Russian Producer Prepares to Go Super-Deep.

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Russian Producer Prepares to Go Super-Deep.
المؤلفون: Ellenbecker, Scott
المصدر: Engineering & Mining Journal (00958948). Dec2011, Vol. 212 Issue 10, p120-121. 2p.
مصطلحات موضوعية: *MINERAL industries, *ENVIRONMENTAL impact analysis, IRON ore geology, BLASTING, BENCHES (Geomorphology)
مصطلحات جغرافية: MURMANSK (Russia), RUSSIA
الشركة/الكيان: KOVDORSKY GOK (Company)
مستخلص: The article focuses on the development of a super deep mine plan by Kovdorsky GOK at its Zhelezny open-pit operation in Murmansk, Russia to gain access to an extra 300 to 400 million metric tons (mt) of iron ore. It says that the first target of the plan is to maintain the ore output at 23 million mt per year (mt/y) until 2032. It states that cautious drilling and blasting to maintain stability of benches is the key to success. It mentions the use of emulsion to reduce the environmental impact.
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