Comprehensive Ground Control Strategies at McArthur River Operations
Water inflow caused by ground failure is a persistent hazard in mining the worlds highest-grade ore deposit at McArthur River Mine. The ore deposit is adjacent to the water bearing Athabasca sandstone,graphite,and highly altered ground. One of the biggest challenges is to develop and maintain underground openings adjacent to the high-pressure water bearing sandstone and the unconformity. This paper summarizes the comprehensive ground control strategies that have been used in the nine years of successful mining operations. These comprehensive ground control strategies have been proven to be efficient and satisfactory to the risk tolerance of the operation.
Risk assessment Ground hazard model Numerical Modeling Ground control Quality Control Secondary Support
Baoyao Tang James Hatley Greg Murdock
McArthur River Operations,Cameco Corporation,Saskatoon,Canada
国际会议
北京
英文
581-590
2008-10-20（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）