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Applying mine engineering practice into reclamation of mine rock spoils Mitchell, Jill; Formanski, D. J.

Abstract

Mine engineering principles facilitate efficient and safe material movement from mine design and technical support to mine operations. These principles, when implemented in mine reclamation programs, add value especially where large volumes of material are moved. Incorporating reclamation goals up front in mine design can improve the outcome of reclamation programs by identifying efficiencies. Utilizing mine engineering expertise as technical support during reclamation operations supports continued optimization. The purpose of this paper is to describe methods in which mine engineering practice benefits landforming of mine rock spoils (MRSs). These methods both incorporate the knowledge of mine reclamation experts and utilize mine engineering experience. Results are realized prior to construction of MRSs, while planning reclamation and during reclamation of MRSs. Mine engineering principles enable the efficiency and optimization necessary to accelerate mine reclamation and support sustainable resource development.

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Applying mine engineering practice into reclamation of mine rock spoils
Creator
Mitchell, Jill; Formanski, D. J.
Contributor
British Columbia Mine Reclamation Symposium; University of British Columbia. Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Date Issued
2024-09
Description
Mine engineering principles facilitate efficient and safe material movement from mine design and technical support to mine operations. These principles, when implemented in mine reclamation programs, add value especially where large volumes of material are moved. Incorporating reclamation goals up front in mine design can improve the outcome of reclamation programs by identifying efficiencies. Utilizing mine engineering expertise as technical support during reclamation operations supports continued optimization. The purpose of this paper is to describe methods in which mine engineering practice benefits landforming of mine rock spoils (MRSs). These methods both incorporate the knowledge of mine reclamation experts and utilize mine engineering experience. Results are realized prior to construction of MRSs, while planning reclamation and during reclamation of MRSs. Mine engineering principles enable the efficiency and optimization necessary to accelerate mine reclamation and support sustainable resource development.
Subject
Spoil design; Mine design; Mine planning; Mine Reclamation; Landform; Options analysis
Genre
Conference Paper
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2024-11-06
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercialNoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0447213
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/89608
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Other
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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