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Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
versión On-line ISSN 2411-9717
versión impresa ISSN 2225-6253
Resumen
ILE, D. y MALAN, D.F.. A study of backfill confinement to reinforce pillars in bord-and-pillar layouts. J. S. Afr. Inst. Min. Metall. [online]. 2023, vol.123, n.5, pp.223-234. ISSN 2411-9717. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2411-9717/2452/2023.
This study explores the use of backfill in hard rock bord-and-pillar mines to increase the pillar strength and extraction ratio at depth. The use of backfill will also minimize the requirement for tailings storage on surface and the risk of environmental damage. A literature survey indicated that backfill is extensively used in coal mines, but rarely in hard rock bord-and-pillar mines. To simulate the effect of backfill confinement on pillar strength, an extension of the limit equilibrium model is proposed. Numerical modelling of an actual platinum mine layout is used to illustrate the beneficial effect of backfill on pillar stability at greater depths. The magnitude of confinement exerted by the backfill on the pillar sidewalls is unknown, however, and this needs to be quantified using experimental backfill mining sections equipped with suitable instrumentation.
Palabras clave : backfill; bord-and-pillar; pillar strength; limit equilibrium model.