scholarly journals Research of new methods for quality air control after massive explosions in the open mine industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 02007
Author(s):  
Natalya Shvaher ◽  
Tatyana Komisarenko
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Danger Zone ◽  
Safety Requirements ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Analytical Research ◽  
Harmful Substances ◽  
Air Control

The aim of this study is to analyze the existing methods to determine the presence of harmful substances in the open pit atmosphere after massive explosions, and to develop a method of measuring the gas composition of the atmosphere using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Existing methods of controlling the whole open pit atmosphere and its individual sections do not meet safety requirements. The main disadvantages are that workers should be present at danger zone and they are exposed at risk of poisoning by harmful gases. In addition, these methods require considerable time for delivery and analysis of samples in the laboratory, and the results contain significant measurement errors. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a methodology to determine the presence of harmful substances in the open pit atmosphere after massive explosions using UAV device, and conduct analytical research of signal dissemination to UAV control in the air. It was established that the implementation of the proposed method will allow to get quickly reliable data on the chemical composition of atmosphere in the explosion areas. It is possible to carry out the control measurements during mining operations without their interruption and without people presence in the dangerous area which allows to increase safety.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of Stockpile Volume Estimation using UAV and GPS Techniques

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
S. Mantey ◽  
M. S. Aduah
Keyword(s):  
Economic Value ◽  
Surface Mining ◽  
Emerging Technology ◽  
Volume Estimation ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Aerial Vehicle

Mining operations involve the extraction of minerals of economic value from the earth. In surface mining operations, overburdens need to be stripped in other to reach the ore. Large volumes of waste as well as ore is stripped in the process. Various technologies have been used to aid in stockpile volume estimation. Notable among them are the Total Stations and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). However, labour, safety and time has challenged the use of these technologies. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), commonly known as drone is an emerging technology for stockpile volume computations in the Mine. UAV technology for data collection is less labour intensive, safer and faster. Therefore, this study applied the UAV technology in an open pit to estimate stockpile volumes from a Mine. For the purpose of this study, GPS and UAV data were collected for measuring stockpile volumes of materials mined. The actual volumes of stockpiles A, B, C, D (Case 2), produced differences of 0.05% for A, 0.05% for B, 0.08% for C, 0.07% for D and 0.03% for A, -0.03% for B, 0.03% for C and 0.04% for D, for the GPS-based and the UAV-based techniques, respectively. The GPS-based technique generated moderate accuracies for volume estimation, but was time consuming and labour intensive, compared to the UAV-based technique; which was faster and less labour intensive. The UAV-based technique was the most accurate, safest and is capable of mapping large areas rapidly. It is therefore recommended that UAV survey be incorporated in stockpile volume estimation. Keywords: UAV, GPS, Stockpile, Mine, Total Stations

Management and engineering solutions to improve processing stock quality and reduce resource-intensity of mining

2018 ◽  
pp. 56-68
Author(s):  
V. V. Agafonov ◽  
V. Yu. Zalyadinov ◽  
M. E. Yusupov ◽  
N. S. Bikteeva
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
High Concern ◽  
General Production ◽  
Resource Intensity ◽  
Product Output ◽  
And Control ◽  
A Company

Sustainability of mining companies is of of high concern. The problem is specifically acute at companies that are monotownor monosettlement-forming. Sustainability of a mine depends in many ways on product quality and production resource-intensity. This article discusses formation of mineral quality indexes in terms of an open pit chrysotile mine. The studies took into account specific features of operation procedures implemented by each structural division of the mine. The analysis has found managerial and technological inconsistencies which affect quality and marketable product output, as well as efficiency of the mine in whole. The background for efficiency enhancement at a company is, by the authors’ opinion, consolidation of personnel subject to the single development strategy, namely: improvement of production and control efficiency, as well as use of available reserves and resources by means of better setup for production. The proposed approaches to planning mining operations and forming mineral quality allow higher quality of processing stock. In addition, a new model proposed for interaction between structural divisions of a mining company ensures improvement of general production indexes.

Current state and perspectives in automation of the open pit mining operations

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (30) ◽  
pp. 115-123
Author(s):  
A.A. Sobolev ◽  
◽  
G.V. Sekisov ◽  
A.Yu. Cheban ◽  
N.M. Litvinova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Pit ◽  
Open Pit Mining ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Current State

scholarly journals On the Measures to Solve Environmental Problems of the Territory with Intensive Open Pit Coal Mining

2019 ◽  
Vol 105 ◽  
pp. 02006
Author(s):  
Tatiana Gvozdkova ◽  
Pawel Stefanek ◽  
Michaela Koščová
Keyword(s):  
Soil Cover ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Radioactive Isotopes ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Open Pit Mining ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Coal Deposits ◽  
Disturbed Land ◽  
Ecological Problems ◽  
Suitable Form

Ecological problems in the open pit mining of coal deposits are extremely hard, since mining operations are accompanied by disturbed land to a large depth with significant changes in the landscape, hydrometeorological conditions, mixing of rocks and removal of infertile or even harmful rocks with radioactive isotopes to the surface. Disturbed lands are unusable if they are not repaired. All man-made disturbances of the environment caused by open pit mining are divided into landscape (changes in terrain, vegetation and soil cover) and environmental (violation of living conditions within the allotment and adjacent lands: changes in water regime, pollution of the soil, air and water basins) onesOne of the most important areas in the field of environmental protection is the reclamation (restoration) of the earth’s surface. In accordance with the requirements of the protection of the subsoil, enterprises engaged in the development of mineral deposits are obliged at their own expense to bring disturbed lands into a state suitable form for their further use. Reclamation of ought to be carried out during open pit mining operations and must be completed after mining of mineral resources in the terms established by the authorities that provide land for use.

scholarly journals A GIS Software Module for Environmental Impact Assessment of the Open Pit Mining Projects for Small Mining Operators in Kazakhstan

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6971
Author(s):  
Mikhail Zarubin ◽  
Larissa Statsenko ◽  
Pavel Spiridonov ◽  
Venera Zarubina ◽  
Noune Melkoumian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Open Pit Mining ◽  
Software Module ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Open Pit Mines ◽  
Gis Software

This research article presents a software module for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of open pit mines. The EIA software module has been developed based on the comprehensive examination of both country-specific (namely, Kazakhstan) and current international regulatory frameworks, legislation and EIA methodologies. EIA frameworks and methods have been critically evaluated, and mathematical models have been developed and implemented in the GIS software module ‘3D Quarry’. The proposed methodology and software module allows for optimised EIA calculations of open pit mines, aiming to minimise the negative impacts on the environment. The study presents an original methodology laid out as a basis for a software module for environmental impact assessment on atmosphere, water basins, soil and subsoil, tailored to the context of mining operations in Kazakhstan. The proposed software module offers an alternative to commercial off-the-shelf software packages currently used in the mining industry and is suitable for small mining operators in post-Soviet countries. It is anticipated that applications of the proposed software module will enable the transition to sustainable development in the Kazakh mining industry.

scholarly journals Pose Measurement for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Based on Rigid Skeleton

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1373
Author(s):  
Jingyu Zhang ◽  
Zhen Liu ◽  
Guangjun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Geometric Model ◽  
Formation Flight ◽  
Depth Information ◽  
Feature Points ◽  
Feature Point Extraction ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Uav Navigation ◽  
Rigid Skeleton

Pose measurement is a necessary technology for UAV navigation. Accurate pose measurement is the most important guarantee for a UAV stable flight. UAV pose measurement methods mostly use image matching with aircraft models or 2D points corresponding with 3D points. These methods will lead to pose measurement errors due to inaccurate contour and key feature point extraction. In order to solve these problems, a pose measurement method based on the structural characteristics of aircraft rigid skeleton is proposed in this paper. The depth information is introduced to guide and label the 2D feature points to eliminate the feature mismatch and segment the region. The space points obtained from the marked feature points fit the space linear equation of the rigid skeleton, and the UAV attitude is calculated by combining with the geometric model. This method does not need cooperative identification of the aircraft model, and can stably measure the position and attitude of short-range UAV in various environments. The effectiveness and reliability of the proposed method are verified by experiments on a visual simulation platform. The method proposed can prevent aircraft collision and ensure the safety of UAV navigation in autonomous refueling or formation flight.

Safety audit of rail transport in open pit mines

2020 ◽  
pp. 602-613
Author(s):  
Yu. A. Bakhturin
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Safety ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Rail Transportation ◽  
Test Procedures ◽  
Open Pit Mines ◽  
Actual Performance ◽  
Braking Performance ◽  
Safety Requirements ◽  
Performance Specifications ◽  
Hazardous Production

In order that the industrial safety audit at hazardous operation objects becomes a source of reliable information, it is required to develop the appropriate regulations and procedures. Inasmuch as Rostekhnadzor has aimed to cancel obligatory expertise of industrial safety, the function of the approval testing, at least to a certain degree, can be given to auditing. This article discusses two auditing scenarios: in case of systematic safety expertise at hazardous production objects and in case of no such expertise undertaken. A procedure is proposed, which allows control over conformance of actual performance specifications of rail transportation stock at an open pit mine to the industrial safety requirements in the frameworks of the safety audit. The procedure includes sampling braking tests, or the comparison of the actual braking performance indices of trains in the most hazardous sections of track with the braking parameters from the dynamic calculations. The method developed at the Institute of Mining, Ural Branch RAS enables taking into account the specific type of braking equipment, is based on the actual physical values and features higher accuracy. The case-studies of the braking test procedures and modeling are given.

USE OF THE DEVELOPED SPACE OF OPEN-PIT MINING OPERATIONS AFTER THEIR DEVELOPMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 131-134
Author(s):  
G. N. Nyusupova ◽  
◽  
S.V. Tursbekov ◽  
A.N. Musagalieva ◽  
Sh.A. Zhantueva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Pit ◽  
Open Pit Mining ◽  
Mining Operations
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