With the increasing mining depths and the improving mining mechanization, heat stress to miners have been becoming more frequent and serious at the working face in hot …
DetailsThere are several aspects of underground mining for which researchers provide a literature review. Vagenas et al. (1997) studied the mobile machine automati on for underground mining.
DetailsThe second one is the study of le et al. 35) focused on fatigue at mining and they described the factors associated, such as FIFO system (fly-in-fly-out) impoverish the ... to help knowing about the mental health related problems at mining work and to bridge the existing gap in literature review on the theme, this study presents the ...
DetailsInnovation plays a critical role in the mining industry as a tool to improve the efficiency of its processes, to reduce costs, but also to meet the increasing social and environmental concerns among communities and authorities. Technological progress has also been crucial to allow the exploitation of new deposits in more complex scenarios: …
DetailsIn this paper, we review several decades of such literature with a particular emphasis on more recent work, suggestions for emerging areas, and highlights of successful industry …
DetailsThe recent literature review on machine learning applications by Chimunhu et al. [26], provides a broad view of the application and progression of the footprint of machine learning in production environments, wherein further references on interesting future opportunities are derived.
DetailsA systematic literature review ... China is a leading country in the mining sector in the world for their underground coal mining activities and has actively published articles related to coal mine accidents (Chen et al., 2019; Nie et al., 2019; Qin et al., 2019; Xiao et al., 2019; Lin et al., 2019; Lyra, 2019; Cordeiro et al., 2019 ...
DetailsWith a growing demand for mineral resources, the optimization of mining and metals recovery techniques, and the gradual depletion of near surface resources, the industry is mining at increasingly greater depths below surface (Lippmann-Pipke et al., 2011).Underground operations at 2000 m below surface or more are becoming more …
DetailsIntroduction and literature review. The mining industry contributes trillions of dollars annually to the global economy by providing minerals, metals, and aggregates. ... M. Carlyle et al. Underground planning at Stillwater Mining Company. Interfaces (2001) R. Chicoisne et al. A new algorithm for the open-pit mine production scheduling problem ...
DetailsOperations Research in Underground Mine Planning: A Review. October 2021. INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics 52 (6) DOI: 10.1287/inte.2021.1087. Authors: Akshay …
DetailsObjective: Underground mining is associated with obvious risks that can lead to mass casualty incidents. Information about such incidents was analyzed in an integrated literature review. Methods: A literature search (1980-2015) identified 564 modern-era underground mining reports from countries sharing similar occupational health legislation.
DetailsMining can contribute to increased economic activity, poverty alleviation through job creation and supply chain linkages, and to improved livelihoods and well-being through funding for education, healthcare and other basic amenities (D'Odorico et al., 2017; Hajkowicz et al., 2011; Yiran et al., 2012).On the other hand, social tension, conflicts, …
DetailsIn this review, each MCDM technique, which has been recently used for determination of mining methods will be presented. Also, we will focus on the mines especially the type of minerals, selection of surface or underground mining methods, and evaluation of the effective parameters in decision making as a guidance for future research.
DetailsIncreasing mining depth and upgrading of mine mechanization are the prime causes of heat hazard, which is a major concern in deep underground mines [3]. As the mining depth increases, it becomes ...
DetailsThis paper performed a systematic literature review of existing research literature and thought on the UWRs design, construction and operation. ... Numerical and physical simulations have been widely used in the study of overburden movement induced by longwall mining (Chen et al., 2017, Guo et al., ... (such as underground mining …
DetailsNewman et al. [Newman AM, Rubio E, Caro R, Weintraub A, Eurek K (2010) A review of operations research in mine planning. Interfaces 40(3):222–245] present a review of such techniques, applied to both open pit and underground mining operations. We focus here on the advancements since that publication and concentrate on underground …
DetailsThis systematic literature review presented the evidence of heat stress dominance in underground mines throughout the world. There is negligence regarding the monitoring …
DetailsIn this study, geographic information system (GIS)-based methods and applications utilized for mine development were reviewed. Three types of GIS-based studies, namely studies on mine planning, operation, and environmental management, were examined to describe the role of GIS as a decision-making support tool in mine …
DetailsTable 1 Summary of the literature review. ... 2008 Barabady et al. Reliability analysis of mining equipment: ... availability and preventive maintenance of underground mining machinery i.e., load ...
DetailsGeostatistical ore-body model for computer optimisation of profits from different underground mining methods; P.A. Dowd et al. Dynamic programming applied to grade control in sub-level open stopping ... Literature review on production scheduling optimisation is abundant with improvements on the works of early scholars largely …
DetailsSystematic literature review research can be differentiated from traditional narrative reviews in that it adopts a replicable and detailed methodology (Cook et al., 1995). The objective of a systematic literature review (SLR) is to locate, search, and synthesize literature. Research trends in mining accident studies
DetailsBulawayo Mining Company (BMC) is estimated to lose millions of dollars in potential profit over a period of its documented life of mine (LOM) which is nine years as at May 2019.
DetailsThe MINER Act of 2006 mandates wireless two-way communication systems in underground coal mines in the USA. In addition, in 2015, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued a final rule that requires operators of underground coal mines to equip place-changing continuous mining machines (CMMs) with proximity …
DetailsThe objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the current research on heat stress and strain in hot underground mines, collected from published and specialized literature. General definitions, statistics of heat-related accidents in mining, overview of the indices, standards, and recommendations for heat stress are provided herein.
DetailsIncreasingly, this demand is driving mining companies to explore and pursue deeper mineral deposits as near-surface deposits deplete. Correspondingly, there has been a …
DetailsThere are mainly two types of mining, thus surface mining and underground mining. Surface mining purposely exhumes ores at the surface or close to the earth's surface, …
DetailsKey words: literature review; mine planning; mine design; production scheduling; equipment selection; dispatching; optimization; simulation; open-pit mining; underground mining. History: This paper was refereed. Published online in Articles in Advance April 7, 2010. is the process of extracting a naturally occurring material from the earth to ...
Detailsprogram can simulate up to 500 years of Operation (a mining company's greatest dream!) and Closure at one time. In addition to this Literature Review, there are three other related reports. The first is a User' s Manual for the computer program. In effect, this Literature Review describes the "why" behind the
DetailsHeat stress in underground coal mines is a major threat to the health and safety of the miners. Hence, managing heat and prediction of heat stress in advance is essential for maintaining a safe ...
DetailsUnderstanding the current tools and methodologies used in the mining industry for surface and underground mining options and transitions planning are essential to dealing with complex and deep-seated deposits that are amenable to both open pit and underground mining. In this study, extensive literature review and a gap …
DetailsBased on a literature review, this article presents environmental impacts of the mining (also know as the extractive) industry. The article presents details of 11 main environmental impacts ...
DetailsA meta-analysis of the reviewed literature identified China, the United States, Canada and Australia as the leading countries actively publishing work on the applied use of laser scanning in underground mining (Fig. 2 a).Evidently, these countries are also leaders in terms of resource extraction through underground coal and metal mining.
DetailsThis paper reviews the state-of-the-art in short-term underground mine planning, which is critical for future mining activities. According to the literature, the research is conducted …
DetailsRecently, there has been a growing interest in the mining industry in issues related to risk assessment and management, which is confirmed by a significant number of publications and reports devoted to these problems. However, theoretical and application studies have indicated that risk in mining should be analyzed not only in the human …
DetailsObjective Underground mining is associated with obvious risks that can lead to mass casualty incidents. Information about such incidents was analyzed in an integrated literature review. Methods A literature search (1980-2015) identified 564 ... Stojadinović S, Svrkota I, Petrovic D, et al. Mining injuries in Serbian underground coal mines ...
DetailsOverall, 571 references were identified from the literature review, out of which 51 research articles addressing the sources of heat, heat stress efects on miners, heat stress indices …
DetailsA literature review of Multi Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) towards mining method selection (MMS) ... (VCR) was selected as the most suitable underground mining method (Bajic et al., 2020). By combining the fuzzy logic and the AHP in resolving the MMS problems, ambiguities can be considered. Given that the uncertainty of …
DetailsArtisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is crucial to the livelihoods of close to 20 million people in over 80 countries, including 4-5 million women, mainly in rural areas with limited alternative economic prospects, particularly in developing countries. ASGM is largely informal, which can add to the challenge of addressing negative social …
DetailsSample layout of highwall mining with alternate-depth holes (Ross et al., 2019) ... Its fatality and injury rates are significantly lower than those for underground mining. This literature review ...
DetailsPE series jaw crusher is usually used as primary crusher in quarry production lines, mineral ore crushing plants and powder making plants.
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