Tishk International University

Engineering Faculty
Petroleum & Mining Eng. Department

MINING ENGINEERING PTR-324

Spring Term-Sixth Semester 2020/2021

Lecture 2
 

Professor, Dr. Hamed M. Jassim

2nd. Lecture: Classification of Mining Methods:
Classification of Mining Methods:

The mining methods can be classified into the following classes:

FIRST: Surface Mining Methods:

These are divided into the following subclasses:

I- Placer Mining: Which includes the following methods:

A- Panning and Sluicing. B-Hydraulicking.

C-Dredging

II- Open Pit Mining: Which includes the following methods: A- Single-Bench

method.

B-Multi-Bench method.

C-Strip mining.
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D- Quarry mining.
SECOND: Underground Mining Methods:
These include the following subclasses:

I- Self-Supporting Openings: Which include the following methods:

A- Open-Stope Mining: Which includes the following: 1- Isolated openings.

2- Pillared Open Stopes: Which include:

i- Open Stoping With Random Pillars. ii-Open Stoping

With Regular Pillars.

B- R oom – and – Pillar Mining. C-Sublevel Stoping.

D- Stull Stoping. E-Shrinkag

Stoping.

II- Supported Openings: These include the following classes: A- Cut-and-Fill Stoping.
B- Square-Set-and-Fill Stoping.

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C- Long-wall Mining.
D- Short-wall Mining.

E-Top Slicing.

III- Caving Methods: These include the following classes:

A- Sublevel Caving.

B-Block and Panel Caving.

THIRD: Special Mining Methods:

These could also be called:

*- Solution Mining Methods or *- Non-Entry Mining Methods

Mineral Deposits and Their Mining Methods:

Mineral deposits and ores occur in different forms and shapes at the earth
surface or near to it and also at depths under the earth surface.

Some of these forms and shapes are: 8

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