scholarly journals Application of an improved mining complex for opencast mining of ore deposits

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 441-447
Author(s):  
A. Y. Cheban
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Dump Truck ◽  
Opencast Mining ◽  
Mining Equipment ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Mineral Raw Materials ◽  
Loading Process ◽  
Engineering Solution ◽  
Natural Concentration ◽  
Mining Complex

The purpose of the study is reducing the loss of mineral raw materials and increasing the efficiency of mining operations using a mining complex through the introduction of a new design and engineering solution that improves the equipment functionality. The study involves the analysis of known designs of mining equipment capable of providing the transformation of cyclic scooping of rock mass into its continuous loading, as well as screening of fine fractions from the ore mass. High productivity mining complexes are referred to a promising direction of mining equipment development. The article proposes an improved design of the mining complex, which allows to combine the extraction and loading process and ore mass grading. The improved mining complex is equipped with an annular conveyor with vibrating grids through which fines are screened into the accumulation hopper. From the accumulation hopper the small fractions are sent by means of a pneumatic conveying system to the bunker sections of a special-purpose hauler while the oversize product is loaded into a dump truck by a dump conveyor. The fine fractions of substandard ore collected in the bunker sections are sent for heap leaching. The fine fractions of conditioned ore are sent to the concentration plant to be processed. The proposed design and engineering solution employing an improved mining complex will reduce the cost of works and increase the recovery factor of mineral raw materials in the development of complex-structured deposits of ores characterized by natural concentration of small classes. Removal of fine ore fractions directly during the excavation and loading process can significantly reduce the dusting and decrease the loss of mineral raw materials from blowing and spilling of fine fractions.

scholarly journals The role of mining industry in the world economy and the economy of Ukraine

2020 ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
G. I. Rudko
Keyword(s):  
World Economy ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Material Base ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Mineral Raw Materials ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact

The level of development has been considered, the impact of mining industry on the world economy and its connections with other spheres of the world economy have been analyzed. Today mining industry is not only one of the leading fields of global economy, but it has also promoted the emergence of other fundamental branches. The development of this sphere is extremely important not only for the state, which plays the role of a regulator, but also for investors, contractors, suppliers, service companies, indigenous population and consumers. Due to its long-term development, mining industry differs from the majority of other kinds of human activity. Diversified mining industry is generally a prerogative of highly developed countries since only several segments are often functioning in less developed countries, and sometimes mineral raw materials are only extracted there. Nowadays no country in the world possesses full range of all types of rocks and minerals. Basic tendencies in development of extraction of mineral raw materials in different countries have been described. The current state of global mining industry can be called the advent of the so-called new era due to the increase of cost of mineral raw materials; however it is also necessary to develop the fields even with quite small and low-quality mineral reserves. Mining operations and development of mineral deposits are being relocated from the developed countries to the developing ones. It is better to consider the possibility of improvement of already existing objects instead of building brand new ones for more efficient and easier operation of mining companies. Problems of functioning and obstacles of development of mining enterprises in Ukraine under current conditions have been determined, ways of their elimination and increase of effectiveness in the branch in general have been proposed. National mining industry is adversely affected by such external factors as the global financial and economic crisis, processes of globalization. Although the mineral-raw material base of Ukraine has a sufficient amount of explored reserves of most mineral resources, it is currently at the stage of depletion of the subsoil, which requires the reformation of the economic mechanism for its use.

Digital Transformation of Surface Mining and New Generation of Open-Pit Equipment

2020 ◽  
pp. 10-12
Author(s):  
D.Ya. Vladimirov ◽  
A.F. Klebanov ◽  
I.V. Kuznetsov
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Surface Mining ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Industrial Safety ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Dump Truck ◽  
Mining Equipment ◽  
Robotic Control ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Dump Trucks

The The paper addresses the issues of designing onboard systems and complex digitalization of open-pit mining equipment. A generalized schematic diagram and composition of the On-Board Robotic Control System for open-pit equipment (OBRCS OPE) are provided. The option of the On-Board Robotic Control System for mining dump trucks (OBRCS MDT) and schematics of the on-board robotic system of the BELAZ dump truck are described in more detail. A layout option is suggested for an autonomous ready dump truck, a modification that meets all the requirements for the digital transformation (DT) generation of dump trucks i.e. the ability to operate as part of the mine fleet management systems and robotic control systems, as well as the availability of modern on-board industrial safety systems and remote diagnostics. The DT Generation of mining equipment will allow mining companies to achieve the up-to-date level in digital transformation of surface mining operations and will cut the amount of investments required in upgrading the mining transport system.

TECHNOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT OF COMPLEX STRUCTURAL DEPOSIT WITH APPLICATION OF IMPROVED MINING AGGREGATE

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 209-219
Author(s):  
A.Y. CHEBAN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Unit ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Selective Extraction ◽  
Resource Saving ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Mineral Raw Materials ◽  
Complex Structural Unit ◽  
Complex Structural ◽  
Discharge Gap

It is proposed to conduct selective extraction of conditioned and substandard ore of an exploded complex structural unit using an improved mining aggregate equipped with a classification grid with rotary grates and a crusher with an adjustable size of the discharge gap, which will allow one of the basic principles of resource saving - not to crush anything superfluous. The proposed technical and technological solution will significantly increase the productivity of mining operations, increase the extraction of mineral raw materials from the developed complex structural unit due to separation from substandard ore enriched with a useful component of ore fines, as well as reduce dusting and reduce the loss of mineral raw materials from blowing and spilling during loading and transportation.

scholarly journals Quality management of mined rock based on the use of mathematical modeling technologies

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-175
Author(s):  
Zinaida Mikhailovna NAZAROVA ◽  
◽  
Yuriy Vasil’evich ZABAIKIN ◽  
Yuliya Anatol’evna LEONIDOVA ◽  
Mikhail Arkad’evich YAKUNIN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modeling ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Quality Management System ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Mining Equipment ◽  
Mining Operations

Relevance. Fracturing of the array is one of the main factors in the formation of quality blocks of decorative stone. Systems of natural cracks form a separate rock and determine the shape and size of structural blocks, which determines the possible output of conditioned block products from the array, the choice of the method of preparing the rock for excavation, the location and direction of movement of the mining front in accordance with the nature, intensity and elements of the occurrence of cracks. To control the quality of decorative stone blocks, modeling and forecasting optimal parameters, it is necessary to investigate the possibility of identifying fractures and then determining their geometric parameters using modern digital equipment. Purpose of research is to analyze the quality management of the extracted rock based on the use of mathematical modeling technologies. The methodology of the work consists in using methods of mathematical modeling, as well as statistical data processing. Results. The practical application of the results is to apply the developed methods in order to optimize the quality management system of the extracted rock and increase its efficiency. As a result of practical research, a rational ledge height of 5.8 m has been established for the conditions of the granodiorite Deposit, which allows to ensure the necessary production capacity of the quarry, high productivity of mining equipment, safety of mining operations, minimal economic costs for mining operations, low production costs and minimal losses of block raw materials. Conclusions. The analysis of the complex of mining operations of mining enterprises allows us to make a conclusion about the need to introduce new technologies into production that would ensure the automation of work, increase the reliability of measurement results and calculations. At the same time, automation should be based on the use of remote methods for assessing the quality of decorative stone, new electronic devices and appropriate software.

scholarly journals Economics of mining

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Зерема Хашева ◽  
Zerema Hasheva ◽  
Владимир Голик ◽  
Vladimir Golik
Keyword(s):  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Mineral Raw Materials ◽  
Technological Processes ◽  
Economic Support ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Production Resources

In the textbook sets out the basic Economics of mining enterprises. Discusses the economic efficiency of production resources, innovative activities, the characteristic technologies of development of deposits of mineral raw materials, systematized the main directions of economic support of the processes of mining, described the latest technological processes in mining operations. The manual is intended for students and University professors, managers of industries, mining engineers, and a wide range of readers.

scholarly journals Technology of extraction and primary processing of low-grade and off-balance ores

2020 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
pp. 01010
Author(s):  
Anton Cheban
Keyword(s):  
Noble Metals ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Opencast Mining ◽  
Mining Equipment ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Primary Processing ◽  
Useful Components ◽  
Ore Minerals ◽  
Effective Development

In connection with the decline in the quality of reserves of many types of mineral wealth, there is a need to develop mining techniques and technologies that allow for effective development of deposits having increasingly hard mining conditions. In the ores of non-ferrous, rare and noble metals, the concentration of ore minerals in small classes of loosened ore mass is often observed. The paper analyzes the nature of the distribution of gold, tungsten, lead and some other useful components in the original ores, and presents methods for the treatment and primary processing of the ore mass with the separation of enriched classes. An engineering and technological solution has been proposed that provides an increase in production efficiency in opencast mining of deposits, the ores of which, after disintegration, are characterized by the enrichment of small classes, due to the separation of substandard ore siftings in the mine face directly during mining operations, their subsequent sorting and processing, as well as increased productivity and extended functionality of mining equipment. The use of the mining complex when excavating the rock mass will provide a reduction in the cost price, which will allow the complex-structured areas of the deposits to be involved in the development, composed of low-grade and off-balance ores.

scholarly journals Revaluation of alluvial deposits residual reserves of boulder chrome ores of the Saranovsky ore field

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-82
Author(s):  
Igor’ Viktorovich ABAKUMOV ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Development ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Alluvial Deposits ◽  
Mineral Raw Materials ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
Natural Reserves

Relevance of the work. After the collapse of the USSR, local ferroalloy industry experienced a deficit in certain types of mineral raw materials, in particular in chromium ores. In Perm Krai, in the vicinity of the village Sarany, medium and small-scale deposits of primary magmatic and fragmental slop wash ore of high iron content and alumina are known, previously used only as refractory raw materials. In the 1990–2000s, technologies for producing commercial and conversion ferrochrome with low chromium content (“charge-chromium”) using chromium ores of the Ural region, including ores from deposits of the Saranovsky group, were developed and introduced on an industrial scale. All this entailed the need for geological and economic revaluation of the reserves of known deposits, including placers of wash ores partially affected by mining operations of previous years. The revaluation included not only the residual natural reserves of deposits, but the technogenic formations in their areas containing underextracted ore round stones as well. Currently, the project for the development of boulder placers is being successfully implemented. The experience gained may be of interest in reassessing the residual reserves of objects of scarce types of mineral raw materials characterized by a complex "natural-technogenic" structure. Purpose of the work: to summarize the experience of joint revaluation of residual natural reserves and technogenic formations on the areas of placer deposits of boulder chrome ores aimed at ensuring the maximum completeness of excavation of scarce raw materials. Method and methodology of the work carried out. The main idea of the work is to jointly reassess the industrial importance of the residual reserves of boulder chrome ores contained in natural and man-made formations in placer areas. Given the relatively simple mining and geological conditions and small volumes of annual production, the criterion of “minimum industrial output of ore boulders”, which achieves equality of the recoverable value of mineral raw materials to the operating costs of obtaining marketable products, is proposed to be applied to the residual reserves of the placer, and not to individual geological blocks. This approach obliges the subsoil user to conduct continuous mining of the remaining reserves, to involve in the industrial development reserves of low-productive geological blocks, including those represented by technogenic formations, the average yield of ore boulders from which, as a rule, is lower than the estimated industrial minimum. The rational choice of placers that are simultaneously mined is justified by economic indicators used in the evaluation of mining projects (net present value, profitability index, budget efficiency, etc.), taking into account the “individual” characteristics of individual deposits. The proposed approach to involving in the development of reserves of low-productive areas (including technogenic formations) can be implemented not only at the level of individual deposits, but at the level of a group of “converging” differently productive placers as well, when both highly productive and “poor” placers are being developed, the reserves of which in the traditional assessment are classified only as off-balance sheet (potentially economic). Results of the works. The description is given of methodological approaches to the revaluation and rational use of residual reserves of boulder chrome ores disrupted by mining operations of previous years. The experience gained can be used to evaluate other mining facilities that contain natural and technogenic formations of different productivity on their area.

Advanced Systems to Prevent Collisions of Mining Equipment and Personnel Accidents in Surface Mining

2020 ◽  
pp. 24-29
Author(s):  
A.F. Klebanov ◽  
M.V. Kadochnikov ◽  
V.V. Ulitin ◽  
D.N. Sizemov
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Surface Mining ◽  
Production Cycle ◽  
Mining Equipment ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Surface Mines ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
Personal Devices ◽  
Blind Spots

The article addresses the issues of ensuring safe operation of mining equipment in surface mining. It describes the main factors and situations that pose a high risk to human life and health. The most dangerous incidents are shown to be related to limited visibility and blind spots for operators of mining equipment, which can result in collisions and personnel run over. The main technologies and specific solutions used to design collision avoidance systems are described and their general comparison is provided. A particular focus is placed on monitoring the health of employees at their workplace by means of portable personal devices that promptly inform the dispatcher of emergency situations. General technical requirements are formulated for designing of the system to prevent equipment collisions and personnel run over in surface mining operations. The paper emphasizes the importance of introducing a multifunctional safety system in surface mines in order to minimise the possibility of incidents and accidents throughout the entire production cycle.

scholarly journals Integrating Production Planning with Truck-Dispatching Decisions through Reinforcement Learning While Managing Uncertainty

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 587
Author(s):  
Joao Pedro de Carvalho ◽  
Roussos Dimitrakopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Reinforcement Learning ◽  
Discrete Event ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Fixed Sequence ◽  
Q Learning ◽  
Reward Function ◽  
Copper Gold ◽  
Mining Complex ◽  
Learning Reinforcement ◽  
Operational Plan

This paper presents a new truck dispatching policy approach that is adaptive given different mining complex configurations in order to deliver supply material extracted by the shovels to the processors. The method aims to improve adherence to the operational plan and fleet utilization in a mining complex context. Several sources of operational uncertainty arising from the loading, hauling and dumping activities can influence the dispatching strategy. Given a fixed sequence of extraction of the mining blocks provided by the short-term plan, a discrete event simulator model emulates the interaction arising from these mining operations. The continuous repetition of this simulator and a reward function, associating a score value to each dispatching decision, generate sample experiences to train a deep Q-learning reinforcement learning model. The model learns from past dispatching experience, such that when a new task is required, a well-informed decision can be quickly taken. The approach is tested at a copper–gold mining complex, characterized by uncertainties in equipment performance and geological attributes, and the results show improvements in terms of production targets, metal production, and fleet management.

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