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slape AalueS:
Lanyon (oppti Mine
6o.MI D material is moved

Usunlly there uill be same nggering actars whth aue

ssponstble tor the faulse,
-(ualer) These possihle 4achoxs
tactax aue 4 ot scepaqe presure
due to build- up o hyciosahl pressuue in the oints
tensi Cracks
Due to exavakDh ln the slope toe makenal

Due b slow detesisatio o mattrial shength

shear resistance ot athe oink planes

Sotoeconomi tonseq ueALes ot slope

alap toulwes
slape oilus n mines can resuk 9
-Fakalttiey
ArcLdents
loss a producks,
Temoval o the failed matenal
Poss1ble loss o
m.ine the pt hit ul depth

Finandal losses

hy slape deign yamuired

Enmarypuupaie Saltb at men4 machinery,e(onami:
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Dptn pit mining slope slabilihy

3 (ulimak\
man Components
n Overall pl slope angle rom Ciest D oe ,iniozpoialta
al Tamps and benches.
2) Inter-amp angle is the slope, or slopes lying &u.
cach 1amp that will depend can the no. f amps he
URdths
3) face angle ndtyidual benches depends on veYlla
spaing AËw benuhe or ambi ned multiple benche,
the undth a the benches 1equied ta contai, miaa zo
tals

Impautanue a plt slape angle desuqn

- Desiqn1ng inal ptt slope angle an impoitant parta
mie plannin4
tpen pil mine
Final pit slape anglelayout atedks boh the amauni
b} e TecOVeed4 the amount af

FThe abieLk a slope designi fo detemine the laynut

that moxiMizes the economi beek a
minih
Closihcatb. at open plt slape piablems (Mock 4zob)
Cokamy Condtkon melhnd o solutos
A Unimpotani ining a shallau high quade No constderalion
slapes oTehady in auaughle qeloqical slape saklky
4 clåmak candthons Slape
Gngles uatmportanl oManially
4la slopes can be used
BAverage Minina a Variahle qiade orehads Approxmak ana
slapes in TasDnable and o Slape stabalhy
cinale cnndih ns slhpe angles nFLmal adg
Ingoton buk noF cntcaln
dekermning eConomis o .
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lal Ming a law qiade orcbsdqin. Dckaled qcnlaqical

slopes un}avorahle quoloqual and imas and undeqtound aa=
Londilions slope angles crttlcal -ler studic, tollowed
by Lampachensive
mining and sajeky of operahán stabilihy analyis w

Focdats thanl'll intluene the slopt deslan (Desgn

shenqth o maleria
Depth o eicavahom
Cobessin

Gaealaqy
Method o etrochn - Desiqn y mathinany
Axcavabon
Time slope formahin
Gaeomekey
Ghudloay
Ditonl tomakns dieenl distuzhanies - jainls. jaultk.
kolda Hod kypei lqnols tectan collisign
nekonorphic
hhalogdiexent physiuo- nechanical prope1lie -
Ves, densiby SS, TS Cohessln

Montur /WaBer presene In thak pavhculaz

Seepare watez E}echs pen pi mine

Time
shorh, medium ong rm slopes
Dine closure- many Ile are meeded bh se follbwed
Nakuzal slapes long borm stablihy
old cane- Underqraund 0penpit S
wrkings

Gnealoalkal sluchue
Amauni 4 dneaksn of suata dtp.faut, tala foinks,
ntamahnal shear zans
Nearby excavali O7)9 (Total ?)
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Slope slablly chËctlves

Hoh slope slabitks anal cs ae touinely peitams
dueted touard ascstng he sate unLicnal de.
avald Slopesa natural slopes In qeneral 4h
piimy obiechus ot a0ck slope stabilihy analysei ye
Io dcmine the YOch slope stabilih condiion
Tooinvestiqak potential tailze mchaniy
To deteznint the sape sensiliby susepibilba
dtant bigqeing mahaniyns
Th mantBor slopé deformahin
Tn test & ompae dhtferent support stabilzaho,
ophan
To desln opthmal excavatd slape in temi a satt
rliabilhh and econgmlcs

Iigaering nctos r he -ailuze a slope

Strenqth o the makezial
Rcduuing ngkial property biy dithocnt aton
Hydnstak piestire
IE cascading cteck o cn the maeial
E Neovby strltkurei like dumps
Surchazqe loads
Exavaing tne makerial
1oe mattal

Tpe a ope atlune

-plane tniaue
Dedge aulure
Crzular fale
hobliqu aux
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Plane talune Sand

Sol Oientaian of bedy
Totning blu huo lays be Sandsla
L eek prane whh wiu slide

-ome ueak. These uweak layei wl at lke a tastne ueak plane

Thi utll coLe ailne
CondiioDi
OTICtatn_ (on whiuh
weak planee qet 4ailuze)
h olientaton the slape anqle the mateilal,
that are paralel, 20' lo the jace angle
ype of matrrial- zegmchy
Siujace Erest
Sotl

Rock,
plane
inwscatn -
angle(20-30 Contacingzone- wet 2one
Face slop
angielaaAtoe.
Ben ch.
Dip angle wrt tace. w
eCk

Eate dtp angle shauld be nmoe Lompaued taplane tata an gle

sLOpe.
Shngh o motrial< weakness 2lane angle
Frec tae requiracat

when kwo or moIe weak plane in the slope intrset h formna

uedge,be slope may torl a
Requlremcn
Inersccing nith thon dilterent planes
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Gental tauihe menl Londllions tor edqe fonlme .

H slop where auedge homed by kuo coninuauaplanay
discontinuhes and the itne o intersecon these huuo plane
daylighh juat at the he aj the Totk tace
he lune n 1nkersectHon must he later than hedip af 4he te
and the ne o, ntrsecton dips steper than Ehe rition angle
The
line intersecbn must be dip in a dereckon aut ot the
ace tor sudng h be jensible
3 Crular adune
Ih hype a }ailume happeng wben tn htghl1y dstanbd.
hok wlth many nkersacling wak planesLionts fueaherzd
TOtk), shding alonm cuhued surtae foming
aTcponomial oY loqspiral
ECuns mainy in ock ill

Condshons under uhuh rtular 4arue

when indivicualpalide rOck. mass aYe
vex

SMall a compoied th the size o the slope y

their
ohen these pahde are not 1nkrloked
slopes
tend t
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malkerial
4
milling
waste
a
qround
o
completion
fincly
the ajte
Allernahuely,
o
posedprocess
dis
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Desin d slopcs

Procedume pI dedning open pt Nalual slope

lgpcqlaphic mapr (:I0Co to 1:Too)
lerial Ntem pholas (SaBellile)
Sutace plans and maps
Suveutng (Dzone Talal stabas

Detaled qeclogical mapping (1: Io0D hl:300)

Aeral vieuU1 phabi
Borehole cores
Sutae mapplng
Examtne the qeglogical dato to eskablich qeoloqat trotur: and
dtsconinulteseg taulk, sotnks beddng planes, and theec patr
Mappin shutwal feakres wtbin the baund aries, usng
qeolngial tompass ho MAp the stucwa; putting he magpcd
sHutres on he Survey map
Conducang any nessay genphystal skudea
den
denhhy slapen in whh nn
Lond

Make a dekatled shuds o the slopes in whtch discontinuie

extst and n uhch risk of ;atlTe CXIsks by
a) Suuae mapplng y dill ore logging
shegi skng of donlinuke surtees, paiha
lay coVeYed or slicken sided and
a Piczomdric sludtes nestablaA. gIDundwakr lau Lpatern
and preiue and manliorina chanqe in quaundunak
Lduutng minin
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Oxdopmtnl a sysemai wiking c(I0SS Sttin dial o

lopen pits, axlal or long pih e1 00ad

Preduue /o Desianing open pk/Nalual slupe

Ascetatoing the Locakon d qzounduuaku dischaxge htín poinks
n the sluds areaDetermining discharqt amount (monitrin
a ak leat twte pe yean).

Labaalns testng end a sample collecked hom the dd

FTeshng af intack rock soecmens (uniaial, triaxial and
derect shear
-Tesing a dtsconkitky suaLe sample duect shea)
Evaluahano
ust
the sBablhty 4 pInposed slnpes hy scche
Bengh
Heichl

Benh
Face angk,
tan-! epth
Depth Toe wcth t depth
tar

IPnalyse the crtheal slope axeas an the bass o deBailed

nkomalion ohlained using lint cqulibium iechnique
lazplane az ucdge slide and cther posuile typss
Hfor taule ndueed by weatbexingogping ar damage dut.
Ih blastng
Qeteminahon sj he sesimidky o the reglm
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Slabillty analssts stdoy-by- setor, bascd on avatlable

daBa and seund chguncering judqcmentaccpBable
th siabilhy
tuel
alcng. the uDss scicn ii belau the
tahe

Aupl the ylsk a jalue

a atten he slepe
Usc haal supput or
4) Dxaun t slape if appiopriat

stp a thtugh 4 aze nonally ultb1n the responaibilka

Lo the qDtechntal engineer, wheieas.
step I ubuld be a managtment decision

’ Plan and implement a slapr mouement

monttoring prnaam
b predict and auoModaBe sltdes utthoul
endangering
human lite and equpment n qclaglcally unhainuaile
Siluotons.
Neo BEnches - 5 Ubat wul be the ouerall
50

35
Eae angle 5 50

tan5XSO
4X35+ De 250
tan75
50:2°

50
|Hetght -
hidLh=35H
tan
fae anqle -75".
50

40+IDD+ 53-589 50.