Optimizing of stripping in a slate bank

This paper presents an optimization method and a computer program for the study of the slate banks exploitation, which allows the bank cutting process in rock pieces to be simulated and their later sawing to be carried out. Such program analyzes the joints or natural discontinuity planes of each blo...

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Published in:International journal of surface mining, reclamation and environment reclamation and environment, 1994-01, Vol.8 (1), p.17-22
Main Authors: González Nicieza, C., Ordieres Meré, J. B., Menéndez Diaz, A., Taboada Castro, J.
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Language:English
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Summary:This paper presents an optimization method and a computer program for the study of the slate banks exploitation, which allows the bank cutting process in rock pieces to be simulated and their later sawing to be carried out. Such program analyzes the joints or natural discontinuity planes of each block (cleavage planes, fractures, kink-bands, microfolds, etc), together with the planes defined by the cutting and the free sides of the bank, and, according to these, determines the rock pieces stripping sequence, showing an estimate of the foreseeable efficiency. It also allows die rock pieces sawing to be designed according to die direction given by the intersection of the stratification and cleavage planes, in order to obtain die largest number of slate extracts of a given size. The program displays die results graphically through an AutoCad® graphics design program, using interchange files.
ISSN:1389-5265
1744-5000
DOI:10.1080/09208119408964751