are very complex. This complexity coupled with high mining rates has required significant technical input into the design and optimisations of the pit slopes, accesses, cutbacks and scheduling. A multi-discipline team of NML engineers, geologists and external consultants has been conducting comprehensive geological and geotechnical programs in order to achieve an optimum design of the pit slopes. Extensive data collection, analysis and interpretation has led to the formation of working geotechnical models of large structures, rock masses, and back-analysed slope performance charts. The current Cadia Pit Optimisation Project focuses on the risk-and-return principle for pit design and on the integration of geotechnical, hydrogeological, mining engineering and scheduling. The risk management for pit design has also been incorporated into the short term and long-term operation of the pit mining to ensure safety and production.
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T Li, S Hewson, F Pothitos
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- Published: 2003
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