scholarly journals Utilization of Geodetic Methods Results in Small Open-Pit Mine Conditions: A Case Study from Slovakia

Minerals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slavomir Labant ◽  
Marcela Bindzarova Gergelova ◽  
Zofia Kuzevicova ◽  
Stefan Kuzevic ◽  
Gabriel Fedorko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Surface ◽  
Vegetative State ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Surface Mining ◽  
Open Pit Mine ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Aerial Photogrammetry ◽  
Geodetic Measurements ◽  
Landsat 7 ◽  
The Impact

Mining, especially surface mining, has a significant impact on the upper part of the soil cover, including fauna and flora. The article deals with the use of geodetic methods to observe the mining process and its possible impact on the environment. The created model can be used to design the recovery and reclamation of open-pit mines after their closure and mining termination. For the modeling of an open-pit mine, 2151 points from two stages of geodetic measurements were used. Graphical presentations of the geodetic measurements were compared with data from aerial photogrammetry. The measurement and processing results were used to visualize the spatial changes in the open-pit mine, which are necessary to take measures related to the recovery of the landscape affected by mining. Based on the calculation, 145.266 m3 were extracted during the period under exploration. When calculating the average excavated volume per working day, it was found that 188 m3 = 500 tons = 0.5 kilotons per day were extracted between the monitored periods. When comparing the original surface and the generated model of the open-pit mine, it was found that the entire top of the rock massif was permanently removed in the total volume of 3,421,000 m3. To capture the impact of mining on the surrounding environment, multispectral images of Landsat 7 and 8 during the observed period. Focused attention was divided into two factors, land surface temperature, and vegetation condition. The results from the temperature maps show that the open-pit mine is becoming a heat island. Analysis of the vegetative state confirms the rapid change in the health of vegetation, resp. reduction of its condition in the area around the open-pit mine. The presented results show that the selected methods and procedures are applicable in the conditions of the small mining company in Slovakia.

scholarly journals Sustainability assessment of an open-pit mine using a new model developed based on Folchi approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 141-147
Author(s):  
Esmaeil Pouresmaeili ◽  
Arash Ebrahimabadi ◽  
Hadi Hamidian
Keyword(s):  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Surface Mining ◽  
Significant Degree ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Open Pit Mine ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
The Impact

Purpose. Surface mining is one of the main activities that affect the environment, economy and society in its surrounding region. Therefore, it is important to investigate the results of this activity in terms of sustainability assessment. Measuring sustainability of a mine requires a methodology which covers all aspects of mining sustainability.The purpose of the article is to assess the sustainability of career development and determine which components require modification and more consideration. Methodology.Many researchers have tried to develop certain frameworks to measure sustainable score of mining activities, while some of them are complicated and the rest of them do not cover all aspects of sustainability. In this research work, in order to evaluate the sustainability of an open-pit mine, Folchi method based on Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) approach was used. With this respect, primarily, influential factors and the impact of each influential factor on the sustainable component of an open-pit mine were investigated. Findings.In this regard, Anguran lead and zinc open-pit mine was chosen as a case study. A correlation matrix of the weighted impact of each influential factor on each environmental component was built up based on experts opinion. Afterwards, the magnitude of the influential factors and the impact of each influential factor on the sustainable component of Anguran mine were calculated. Originality. The results obtained using the Folchi method demonstrated that human health and safety, water quality, air quality, flora and fauna, as well as the surface have become decisive factors in the sustainability of Anguran open-pit mine. Practical value.Finally, it can be concluded that Anguran quarry is characterized by a significant degree of resilience due to the low level of influence of the influential factors, and there is no need to modify any influential factors.

scholarly journals The impact of haulroad geometric parameters on open pit mine strip ratio

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (1 suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 25-31
Author(s):  
Douglas Alexandre Gonçalves Alegre ◽  
Rodrigo de Lemos Peroni ◽  
Eduardo da Rosa Aquino
Keyword(s):  
Open Pit Mine ◽  
Geometric Parameters ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
The Impact

Surveying of Open Pit Mine Using Low-Cost Aerial Photogrammetry

2016 ◽  
pp. 121-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ľudovít Kovanič ◽  
Peter Blišťan ◽  
Vladislava Zelizňaková ◽  
Jana Palková
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Open Pit Mine ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Aerial Photogrammetry

scholarly journals Assessing the Impact of Builtup Areas on Development of Urban Heat Island in Lahore, Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 64-68
Author(s):  
Safdar Ali Shirazi ◽  
Khadija Shakrullah ◽  
Saadia Sultan Wahla ◽  
Mareena Khurshid
Keyword(s):  
Urban Heat Island ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Forest ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Heat Island ◽  
Landsat 7 ◽  
Urban Heat ◽  
The Impact

The aim of present study is to evaluate and assess the impact of built-up areas on development of the urbanheat island (UHI).The study mainly focused on Lahore, which is one of the mega cities of Pakistan. In terms ofpopulation size, Lahore is the second largest city of Pakistan with 11.13 million inhabitants. The geospatial techniques(Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System) along with statistical applications were applied to find out theLand Cover Land Uses changes and consequent development of builtup areas over the period of 2000 and 2015. Tostudy the UHI, the meteorological data of each 30 minutes for 36 days starting from 30th June 2015 to 4th August 2015were collected through direct on site observation by using digital weather station. The results of UHI were crosschecked by obtaining land surface temperature by using thermal infrared (TIR) band 6 of the Landsat-7 TM. The resultsshow that the LCLU and built environment have direct impact on development of UHI. The areas where there wasmore vegetation cover had less temperature while in urban areas, the temperature was measured higher. Over the periodof 36 days, the average UHI remained 5.5°C and the highest intensity of UHI was observed as 8.3°C thus augmentedresearch rationale. The study suggests establishment of a thick network of automatic weather stations in Lahore togauge the urban heat island intensity and to plant indigenous trees on vacant swaths and develop urban forest tomitigate city’s rising temperature.

scholarly journals The Impact of Seasonality and Land Cover on the Consistency of Relationship between Air Temperature and LST Derived from Landsat 7 and MODIS at a Local Scale: A Case Study in Southern Ontario

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 672
Author(s):  
Michael Burnett ◽  
Dongmei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Land Cover ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Southern Ontario ◽  
Landsat 7 ◽  
Moderate Resolution ◽  
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ◽  
The Impact

Land surface temperature (LST) and air temperature (Tair) have been commonly used to analyze urban heat island (UHI) effects throughout the world, with noted variations based on vegetation distribution. This research has compared time series LST data acquired from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) platforms, Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM+) and Tair from weather stations in the Southern Ontario area. The influence of the spatial resolution, land cover, vegetated surfaces, and seasonality on the relationship between LST and in situ Tair were examined. The objective is to identify spatial and seasonal differences amongst these different spatial resolution LST products and Tair, along with the causes for variations at a localized scale. Results show that MODIS LST from Terra had stronger relationships with Landsat 7 LST than those from Aqua. Tair demonstrated weaker correlations with Landsat LST than with MODIS LST in sparsely vegetated and urban areas during the summer. Due to the winter’s ability to smooth heterogenous surfaces, both LST and Tair showed stronger relationships in winter than summer over every land cover, except with coarse spatial resolutions on forested surfaces.

scholarly journals Study on the Shape Optimization of Composite Slope at the End of Irregular Boundary Open-Pit Mine

CONVERTER ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 582-596
Author(s):  
Haoran Li, Et al.
Keyword(s):  
Limit Equilibrium ◽  
Open Pit Mine ◽  
Mine Safety ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Safe Distance ◽  
The South ◽  
Dump Site ◽  
Irregular Boundary ◽  
Boundary Area ◽  
The Impact

In order to optimize the shape of the compound slope at the end of the open-pit mine under the condition of non-irregular boundary, the compound slope composed of the stope end and the inner dump in the south of the open-pit mine in Pingshuo is studied. Due to the impact of land acquisition, the space of external dump is seriously insufficient, and with the development and change of mining engineering and the influence of geological structure, the problem of compound form optimization and the release and utilization of internal drain space in the south side is generated. Through field investigation and theoretical analysis and numerical analysis method, on the basis of investigating the ore party production status, to establish a 3 d geological model, select two battery profile typical position, using rigid body limit equilibrium method from the perspective of 2 d, in the full study south help shrink battery limit compound stope side slope and mine safety distance, flat width, and the direction of dump active line and the relationship between the stability design of multiple slope configuration scheme, through the various methods of slope stability, enforceability and comparing some important parameters such as displacement capacity, ultimately determine the technology feasible economic and reasonable boundary zone composite slope space form. Based on the above research results, FLAC3D software was used to study the stress-strain relationship inside the slope, revealing the deformation and failure mechanism and stability of the composite slope in the south bound area. The results show that the landslide mode and stability of the composite slope in the south bound area of pingshuoAndaobao open-pit coal mine are mainly controlled by the safe distance between stope and dump and the weak layer of 11 coal floor. According to the design, the economic and reasonable parameters of the composite slope in the south slope shrinkage boundary area are as follows: the safe distance between the stope end side and the dump site is 50m, the width of the dump flat plate is 60m, and the working line Angle of the dump line with the abandonment height of 255m is 125°, the total discard space was95,934,100 m3.

scholarly journals Assessing the Impact of Builtup Areas on Development of Urban Heat Island in Lahore, Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 64-68
Author(s):  
Safdar Ali Shirazi ◽  
Khadija Shakrullah ◽  
Saadia Sultan Wahla ◽  
Mareena Khurshid
Keyword(s):  
Urban Heat Island ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Forest ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Heat Island ◽  
Landsat 7 ◽  
Urban Heat ◽  
The Impact

The aim of present study is to evaluate and assess the impact of built-up areas on development of the urbanheat island (UHI).The study mainly focused on Lahore, which is one of the mega cities of Pakistan. In terms ofpopulation size, Lahore is the second largest city of Pakistan with 11.13 million inhabitants. The geospatial techniques(Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System) along with statistical applications were applied to find out theLand Cover Land Uses changes and consequent development of builtup areas over the period of 2000 and 2015. Tostudy the UHI, the meteorological data of each 30 minutes for 36 days starting from 30th June 2015 to 4th August 2015were collected through direct on site observation by using digital weather station. The results of UHI were crosschecked by obtaining land surface temperature by using thermal infrared (TIR) band 6 of the Landsat-7 TM. The resultsshow that the LCLU and built environment have direct impact on development of UHI. The areas where there wasmore vegetation cover had less temperature while in urban areas, the temperature was measured higher. Over the periodof 36 days, the average UHI remained 5.5°C and the highest intensity of UHI was observed as 8.3°C thus augmentedresearch rationale. The study suggests establishment of a thick network of automatic weather stations in Lahore togauge the urban heat island intensity and to plant indigenous trees on vacant swaths and develop urban forest tomitigate city’s rising temperature.

scholarly journals Strategic Mine Planning Approach Applied to Large Scale Copper open Pit Mines by Comparing The Impact of three Different Bloc Models of the Same Deposit, On the Long Term Mine Plan

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mukonki May Patrick ◽  
Muhota Kawinda Augustin ◽  
Freddy Bokwala Bonkeka
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Control Model ◽  
Open Pit Mine ◽  
Mine Planning ◽  
The Other ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Mine Scheduling ◽  
Grade Control ◽  
Grade Control Model ◽  
The Impact

The Kamoto Oliveira Virgule (KOV) open pit mine is located at 300Km from Lubumbashi, second largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the mineral rich province of the Lualaba (EX-Katanga province).KOV pit is located 10Km south of the Kolwezi town and it is essentially constituted of sedimental rock, in a major portion of the so called “Lambeau Geologique de Kolwezi”, which is a part of the well-known copperbelt mineralization. In 2006, a joint venture of Glencore, Gecamines (the DRC State owned Company), and Simco, took over the open pit mine, which was previously owned by Gecamines, and formed the Kamoto Copper Company (KCC).KOV open pit mine is classified as a large scale open pit mine due to his dimensions (approximately 2.5km East-West and 3Km North-South).the mine has also a high strip ratio ranging from 8 to 10 in some areas. At his initial stage (Prefeasibility study), SRK released a bloc model which is still be used by the Kamoto Copper Company (KCC), but since the geology department addressed the issue about grade control model ore discrepancies, when comparing it to the SRK model, the management hired another contractor that constructed another bloc model. Internal adjustments using the grade control model data to better predict tonnes and grades have been also implemented but reported very poor results  .since reserves have been officially reported to the market in 2014 to the TSX, the reserve report had to remain consistent with the 2014 report, despite that the issue has been fixed ,it still for a matter of interest to conduct a comparative analysis, to check on the impact of the other bloc model on the life of mine and the mine schedule .since we know by comparison that the other model (OBM) has a difference in its 3D distribution of ore and waste material. This paper will be focused on determining the impact on the life of mine and the mine schedule of the KOV pit with regards of those differences, between the bloc models.Index Terms: Mine planning, mine scheduling, mine optimization, life of mine, ultimate pit.

Management and engineering solutions to improve stripping equipment efficiency in Chernogorksy open pit mine

2018 ◽  
pp. 36-48
Author(s):  
G. N. Shapovalenko ◽  
S. N. Radionov ◽  
V. V. Gorbunov ◽  
V. A. Khazhiev ◽  
V. Yu. Zalyadnov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Pit Mine ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Open Pit Mines ◽  
Blasting Operation ◽  
Internal Dump ◽  
Mining Conditions ◽  
Mining Front ◽  
Comparison Of Equipment

Chernogosky open pit mine integrates truck-and-shovel system of mining with overburden rehandling to internal dump with a set of walking excavators for rehandling of overburden to mined-out area of the pit. It is possible to improve efficiency of stripping in the conditions of Chernogorsky OPM by reducing percentage of stripping with more expensive handling system. The relevant research and solutions to this effect are presented in this article. Comparative characterization of mining conditions and parameters of mining systems applied is given for open pit mines Chernogorsky, Turnui, Nazarovsky, Vostochno-Beisky and Izykh. The comparative analysis points at the need to account for difficulty of mining and process sites in comparison of equipment productivity. High concentration of mining machines, which is conditioned by narrow mining front and simultaneous operation of five faces, as well as blasting operation implemented every 1-2 days, are recognized as the main constraints of excavator capacity in mining with direct dumping in Chernogorsky open pit mine. The management and engineering solutions implemented in the mine and resulted in higher efficiency of draglines are described.

Assessment of maintenance schedule uniformity for Belaz dump trucks in Chernogorsky open pit mine

2018 ◽  
pp. 127-133
Author(s):  
E. A. Vakulin ◽  
V. A. Ivashkevich ◽  
E. I.I. Gnitsak ◽  
V. S. Baikin ◽  
S. P. Maslyukov
Keyword(s):  
Open Pit Mine ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Time Loss ◽  
Maintenance Schedule ◽  
Monthly Average ◽  
Dump Trucks ◽  
Maintenance Personnel ◽  
Productive Time ◽  
Assessment Results

Uniform schedule maintenance of mining and haulage machines is one of the key conditions for increasing productive time of maintenance personnel and decreasing monthly average servicing time. Currently, Russian mines infringe regulated maintenance schedule aimed to improve output per shift. The loss of time of maintenance personnel and equipment as a consequence maintenance irregularity is never assessed. This article presents assessment results on maintenance schedule uniformity in terms of dump trucks BelAZ-7513 and BelAZ-7530 at Chernogorsky open pit mine, SUEK-Khakassia. A variant of calculation of time loss owing to inconsistent maintenance schedule for dump trucks is proposed. The loss of time by maintenance personnel and by mining/haulage machines is assessed. The fleet of dump trucks BelAZ-7513 and BelAZ-7530 is analyzed depending on overtime of operation between maintenance periods. It is recommended to improve uniformity of maintenance schedule for mining and haulage equipment.

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