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    UBC mini L. Miller-Tait, R-Pakalnis & R-Poutlin Universin vf British Columbia, Vancouver. RC. Cane ABSTRACT method is the Nicholas apprnach The only selection technique This paper pach, this selection process is omly Wy is not an feasibility ‘onsered dating the preliminar singe The Nicholas metho The Nicholas method! numerically ranks deposit characteristics of ore geometry and rock tnechanies characteristics ofthe are zone. ootwal rid hanging wall, The raukivgs are then sumnv ogcther with the higher rankings being the more favourable or iksly mining methods Each ravking consists of number "0 to or To cannpletelyeintinates 9 ising method from bring feasible A valve of °O" strongly suge: that thie characteristic makes that partienlar ining technique lees attractive The value of “I wD" indicates that a characteristic should not fea negative inysact on a method. 4 ranking of or t indicates 2 very favinenble characteristic fo that particular mining method. The rock inechanics elizeaceristics are scaled with a ihting factors scale aceotding to ore zone. Hanging wall. or Footwall, ‘This system provides a siethod UBC mining method selection The UBC appren of the Noho Si the -79 value Moveover. the rock mnechanies aujuteden- roles Hnprovemente at uses a numerical basis to eval pirielly derived modification to the Nicholas procedure for analyzing the selection process. lysis identifying the more Hikely and n preliminary an to di tac UBC mi intermediate 4) depth below surf shallow intermediate rine the final method se ound support and ema, Roterdan: (SBN 90.5410 569 0 suitability of a mining As with ed and should be storing techniques. low all dimensions are on the same order of magnitude {wo dimensions a many times the thickness, which does not usually exceed 35m dimensions vary over short distances 310m 10-30m 30-100 m $100 m 20-55 degrees 355 desrees: 0-100. 100-600 m ‘600 m 5) grade distribution uniform = the grade at any point in the depos does not vary significantly from the mean grade for that deposit rade values have zonal gradational haracterstcs. and the grades change rad from one to anothe rade values change tatlically any dice distances and do. not patter in their changes ashing of ecometrylerae dstibuign fr di wet ane ore theknes MiP 1 NN IT cas ae 1200 a3 sublevel eave it ue 0 4 female 9 449 4 300 pomipier 0 4 2 4 Senbyesopg 0 4.2 4.4 0 twats 144 3 44 1 iopetieg 120 1102 jt 4 1 sent Foch macs ratings “ww blecel coin saa ove emi rer toomandpilla, = 19-0 3 FS Cuakescoren 8 1 3 cu and fi 512 oa pita square set 14 0 MR st vwio2n, w= 20640 ‘rock mass ratings: 7) sock substance strength siaial strength principal sess) w very weak weak movlerate very strong tniderate rade ore plunge strong distribution depth GE SHI 4 i 0.20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 5-10 0-15 x15 t u- tallow 1 intermediane G intermediave hanging wall footal WoM_S VS VWW M_S VS 344 2344 4 0 1 00 4 24 0 +) Jo p233 00122 ioo 31000 A 40-60, $= 60-80, VS = 80-100 Rock substance strength wining method hanging wall Fotwall Sees ww s ‘wM_S_ pen pit mining 334 4 344 block eavine 2 43 2 4 43 2 3 sublevelstoping = 024 old & o 1g sublovel eaving 2332 i320 4 i@22 jogralmking «= 6 32 es 22 : : ‘room and pl 0036 @026 7 Shrinkage stoping «0134 o134 1a a ct and fill 0133 sisi ) 3 2 3 top slicing 3 10 5 2 @ ree “square set y 3 10 12 io 3200 RSS ratings VW = very weak, W> weak. M = medium, § = strong this selection technique adds a_category._ves Nicholas approach modifications ‘The UBC version modifies all rankings and_cash Shagasenate except grade distribution and plunge The Nicholas approach_was_modified_in_wv attempt to pul more emphiags oF slope wining Fiiat haa sig tesimiauss se 35 Tor this that most Cana “ee ground mines utilize open stoping, 700m and Milan cot and il ining techniques Table | Fists the mining methods used during 1994 in Canada methods utilized by Canadian Canaitian Mines Handbook) Table 1 mines, (source: 199 ‘open stoping cout and fill room and pla U sublevel caving 20% a er cane Bato Tale Mine SSE uitizes a sub-level rotcat method of (Patainis 1995) Moreover aeposks tequite extensive rock mecha lnalysis, this fist pass approach would not justly ies and geotechuical Tecommeading, block caving or sublevel caving tun Further evaluation had Deen carted out. ‘Masy mines. particularly vein gold deposits, 1S Ee oars TH Their, ee SS SO MNES HOT snp ft aac ming —Very arrow is clasifed as TS metres Te reason for hess is 10 distinguish a Tings where open stoping, due 10 Control problems, bevomes impractical, Wh titcinesses become less than Tree metres, stop rally conducted with stopers or jachlegs “Toner, less produative approach but This proviles a more accurate miaing method with Tess For example, a dell faccurately dill a Folded two metre thick n. Furthermore, blast induced dilution, while tolerable in a wider Slopes. my be unacoeptable in avery narrow One metre of dilation in a ten metre wide ‘sould represent ten percent dilution ne mette of dilution in a three metre ment and diltion. wide stope would result in 33 percent di The UBC. selection method utilizes deposit lepih primarily to eliminate or restrict the use of ‘Open pit mining is such a open pit mining Versatile mining method that itis virtually always the most applicable mining method when depth is hot considered. This modification reduces the applicability of open pit mining for deeper Seposis UBC mining method selection classifies 7 rock mechanics into two parameters: namely rock fuass rating (RMR) and rock substance strength (RSS) The rock mass rating consists of the Bieniawshi's rack mass rating (CSIR - 1973). This rating classifies six parameters into a rating fiom 0-100 in which 0 isthe worst and 100 is the best. Table 2 summarizes these classification parameters and their range of values. Table 2 Hieniawski (CSIR) tock mass rating ange of values a Ssrength of act ok marval tock quafity designation (ROD) 3-20. oF iointe sw of ioints nos around water contitione oto reason for using Micniny his rock nove peneval rating i to tilize 9 whieh is more applieaile for a fist pass aalysie Moreover. the universal nce of the rock mace tating allows for # more consistent avalysic of dnta The modified version of sock suet excese_of_ ts Aerbande pressure WAM Bed hater of ob defiition to ck sustance ctrength The very weak catezory.repecents 9 rane where. Aegis the tock wines rating, it wold he unsafe for man_entiy without fe weak category sepiescite + nave dangerous for nan evtay sithont pio” ots thet eedeate esleeen RTECS FRET where vwck presente culd nat paces major fxzaid for mining operations A

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