2012 9 6 The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Platinum 2012 101 S M Rupprecht MINE DEVELOPMENT ACCESS TO DEPOSIT S M Rupprecht University of Johannesburg Abstract A deposit to be mined by underground methods can be accessed by a number of methods Adit Decline or ramp Inclined shaft Vertical shaft
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Get Price2019 6 28 A mineral is a naturally occurring crystalline solid that cannot be physically broken down into smaller components Deposits of minerals form when a medium that contains and transports mineral making ore releases and deposits the ore Magma is one such medium that transports ores When magma or lava cools the magma and ore carried within it crystallize to form tiny minerals in the newly
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Get Price2021 10 26 An ore deposit may be either of igneous or of sedimentary origin Some deposits are related to metamorphic processes and are as such classified as deposits of metamorphic origin Within these three broad modes of origin a mineral deposit of economic value might have originated due to set of simple or complex processes Types of Ore Deposits 1
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Get Price2021 10 27 Comminution i e the breaking of rock to facilitate the separation of ore minerals from waste combines blasting a unit process of mining with crushing and grinding processing steps In situ mining which is treated under a separate heading in this chapter is a special case that combines aspects of mining and processing but does not
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Get PriceECONOMIC ASSESSMENT AND MINE PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION OF AN OPEN PIT GOLD MINE on the physical characteristics of the ore deposit and on the operational parameters of the extraction method therefore the most profitable way to exploit a mineral deposit requires Operative Mining Processing Costs 45 Table 11 Pit Value According to
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Get Price2019 6 28 In the case of multiple processing options cut off grade is used to determine which process or destination the ore will be sent to by using the following equation Where U1 is the utility of sending ore to process 1 and U2 is the utility of sending ore to process 2 Utility is defined as the value economic or otherwise of selecting a process
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