2024.4.9 Vlakfontein Coal Mine is a surface mine in Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa. [3] The Vlakfontein mine is owned by the state-owned African Exploration Mining
Read More2014.10.16 The operations consist of an open cast thermal coal mine that is also about 12 kilometers from the newly built Kusile power station in the middle of an area
Read More2024.6.27 Glubay Coal (Pty) Ltd, part of Canyon Resources, proposes the Springfield and Vlakfontein Coal Mining Projects, both opencast collieries. The Springfield Project
Read MoreThe surface sub-outcrop of the coal seams is planned to be mined using an advancing open pit mining method which allows for concurrent filling of the pit. The pit will be used to
Read More2022.12.14 The surface sub-outcrop of the coal seams is planned to be mined using an advancing open pit mining method which allows for concurrent filling of the pit. The pit
Read More2024.6.7 The Vlakfontein Mining Project is proposed to entail opencast coal mining and associated infrastructures. The area has been historically mined by underground
Read MoreThe surface sub-outcrop of the coal seams is planned to be mined using an advancing open pit mining method which allows for concurrent filling of the pit. The pit will be used to
Read More2015.4.16 Coal from the No 4 seam on Portions 3 and 10 has already been mined out in previous underground bord and pillar mining that took place on the site by another
Read More2011.12.7 the new Vlakfontein coal mine near Ogies in Mpumalanga since moving onto the greenfields site in February 2011. In terms of the contract awarded by African
Read More2023.11.10 This report has downloadable files containing asset level detail for this coal mine or coal mine project. The aim of Wood Mackenzie's coal mine analysis is to
Read More2016.10.6 The Brakfontein coal project is an open-pit mine located in the Delmas district, east of Johannesburg in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Universal Coal Development III, a joint venture between Universal Coal
Read More2024.6.27 Contact Yusuf Sather of the Committee at +27 82 450 4729. Overview Glubay Coal (Pty) Ltd, part of Canyon Resources, proposes the Springfield and Vlakfontein Coal Mining Projects, both opencast collieries. The Springfield Project spans 2,547 hectares near Meyerton and Vereeniging, with 1,300 hectares affected by mining.
Read More2024.7.1 Coal mining - Underground mining: In underground coal mining, the working environment is completely enclosed by the geologic medium, which consists of the coal seam and the overlying and
Read More2023.10.17 Abstract The authors examine the present-day hydrogeological situation and its post-mining phase forecast in the Chelyabinsk Coal Field. Geotechnical facilities in the areas of Krasnaya Gornyachka Mine and Kopeisk and Korkino Open Pit Mines are discussed. The problems to arise during flooding are identified. The hydrological
Read MoreVlakfontein Coal Open Pit Underground Mine 2018-12-17T14:12:26+00:00 Vlakfontein Coal Mine – Baseline Geohydrological Study. 2023.2.19 BCR Coal (Pty) Ltd (the applicant) is proposing an open pit mining operation, hereafter referred to as the BCR Coal Vlakfontein Mine, situated on Portion . more ...
Read More2011.1.1 The article comparative analysis of ecological pressure between open-pit and underground coal mine with using the method of ecological burden, and reaches its best way to restore the ecological carrying is afforestation. Underground coal mining is recommended if the two mining methods are allowed. 2. The ecological rucksack of coal
Read More2019.12.9 While the Malu open pit mine was eventually closed in the first quarter of 2018, work continues at the project’s underground mine, alongside underground operations at the Ankata region. The mine produced 139,000 tonnes of copper between July 2017 and June 2018, and 179,000 ounces of gold, with open pit operations leading in both minerals.
Read More2024.1.26 Open-pit to underground mining is a common and complex mining system engineering project, in which the rock mass stability issues caused by combined mining disturbances are a hot topic of concern for many scholars [1,2,3].The mechanical characteristics of rock masses under the disturbances of open-pit to underground mining
Read More2024.3.21 As a mine moves from open pit to underground, it’s likely for the volume and grade of ore to change. This has implications for the mine infrastructure. “You need to consider the impact on processing,” adds Bell. “A bulk open pit operation is likely to produce more tons of lower grade ore compared to an underground mine.”.
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Read More2020.4.18 AEMFC Vlakfontein Mine Environmental Risk Assessment. Posted At April 18, 2020; Mining, Projects; EIMS was appointed by African Exploration and Mining Finance Corporation to conduct an environmental risk assessment for the proposed coal mining operations to be conducted within proximity to historic underground mining voids.
Read More2023.4.13 Mine Code: 14575. ANGLO INYOSI COAL – ZIBULO COLLIERY Commodity: COAL BITUMINOUS Type: OPENCAST, UNDERGROUND Owner: ANGLO INYOSI COAL (PTY) LTD Tel: (013) 643 4400 District: WITBANK Province: MPUMALANGA Farm: ZONDAGSFONTEIN 253 IR, RIETVLEI 64 IS Postal: PRIVATE BAG X7275
Read More2023.11.1 The list of commodities is extensive, although the relative proportions mined underground and on the surface vary from mineral to mineral. Massive tonnages of hard coal and lignite are also produced from surface mines, although the terminology used – open cast or open cut, rather than open-pit – indicates that the technology and
Read More2021.7.26 Dust level monitoring. 3. Dry mist and spray systems for dust control. There are a variety of spray-on dust suppression products that may be used on haul roads in underground mines that are far more effective than simply using water. Bitumen emulsion binder products are the most modern solutions.
Read More2023.5.11 Back - The ceiling or roof of an underground opening. Backfill - Waste material used to fill the void created by mining an orebody. Background - Minor amounts of radioactivity due not to abnormal amounts of radioactive minerals nearby but to cosmic rays and minor residual radioactivity in the vicinity. Back sample - A rock sample collected
Read More2002.12.1 Introduction. It is a known fact that the safety and stability of underground mine openings, coal pillars, water dams, ventilation and isolation stoppings close to operating open-pit mines is often affected by blast induced vibration. As of today, there is an increasing trend in India to win top coal seams, whether it is virgin or developed, by ...
Read MoreThe Appointment of a Service Provider to Advise on the Appropriate Mining Method of Old Underground Oil Bunkers by Opencast Method Including the Handling and Treatment of the Residue Crude Oil at Vlakfontein Mine Over a Period of Ninety (90) Days: AE/VLAK039/2020: 2020-12-01 11:00: 2020-12-09 12:00
Read More2002.12.1 This may have significant impact on the stability of underground openings if heavy blasting is done regularly in the adjacent open-pit mines. It was observed that when RMR of roof rock is between 50 and 60 (Fair, class III B), roof condition may deteriorate or spalling from pillars may be initiated if vibration level exceeds 112–144 mm/s and ...
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Read More2015.4.16 the original project from mining the coal reserves to the north and south of the bunker on Portion 3 of Vlakfontein 569 JR, to only mining the reserves south of the bunker. Furthermore the project description was revised to allow for a 300 m barrier pillar, for hyrdrogeological reasons, between the project mining area and
Read More25/07/2022 11:52. Open-pit mining is a surface mining technique that involves extracting minerals from ore deposits near the topsoil. Unlike conventional underground mining methods, these operations are
Read MoreDorstfontein Coal Mines: Exxaro acquired Total Coal South Africa in 2015. The feasibility study for Dorstfontein West S4L project was approved as a replacement for the current Dorstfontein West S2L operations. A total of 201 boreholes were drilled: 2020: Dorstfontein Coal Mines: Pit 2 opencast operation came to an end in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Read More2015.1.7 An open-pit coal mine is a huge hole in the ground with terraces along which earth-moving vehicles excavate seams. It looks a bit like a sports stadium. The largest open-pit mines are several kilometers long and hundreds of meters deep. First of all, the layer of earth – overburden – above the first coal seam has to be removed.
Read More2020.8.10 The characteristics of the movement of dynamic strata in combined open-pit and underground mining based on similar material simulation experiments were studied in this study. To get more accurate test parameters, a similar material, based on a sheet of brittle material, was developed. We then used the Anjialing coal mine as our case study
Read More2024.1.21 Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica, Vol. 38, No. 3, 2016 DOI: 10.1515/sgem-2016-0023 NUMERICAL MODELING OF OPEN PIT (OP) TO UNDERGROUND (UG) TRANSITION IN COAL MINING
Read More2024.3.1 A complex network approach was used to analyze land use changes in the open-pit coal mining area of Pingxiang, Shanxi Province, China, from 1986 to 2015. ... The study primarily concentrates on the environmental aspect and specifically focuses on underground mines, excluding DLS open-pit mines. However, it overlooks the economic
Read More2019.10.8 Open pit mining method is one of the surface mining methods that has a traditional cone-shaped excavation and is usually employed to exploit a near-surface, nonselective and low-grade zones deposits. It often results in high productivity and requires large capital investments, low operating costs, and good safety conditions. The main
Read More2020.3.6 The Kibali gold mine is situated 560km north-east of Kisangani in the Orientale province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Developed in an area of 1,836km² on the Moto goldfields, the site is one of the largest gold mines in Africa. The open pit and underground integrated mining at Kibali was commissioned in September 2013 and the
Read More2002.12.1 Singh [15] aimed at the impact and vibration damage of nearby open-pit blasting to underground coal mines; the borehole extensometers and strain and stress sensors arranged on the roof and pillars ...
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