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Surface Mining Technology

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Surface mining deposits can be primarily divided as follows:

  • Relatively horizontally stratified deposits with thick or thin overburden.

  • Stratified and vein deposits dip** at angles; greater than the angle of repose of the spoil so that overburden cannot be deposited within the pit.

  • Massive deposits, e.g. pipes, stockwork, etc., of considerable depth and lateral extent where the provision of spoil space within the mine is not possible. For further reading: Bohnet [9] and Hartman [19, 20].

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Ali Elbeblawi, M.M., Abdelhak Elsaghier, H.A., Mohamed Amin, M.T., Elrawy Abdellah, W.R. (2022). Surface Mining Methods and Systems. In: Surface Mining Technology. Topics in Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3568-7_8

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