Optimum Open Pit Design for Kenticha Tantalite Mine, Southern Ethiopia

IF 0.3 Q4 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Weldegebrial Haile, B. Konka
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Abstract

The mining sector’s share in Ethiopia’s economy is gradually increasing. Among metallic mines, Legadembi for gold and Kenticha for tantalum are the main contributors. At Kenticha, the Ethiopian Mineral Development Share Company is producing tantalite concentrate of 40-60% grade by open pit mining. The mine area is comprised of the rocks of Neoproterozoic age, pegmatite, granite, serpentinite, and talc-chlorite schist. The ore-bearing pegmatite intruding the basement serpentinite, and talc schist rocks, is asymmetric, N-S trending, and locally affected by fractures and local faults. Mining, at present, is being done using conventional methods not by developing benches. An optimum open pit design is developed and its impact on the run of mine is evaluated based on the field data, technical mine report data, borehole data, tonnage data, grade data, and mine survey. The suggested design has taken into account the mine drainage, bench design, haul road design, and mine waste dump design. Also keeping in view the future mining and production requirements. The suggested open pit mine design can minimize the dilution and improve the ore recovery.
埃塞俄比亚南部Kenticha钽铁矿露天矿优化设计
采矿业在埃塞俄比亚经济中的份额正在逐渐增加。在金属矿中,Legadembi金矿和Kenticha钽矿是主要的贡献者。在Kenticha,埃塞俄比亚矿产开发股份公司正在通过露天开采生产40-60%品位的钽精矿。矿区由新元古代岩石、伟晶岩、花岗岩、蛇纹岩和滑石绿泥石片岩组成。侵入基底蛇纹岩和滑石片岩的含矿伟晶岩呈不对称、南北走向,局部受断裂和局部断层影响。目前,采矿是使用传统方法进行的,而不是开发台阶。根据现场数据、矿山技术报告数据、钻孔数据、吨位数据、品位数据和矿山调查,制定了最佳露天矿设计,并评估了其对矿山运营的影响。建议的设计考虑了矿山排水、台阶设计、运输道路设计和矿山排土场设计。同时考虑到未来的采矿和生产需求。建议的露天矿设计可以最大限度地减少贫化,提高矿石回收率。
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Momona Ethiopian Journal of Science
Momona Ethiopian Journal of Science MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES-
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