Economic evaluation of optimum bench height in quarries


Kose H., AKSOY C. O., GÖNEN A., KUN M., Malli T.

JOURNAL OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, cilt.105, sa.2, ss.127-135, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

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in this research, a model quarry with an annual production capacity of 1000 000 tonnes has been studied for both pit and hillside quarry cases with constant overall slope angle and variable bench slope angle, considering road grades of 8 per cent and 10 per cent. First, technical requirements have been determined and then the effect of production parameters, such as hole diameter, type of quarrying (pit or hillside) and road grade, on the cost has been investigated to determine bench height.