Mining Cycle

Question 1

1

Answer 1

survey/engineering design

Question 2

2

Answer 2

drill and boring

a. Equipment: Jumbo drill/Jackleg
b. Services:
i. Water: for dust suppression, cutting, cooling the drill bit
ii. Power
iii. Communications: safety, efficiency and productivity
iv. Pumps: drain excess water
v. Ventilation: remove harmful emissions
vi. Compressed air: allows drill to hammer rock
c. Boggers clean up

Question 3

3

Answer 3

charge up

a. Equipment: Charge wagons/ boggers (for clean up)
b. Services:
i. Ventilation
ii. Compressed air
iii. Communication
iv. Water
v. Fuel
vi. Explosive

Question 4

4.

Answer 4

Firing and re-entry

a. Firing times and communication
b. Usually occurs at the end of the shift
c. Watch out for blast delays, broken surface, seismicity

Question 5

5

Answer 5

Boggers

a. Equipment: LHD/boggers/remote slusher/continuouis loader
b. Service: ventilation
c. Distances to stockpile, orepasses
d. Water
e. Communication

Question 6

6

Answer 6

Securing the Ground

a. Equipment: jumbo/mechanised scalers/IT platform
i. Shotcrete: spray rigs and concrete trucks
ii. Bolting equipment: cable bolting
iii. Airleg
b. Service:
i. Communication
ii. Ventilation
iii. Air (compressed)
iv. Water
v. Consumables (fuel, mesh, bolts, concrete, drill bits)
vi. Nipper service: deliver materials
vii. Power
viii. Pumping