A scoping study method for determining the viability of block caving a hard rock orebody
CIM Bulletin, Vol. 95, No. 1058, 2002
R.J. Butcher, SRK Consulting, Johannesburg, Northlands, South Africa
A method is described for determining the viability of hard rock orebody extraction by block caving. Using a very limited amount of geotechnical data, the procedure enhances Laubscher’s empirical stability graph method by using the complex structural modelling system (ChaSM) to assess cavability and block cave tonnages.
Keywords:
Block caving, Hard rock orebody, Extraction, Tonnage.
