1st Edition

Minefill 2020-2021 Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Mining with Backfill, 25-28 May 2021, Katowice, Poland

450 Pages 200 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

450 Pages 200 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

The series of International Symposiums on Mining with Backfill explores both the theoretical and practical aspects of the application of mine fill, with many case studies from both underground and open-pit mines. Minefill attendees and the Proceedings book audience include mining practitioners, engineering students, operating and regulatory professionals, consultants, academics, researchers, and... Read more

Preface

Editors

Committees

Sponsors

Sponsor sessions

Efficient paste mix designs using new generation backfill admixtures – perception versus reality
F. Erismann & M. Hansson

Paste fill stiffness investigation
J. De Villiers Wickens & S. Wilson

Pulsation dampening systems for piston pumps operating at backfill installations
T. Lutz & P. Peschken

Paste quality control benchmarks
D. Stone

Using paste backfill for stabilizing underground stopes at the Giant Mine remediation project
B. Ting, D. Stone, K. Ruptash & B. Fabien

Investigation into the high transients experienced in Eleonore Mine’s pastefill distribution system
M. McGuinness, K. Creber, J. Jacobs & B. Haley

Paste backfill measurements and testing

The effect of curing conditions on the strength development of cemented backfill samples
B. Dennis & M. Helinski

Experimental investigation on shear strength properties of interface between backfill and rock
G. Liu, W. Wu, L. Guo, X. Yang & Z. Zhang

The concept of obtaining backfilling material using the dredging method
M. Gruszczyński, S. Czaban, & Sz. Zieliński

The properties of the backfill mixtures based on own fine-grained waste
R. Pomykała & W. Kępys

Cemented paste backfill failure envelope at low confining stress
M. Grabinsky & A. Pan

Cemented paste backfill response to isotropic pressure
M. Grabinsky & M. Jafari

Evaluating cemented paste backfill plug strength and the potential for continuous pouring
M. Grabinsky, B. Thompson & W. Bawden

Binders, admixtures, and other chemicals to improve fill performance

The influence of the flocculant on the process of thickening and depositing of copper ore flotation tailings
M. Gruszczyński, S. Czaban, R. Pratkowiecki, Z. Skrzypczak & P. Stefanek

Determining the required underground grout pack production profile for narrow tabular mining operations
B. van der Spuy

Rheological yield stress measurement of paste fill: new technical approaches
M. Silva, M. Hansson & M. Costa e Silva

Backfill reticulation: pumping, piping, hydraulic analyses

Automated backfill diverter valves at Kirkland Lake Gold Fosterville Mine improve safety and efficiency
R. Evans & G. Trinker

Filter revamping, the economic way to get old filters in tailings dewatering back on track
J. Hahn

Theoretical methods to improve the placement of paste backfill behind barricades
Ch. Lee

Laboratory testing on static and dynamic behaviours of backfill

A novel approach to assessing the early age strength of fibrecrete, using shear wave velocity
S. McGrath & M. Helinski

A design procedure for evaluation and prediction of in-situ cemented backfill performance
X. Wei & L. Guo

The uniaxial compressive strength of fiber-reinforced frozen backfill
H. Niu, F.P. Hassani, M.F. Kermani & M. He

Incorporating the monolithic nature of paste backfill into self-heating assessments
Ch. Lee, B. Timmis, D. Brown, V. Bertrand & M. Stewart

Minefill geomechanics, numerical modeling, mitigation of subsidence

DEM numerical modeling of longwall extraction of coal in “Mysłowice” colliery
G. Smolnik

Deformations of the mining area surface as a result of exploitation with sealing of caving gobs
V. Sokoła-Szewioła, A. Mierzejowska & M. Poniewiera

Geomechanical safety aspects in hard rocks mining based on room-and-pillar and longwall mining systems
W. Pytel, B. Pałac-Walko & P. Mertuszka

Legal, safety, and environmental drivers for backfill

Filling underground voids to prevent water hazards in active and decommissioned hard coal mines
G. Strozik

Impact of the method of managing opencast excavations by filling with mining waste on the quality of leachate entering the surface water
S. Rzepecki, A. Grodzicka & K. Moraczewska-Majkut

Properties cemented backfill prepared on the basis selected coal combustion products (CCPs)
P. Pierzyna

Impact involving the sealing degree of caving goaf with fine-fraction hydraulic mixtures on the ventilation parameters of longwall headings
M. Popczyk & D. Musioł

Case studies

Geomechanical analysis of the rock mass stability in the area of the "Regis" shaft in the "Wieliczka" Salt Mine
G. Dyduch, P. Jarczyk & M. Jendryś

Case study: paste plant retrofit
L. Correia, B. Cothill, P. Antunes & S. James

Review of sandfill reticulation system at northern Ontario Mine
J. Landriault, D. Dewit & J. Yamine

Paste-waste design and implementation at Newmont Goldcorp’s Tanami Operation
R.L. Veenstra & J.J. Grobler

Summary of improvements to the backfill system at DBS Operations
A. Zajac & R.L. Veenstra

Case study – design and implementation of a high density cemented hydraulic fill system at Oz Mineral’s Prominent Hill Mine
M. Helinski & J. Shaw

Green mining – use of hydraulic backfill in the Velenje coal mine
J. Kortnik

Biography

Ferri Hassani, Jan Palarski, Violetta Soko?a-Szewio?a, Grzegorz Strozik