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RISK ASSESSMENT IN BLOCK CAVE

MINING
ALUMNOS:
ANGELES PABLO, ROSSANA
LEON MENA, HANS
TINTAYA MEDINA, VIC TOR
VEGA GOMEZ, DARWIN

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CAVE MINING METHODS

These methods of caving in mining are classified into 3 categories:

long-wall mining, sublevel caving and block caving. We require for this
a large mineral body.
When exploited in a massive way, there is a risk of waste dilution and
ore loss.

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CAVING: hundimiento
SUBLEVEL CAVING: Hundimiento por subniveles, derrumbamiento de
subnivel.
BLOCK CAVING: Hundimiento por bloques, mtodo de explotacin en
minera, consistente en delimitar un bloque de una gran masa y por
voladuras en la base, ir obteniendo el mineral al mismo tiempo que se
produce el hundimiento por gravedad.
ORE BODY: Cuerpo mineralizado
GRADES: Leyes
WASTE DILUTION: Dilucin de desechos

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BLOCK CAVING METHOD

It is a massive mining system where extraction depends on gravity, where
large proportions of ore are broken, where it is stored and caving by
gravity.
This method of exploitation is low cost but high initial investment. We
require drilling and blasting for the production operation, where large
blocks of 1000 m2 are formed.
The mineral is fragmented by the action of gravity forces and pressure
between blocks which allows extraction through draw points.
Being a massive method, block caving results in a lower extraction cost
per ton than any other underground method.

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THE MINING LEVEL: Nivel en minera
ORE: mena, mineral, metal en bruto
DRILLING: Perforacin
BLASTING: Voladura
CROSS SECTION: Seccin transversal
UNDERCUT: Corte hacia abajo, socavar.
SLOT: Cara libre
ROCK MASSES: Roca masiva
DRAW POINTS: Puntos de extraccin
UNDERGROUND MINING METHOD: Mtodos de extraccin subterrnea

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ADVANTAGES
It turns out to be more economical.
Centralized production allows for
greater labor supervision.
When we vary the production we need
Less complex ventilation control.
Production remains relatively high.
Appropriate system for low grade ore
bodies.
DISADVANTAGES
Block preparation requires more
money.
Keeping tasks can be expensive
more time to prepare the blocks
Low mineral recovery.
The change to another underground
method is difficult.
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VOCABULARY
TIMBERING: Apuntalar las excavaciones de las minas con maderos o
armazones metlicos
VENTILATION: Ventilacion
DRIFTS: Galeria en paralelo del cuerpomineralizado
ORE DRAWING: Mineral extraido

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CONCLUSIONS

Mining projects due to various parameters and sources of

uncertainty in whole of their life cycle are always considered as high
risk projects.
In time and proper identification, assessment and then management
of risks in these projects leads to decrease the danger of losing
sources (capital, time, human), increases the chance of a
successful operation and hence will extend the application of such
projects.