APPLICATION OF UBC METHODOLOGY FOR UNDERGROUND MINING METHOD SELECTION

Stojance Mijalkovski; Zoran Despodov; Dejan Mirakovski; Vančo Adjiski; Nikolinka Doneva

doi:10.5937/podrad2240015M

Stojance Mijalkovski Goce Delčev University Štip - Faculty of Natural and Technical sciences
Zoran Despodov Goce Delčev University Štip - Faculty of Natural and Technical sciences
Dejan Mirakovski Goce Delčev University Štip - Faculty of Natural and Technical sciences
Vančo Adjiski Goce Delčev University Štip - Faculty of Natural and Technical sciences
Nikolinka Doneva Goce Delčev University Štip - Faculty of Natural and Technical sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5937/podrad2240015M

Keywords: mining method, rational choice, UBC methodology, mining parameters, geological parameters

Abstract

The total operating costs of each mine largely depend on the method of mining. Therefore, the appropriate choice of the method of mining excavation is very important and great attention is paid to this issue. There are several procedures for the selection of the mining method, among which the most important and most commonly used numerical method is the UBC methodology for the selection of the mining method. According to this methodology, the choice of the method of mining excavation is based on the mining-geological parameters of the ore and adjacent rocks.

In this paper, the UBC methodology for the selection of the mining excavation method for a specific case will be applied. According to this methodology, it was obtained that Cut and Fill method is best ranked for specific conditions and the most appropriate way of mining.

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