State-of-the-art review of backfill practices for sublevel stoping system

Muhammad Zaka Emad; Hani Mitri; Cecile Kelly

doi:10.1080/17480930.2014.889363

State-of-the-art review of backfill practices for sublevel stoping system

Muhammad Zaka Emad^*, Hani Mitri, Cecile Kelly

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Abstract

Backfilling is one of the most critical tasks for sublevel stoping mining methods with delayed backfill. Selection of the type of backfill is a significant component of backfill design at preliminary stage of mine development. This paper presents a state-of-the-art review of backfill practices with focus on backfill operations in North America. Major difficulties and solutions in backfill practice have been laid down in this review. Preliminary recommendations are made for the case study mine based on the knowledge gained from the literature review and in situ observations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	544-556
Number of pages	13
Journal	International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment
Volume	29
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17480930.2014.889363
State	Published - 2 Nov 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

cemented rockfill
mine backfill
state-of-the art
sublevel stoping
underground mining

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Geology
Earth-Surface Processes
Management of Technology and Innovation

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