TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hustrulid,William
AU  - Kuchta,Mark
AU  - Martin,R.
TI  - Open pit mine planning & design
SN  - 9781466575127
U1  - 623.45115 22
PY  - 2013///
PY  - 2006///
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Boca Raton, New York, London
PB  - CRC Press
KW  - Strip mining
KW  - Mine planning
N1  - Contents

1. Mine planning
1.1 introduction
1.2 mine development phases
1.3 an initial data collection checklist, etc

2. Mining revenues and costs
2.1 introduction
2.2 economic concepts including cash flows
2.3 estimating revenues, etc

3. Orebody description
3.1 introduction
3.2 mine maps
3.3 geologic information, etc

4. Geometrical considerations
4.1introduction
4.2 basic bench geometry
4.3 Ore access, etc

5. Pit limits
5.1 introduction
5.2 hand methods
5.3 economic block models, etc

6. Production planning
6.1 introduction
6.2 some basic mine life-plant size concepts
6.3 Taylor's mine life rule, etc

7. Reporting of mineral resources Ore reserves
7.1 introduction
7.2 The JORC code-2004 edition.
7.3 The CIM best practice guidelines for the estimation of mineral resources and mineral reserves-general guidelines, etc

8. Responsible mining
8.1 introduction
8.2 The 1972 united nations conference on the human environment
8.3 world commission on environment and development, etc

9. Rock blasting
9.1 General introduction to mining unit operations
9.2  rock blasting

10. Rotary drilling
10.1 brief history of rotary drill bits
10.2 rock removal action
10.3 rock bit components, etc

11. Shovel loading
11.1 introduction
11.2 operational practices
11.3 dipper capacity, etc

12. Haulage trucks
12.1 introduction
12.2 sizing the container
12.3 powering the container, etc

13. Machine availability and utilization
13.1 introduction
13.2 time flow
13.3 Availability- node 1, etc; Includes bibliographic references . _ Index :p.995-1004
ER  -