Ebook: Underground Mining Methods - Engineering Fundamentals and International Case Studies

This book presents the latest mining principles and techniques in use today. Reflecting the international and diverse nature of the industry, a series of mining case studies is presented covering the commodity range from iron ore to diamonds extracted by operations located in all corners of the world. Industry experts have contributed sections on the following topics:

General Mine Design Considerations

Room-and-Pillar Mining of Hard Rock/Soft Rock

Longwall Mining of Hard Rock

Shrinkage Stoping

Sublevel Stoping

Cut-and-Fill Mining

Sublevel Caving

Panel Caving

Foundations for Design

Underground Mining Looks to the Future

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