Mining haul roads : theory and practice / Roger Thompson, Mineravia Consulting, Kalgoorlie, Australia Rodrigo Peroni, Department of Mining Engineering, Federal, University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, Alex T. Visser, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa.
"Mining operations may be classified into surface mining and underground operations where mining takes place in tunnels and galleries. In both situations roads play a key role as a typical mining operation consists of moving overburden and ore from where the material was formed or deposited to...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton ; London :
CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group,
[2019]
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| Summary: | "Mining operations may be classified into surface mining and underground operations where mining takes place in tunnels and galleries. In both situations roads play a key role as a typical mining operation consists of moving overburden and ore from where the material was formed or deposited to waste dumps or beneficiation plants. This book approaches the subject of how to design, build and operate mine haul roads from the perspectives of safety, economy and technical requirements over the life of a mine. Consideration is given to the geometrical, structural, functional and maintenance management aspects of design and construction, from both theoretical and practical viewpoints"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138589629 1138589624 0429491476 9780429958014 0429958013 9780429957994 0429957998 9780429958007 0429958005 9780429491474 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |