Rodrigo Alfaro, M. Maleki, N. Madani, Saeed Soltani-Mohammadi
{"title":"Comparing the accuracy of two approaches to account for internal dilution: A case study from a porphyry copper deposit","authors":"Rodrigo Alfaro, M. Maleki, N. Madani, Saeed Soltani-Mohammadi","doi":"10.1080/17480930.2023.2192030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17480930.2023.2192030","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Dilution effects should be considered in the estimated model of deposit due to its significant impact on feasibility studies, mine planning and scheduling, milling, and stockpiling. This work compares the capacity of two approaches for modelling dilution of intrusive barren dykes into the ore body in a copper deposit. Two approaches were used to generate an undiluted model of copper grade in a copper deposit, which is cross cut by intrusive dykes. The results demonstrated that the second approach is more advantageous in comparison with the first approach, especially when there is hard contact between the ore and barren dykes.","PeriodicalId":49180,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41828869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tahtamouni Mohammad Emad, Khresat Sa’eb, Lucero Mary, Sigala Jesus, Unc Adrian
{"title":"Soil community catabolic profiles for a semiarid reclaimed surface coalmine","authors":"Tahtamouni Mohammad Emad, Khresat Sa’eb, Lucero Mary, Sigala Jesus, Unc Adrian","doi":"10.1080/17480930.2023.2185438","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17480930.2023.2185438","url":null,"abstract":"Recovery of soil health offers insights into the mechanisms underpinning the stability of remediated ecosystems. Indirect assessment of enzymatic activity potential using substrate induced respiration (SIR), is commonly used to evaluate changes in soil microbial activity profiles, with their links to environmental and management factors. In this study, community level physiological profiling (CLPP) was employed to assess the impact of time on surface coal mine soil remediation. When compared with an adjoining control site, analysis of CLPP parameters offer useful insights and prospective tools for assessing soil health, following mining and remediation activities.","PeriodicalId":49180,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136335312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liu Yang, Jiachen Wang, Shengli Yang, Lianghui Li, Shanxi Wu
{"title":"Improving the top coal recovery ratio in longwall top coal caving mining using drawing balance analysis","authors":"Liu Yang, Jiachen Wang, Shengli Yang, Lianghui Li, Shanxi Wu","doi":"10.1080/17480930.2023.2184036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17480930.2023.2184036","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The recovery ratio of longwall top coal caving (LTCC) technology is an important measure of its effectiveness. However, the recovery ratio of single-opening sequential caving technology in thick and extra-thick coal seams needs improvement. To address this, an independent cluster-group caving technology is proposed in this study. Four numerical simulation experiments were conducted to compare the recovery ratio and drawing balance of four-opening independent cluster-group caving technology and single-opening sequential caving technology. Results show that the recovery ratio in four-opening independent cluster-group caving technology is approximately 6% higher than in single-opening sequential caving technology when the thickness of the broken gangue layer and the coal seam are the same. Additionally, a judgment formula for the broken immediate roof thickness is provided when the top coal recovery ratio is seriously affected. The independent cluster-group caving technology demonstrates stronger stability and better adaptability under different conditions, as its caving sequence can prevent larger thickness changes and gangue disturbances during the drawing process. Overall, this study highlights the potential of independent cluster-group caving technology to improve the recovery ratio of LTCC technology in thick and extra-thick coal seams.","PeriodicalId":49180,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48271955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Gentili, Linda Alderighi, A. Errico, M. Salvatore, S. Citterio, F. Preti, C. Baroni
{"title":"Human-induced changes and phyto-geomorphological relationships in the historical ravaneti landscape of the Carrara marble basin (Tuscany, Italy)","authors":"R. Gentili, Linda Alderighi, A. Errico, M. Salvatore, S. Citterio, F. Preti, C. Baroni","doi":"10.1080/17480930.2023.2181499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17480930.2023.2181499","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Marble has been extracted from the Carrara quarries (Apuan Alps, Italy) for over two millennia. This cultural landscape is characterised by singular landforms called ravaneti, causing environmental problems due to debris flow, thus imperilling human settlements and natural heritage. Geomorphological and vegetation analyses have highlighted that in a decade, vegetation cover greatly increased, indicating potential for passive restoration of dump deposits. The assessment of plant assemblages indicates a decrease in plant richness and endemics, and an increase in wood and alien species. The conservation of historical ravaneti landscape requires weighted restoration actions to reduce geomorphological hazards and preserve native biodiversity.","PeriodicalId":49180,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41251186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanical and microstructural characteristics of cemented paste tailings modified with nano-calcium carbonate and cured under various thermal conditions","authors":"Othmane Benkirane, S. Haruna, M. Fall","doi":"10.1080/17480930.2023.2172661","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17480930.2023.2172661","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper focuses on the evaluation of the strength development and microstructure of nano-calcium carbonate (CaCO3) cemented paste backfill experimentally cured under isothermal conditions at room temperature and non-isothermal conditions in the field. A series of mechanical (uniaxial compressive strength, UCS) and microstructural (thermogravimetric, mercury intrusion porosimetry, scanning electron microscope) tests as well as monitoring experiments are experimentally conducted on cemented paste backfill (CPB) specimens with and without nano-calcium carbonate and cured at different times and under isothermal or non-isothermal conditions. The results show that the addition of nano-CaCO3 particles to CPB significantly improves its mechanical strength, irrespective of the thermal curing conditions (isothermal, field non-isothermal conditions). However, the impact of nano-CaCO3 particles on the increase in strength of CPB is only effective or significant at the early ages (curing time≤7 days). It is also found that the higher temperatures improve the accelerating effect of nano-CaCO3 much more than they accelerate the PCI hydration reactions in the first 3 days. Moreover, it is also found the sulphate ions present in the natural gold tailings negatively affect the mechanical performance of nano-CPB and reduced the accelerating effect of nano-CaCO3 due to sulphate attacks.","PeriodicalId":49180,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48583880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prediction of the pervious surround performance of blast damage zone to reduce groundwater flow in backfilled open-pits","authors":"M. Rousseau, T. Pabst","doi":"10.1080/17480930.2023.2170573","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17480930.2023.2170573","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Reducing groundwater flow in backfilled open-pit to limit interactions of the backfilled wastes with the environment often relies on the creation of preferential flow paths around the disposed wastes in the form of a pervious surround. The blast damage zone, which consists of an enhanced permeability zone near the pit walls, could naturally contribute to creating such preferential flow, thus eliminating the need to build a permeable envelope, reducing costs and maximising the volume for wastes deposition. The objective of this research was thus to propose parameters that could easily be accessed on the field, so practitioners could predict the flow deviation and evaluate if the BDZ is a sufficient containment structure to reduce interactions between backfilled wastes and the environment. Results showed the BDZ deviation could be predicted using the BDZ size and pit wall permeability only, and within a precision of 15% without prior assumptions on the wastes or rock permeability. Three abacuses and one semi-analytical equation were proposed, and several criteria were derived to ensure the BDZ would act as a natural pervious surround. The results of these study should help mining operators and regulatory agencies to assess the BDZ effect on groundwater flow in backfilled open-pits.","PeriodicalId":49180,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41760548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Joint simulation of coal quality attributes using a new simulated annealing-based method of diagonalisation","authors":"B. Sohrabian, Saeed Soltani-Mohammadi, A. Tercan","doi":"10.1080/17480930.2023.2165312","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17480930.2023.2165312","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT A new approach is proposed for simultaneous diagonalisation of variance-covariance matrices to generate spatially orthogonal factors using based on simulated annealing method. Simultaneous diagonalisation was applied to three quality attributes of a coal seam. The proposed method was successful in diagonalisation due to creating factors with cross-variograms that lie in tighter intervals compared with minimum/maximum autocorrelation factors (MAF). Simulation through the proposed approach showed variable dependent results in terms of reproducing mean values, variances, correlation coefficients, and auto-variograms of variables. However, the new approach showed advantage over MAF in reproducing the cross-variograms of variables, especially in the downhole direction.","PeriodicalId":49180,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48726264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mahdeyeh Firouzabadi, K. Esmaeili, Gholamreza Saeedi Rashkolia, Mohsen Asadi
{"title":"A discrete element modelling of gravity flow in sublevel caving considering the shape and size distribution of particles","authors":"Mahdeyeh Firouzabadi, K. Esmaeili, Gholamreza Saeedi Rashkolia, Mohsen Asadi","doi":"10.1080/17480930.2023.2168870","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17480930.2023.2168870","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT One of the most significant challenges for cave mining methods is dilution, a process which is generally controlled by the gravity flow of caved materials. In this study, the discrete element method (DEM) was used to investigate the effects of changing the porosity of blasted ring material and caved waste rocks and of changing the ring inclination on material flow in a sublevel cave (SLC) mine. Yade software was used to simulate two-dimensional gravity flow in a longitudinal section of the sublevel while taking into consideration the shape and size distribution of the flowing rock particles. Four simulations were generated with different porosities, and the material flow in the models was compared to each other. The results demonstrate that when ring porosity is increased, dilution decreases, and the height of the extraction zone grows longitudinally. Also, a lower porosity of the blasted ore material in the ring can cause early dilution entry and expansion of the extraction zone towards the caved waste.. Finally, the effect of ring inclination on the material flow and dilution was investigated. The results of these simulations show an increased dilution as the ring inclination increases and a change in the shape of the extraction zone.","PeriodicalId":49180,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45426629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dong-kil Lee, Joonhak Lee, Y. Cheong, Jongmyung Park
{"title":"Physical properties of mine drainage sediment according to depth in settling ponds","authors":"Dong-kil Lee, Joonhak Lee, Y. Cheong, Jongmyung Park","doi":"10.1080/17480930.2023.2166248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17480930.2023.2166248","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In order to effectively manage the sludge in the settling ponds, it is necessary to understand the physical properties of the sludge according to the depth in the pond. A new sludge sampling device and method was proposed in this study. Sludge was sampled at three depths in four facilities in South Korea, and the water content, particle size, density, composition, and viscosity of the sediment according to the depth were measured and evaluated. These results can be used to predict the shape of sediment and the lifetime of the settling pond, and to plan and effectively implement sediment removal.","PeriodicalId":49180,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44960793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Castro, F. Betancourt, R. Gómez, O. Salas, J. Zarabia
{"title":"Experimental study of mudrush mechanisms under different moisture contents in block caving","authors":"R. Castro, F. Betancourt, R. Gómez, O. Salas, J. Zarabia","doi":"10.1080/17480930.2023.2166761","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17480930.2023.2166761","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Mud-rush mechanisms during ore extraction have not been fully studied. In this study, a new experimental setup was created to analyse mud-rush events under controlled conditions. A block caving drawbell was scaled and filled with wet granular material to be extracted. The material drawn was then classified based on its consistency index. The results showed that the yield stress and the material consistency are good predictors of mud events in the experimental results. Finally, mud-rush events occurred mainly when material consistency was classified as plastic, soft, or fluid – with soft and fluid being the most significant.","PeriodicalId":49180,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49199179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}