Surface and underground excavations : methods, techniques and equipment / Ratan Raj Tatiya.

Contents

1 Introduction
1.1 excavations and their classification
1.2 surface excavations
1.3 underground excavations, etc

2 Rocks, minerals and mineral inventory evaluation
2.1 formation process and classification
2.2 rock cycle & type of deposits
2.3 texture, grain size and shapes, etc

3 Prospecting exploration & site investigations
3.1 introduction
3.2 prospecting and exploration
3.3 phases of prospecting and exploration program, etc

4. Drilling
4.1 introduction - unit operations
4.2 primary rock operations
4.3 drilling, etc

5 Explosive and blasting
5.1 introduction
5.2 detonation and deflagration
5.3 common ingredients of explosives, etc

6 Mucking, casting and excavation
6.1 introduction
6.2 muck characteristics
6.3 classification, etc

7 Transportation-haulage and hoisting
7.1 introduction
7.2 haulage system
7.3 trackless or tyred haulage system, etc

8 Supports
8.1 introduction
8.2 classification of supports
8.3 self support by in-place rock, etc

9 Drives and tunnels (conventional methods)
9.1 introduction
9.2 drivage techniques
9.3 drivage techniques with the aid of explosives, etc

10 Tunneling by road headers and impact hammers
10.1 tunneling by boom-mounted road headers
10.2 classification based on weights
10.3 milling or longitudinal, etc

11 Full-face borers (TBMs) & special methods
11.1 introduction
11.2 tunneling methods and procedures
11.3 full-face tunneling machines, etc

12 Planning
12.1 economic studies
12.2 mine design elements
12.3 dividing property for the purpose of underground mining, etc

13 Excavations in upward direction-raising
13.1 introduction
13.2 raise application in civil and construction industries
13.3 classification, etc

14 Shaft sinking
14.1 introduction
14.2 location
14.3 preparatory work required, etc

15 Large sub-surface excavations
15.1 introduction
15.2 caverns
15.3 powerhouse caverns, etc

16 Underground mining/stoping methods & mine closure
16.1 introduction
16.2 open stoping methods
16.3 supported stoping methods, etc

17 Surface excavations
17.1 introduction
17.2 open pit mining
17.3 haul roads, etc

18 Hazards, occupational health and safety (OHS), environment and loss prevention
18.1 introduction
18.2 potential excavation hazards
18.3 safety and accidents, etc

19 Sustainable Development
19. sustainable development (SD) in mining
19.2 stakeholders and sustainable development
19.3 scenarios influencing mini ng industry, etc

Includes references : p. 845-846 . _ Index : p. 847-866