<p>A review of the most widely used global extraction sequences in sublevel is undertaken. The review includes techniques used to extract massive as well as single or multiple steeply dipping tabular orebodies. The paper also deals with thick flat lying orebodies ...

<p>This paper describes the implementation of an autonomous navigation system onto a 30 tonne Load-HaulDump truck. The control architecture is based on a robust reactive wall-following behaviour. To make it purposeful we provide driving hints derived from ...

High horizontal stresses were recognized to impact roof stability more than 60 years ago. Since then, numerous measurements associated high horizontal stresses with difficult ground conditions. This paper presents case histories illustrating the practical ...

<p>This paper examines the application of the criteria for the alternative choice of underground quarrying in ornamental stone. In these quarries, the rock mass quality is usually good, and in most cases exploitation is carried out by means of open pit methods. ...

This chapter describes and explains methods for the underground mining of mineral deposits. The descriptions are generalized and focus on typical applications. Example chosen illustrate types of mining practice as of 1999. However every mineral deposit with ...