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Seventh Underground Operators' Conference

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Longhole Pillar Mining at Pasminco Broken Hill Mine with Particular Reference to Driving through Sandfill

Ore in pillars constitutes a significant proportion of the ore reserve at Pasminco's Broken Hill Mine. Many of these pillars are narrow (5 -6 m) and high (16 - 35 m) vertical blocks. High-grade ore has been left between primary horizontal cut and fill stopes. These stopes were mined from the late-1960s until the early-1980s. Fill material is a variety of hydraulically stowed sand, sand-cement, and remnant timber support. Many pillar cut-throughs were made between the old stopes. In order to gain access for the current pillar recovery operations, it has been necessary to develop pillar drill drives through, and adjacent to, the hydraulic filled stopes. Whilst long hole recovery of vertical pillars is not new, some notable successes using innovative ideas have been achieved during 1997. These innovations include:The use of steel mesh reinforcing in shotcrete when mining through, or adjacent to, hydraulic fill.Construction of steel sets to support vent rises and haulage ways encountered in the cut-throughs.The use of ground movement monitoring equipment. Survey lasers with chain droppers and convergence monitors were installed in the 18 Pillar to detect any movement of the pillar block and decrease risk to personnel.The development of a three-dimensional computer model of primary stoping, using Vulcan software, to assist in the design of pillars.Maximisation of recovery using different drilling and firing practices.
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  • Published: 1998
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  • Unique ID: P199803036

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