Improving Evaluation Methods for Production Capacity and Life of Open Pit Diamond Mines

The article reports basic design parameters of open pit mines of ALROSA, as well as criteria and factors that govern the choice of production capacity of an open pit diamond mine under conditions of permafrost. The analytical relations and tables to calculate open pit mine life are presented, and th...

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Published in:Journal of mining science 2017, Vol.53 (1), p.71-76
Main Authors: Akishev, A. N., Zyryanov, I. V., Kornilkov, S. V., Kantemirov, V. D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capacity
Design parameters
Diamond mining
Diamonds
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Evaluation
Geophysics/Geodesy
Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
Mathematical analysis
Methods
Mineral Mining Technology
Mineral Resources
Mines
Mining
Mining industry
Optimization
Parameters
Permafrost
Production capacity
Production methods
Tables
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Summary:The article reports basic design parameters of open pit mines of ALROSA, as well as criteria and factors that govern the choice of production capacity of an open pit diamond mine under conditions of permafrost. The analytical relations and tables to calculate open pit mine life are presented, and the influence of the rate of the downward advance of an open pit mine on its capacity is demonstrated. The authors formulate key provisions for a paragraph of the national standard of RF enabling systematization of approaches to optimization of open diamond mining parameters.
ISSN:1062-7391
1573-8736
DOI:10.1134/S1062739117011860