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Discover innovative solutions in the mining industry! We're proud to introduce ORESORB™—a patented hydrogel designed for underground blasting and dust suppression. It not only improves blasting efficiency but also enhances the safety of miners. During the production process of open-pit mines, a significant amount of dust is generated at every stage, from drilling to loading, transportation, crushing, and soil discharge. Our SOCO® products have achieved positive results in countries like Australia, India, France, Brazil, and more. 🌏 ORESORB™'s excellent water absorption and retention capabilities allow it to be adsorbed for a long time at room temperature, penetrating gaps between dust particles. By increasing the mass of dust particles through moisture absorption and promoting coagulation through adhesion, it effectively suppresses dust dispersion. In blasting operations, ORESORB™ serves as a blast hole sealing agent, rapidly forming a solid hydrogel to effectively seal the blast hole, reducing the pressure shockwave from explosions, and regulating gas pressure to decrease noise and dust emissions. Moreover, ORESORB™ is also applicable for dust suppression on mining roads, slope greening, loose material piles, and dust suppression and sludge solidification in mining tunnels. 🌳 Join us in promoting green development in the mining industry and creating a safer and more efficient working environment! 🏭 https://lnkd.in/gfZRXR_P #DustSuppression #MiningInnovation #ORESORB #SafetyFirst #GreenMining #BlastingTechnology #EnvironmentalSustainability #MiningSafety #IndustrySolutions

Using waste rock as backfill in mining operations can have several economic advantages that can lower overall mining costs and effectively reduce the cutoff grade needed to make a mining project viable. Here are some key points explaining how this works: 1. Reduction in Waste Management Costs: - Minimizing the Need for Disposal: By utilizing waste rocks as backfill, mining companies can avoid the costs associated with transporting and disposing of waste material. This reduces the need for waste rock storage facilities, which can be expensive to construct and maintain. - Maintaining Land Use: By backfilling pits with waste rock, companies can minimize land use and environmental impact while potentially avoiding regulatory costs related to waste management. 2. Decrease in Land Rehabilitation Costs: - Stabilization of Mine Sites: Backfilling helps stabilize the mine site, reducing the long-term costs associated with land rehabilitation and remediation once mining operations cease. - Easier Rehabilitation: Using waste material for backfilling can lead to more straightforward rehabilitation strategies, since the mined land can be restored more easily if it has already been filled and stabilized. 3. Improved Resource Recovery: - Increased Extraction Efficiency: Backfilling can allow for more efficient resource recovery. When waste rock is managed properly and used to support mine workings, it can create opportunities to mine lower-grade ore which, otherwise, would not have been economical to extract. - Optimizing Mining Operations: By using waste rock to provide structural support, mining operations may be able to operate in a more flexible manner with larger mining sequences and lower operational risks. 4. Lower Transportation Costs: - Cutting Haulage Needs: Using waste rock locally reduces the need to transport backfill material from other sites, leading to notable savings on transportation costs. These savings can further decrease the overall operational costs of mining. 5. Economic Impact on Cutoff Grade: - Redefining Economic Viability: The reduction in overall operational and management costs allows for a reassessment of the cutoff grade, which is the minimum grade at which a particular mineral can be economically mined. Lower mining costs enable the feasibility of mining lower-grade ores, thus enhancing the overall resource base that is economically extractable. - Increased Flexibility: By lowering the cutoff grade, mining companies can decide to extract ores that were previously considered uneconomic, thus increasing the total recoverable reserves and potentially improving the mine's overall profitability.

🌟 In-Pit Crushing and Conveying (#IPCC) Complex   🔹 The number of #mining enterprises is growing all over the world with the demand for natural resources increasing likewise.   🔹 Nowadays, the depth of #opencast_mining reaches 200 meters thus making the use of motor trucks inefficient due to extended length of truck roads intended for transportation of mineral resources above the ground. The In-Pit Crushing and Conveying Technology for opencast mining and conveying the mineral resources features a reasonable alternative to the cyclic mining technique.   🔹 IPCC technology widely uses the #conveying equipment including high angle conveyors with a dip angle over 20 degrees designed for transportation of mineral resources with their subsequent stacking, loading into the cars or transfer for further processing, etc.   🔹 In general, the IPCC Complex includes the following equipment:   - ◻ Equipment for mining mineral resources and their loading into motor trucks or freight cars. - ◻ Equipment for conveying mineral resources to the crushing and reclaiming units. - ◻ Crushing and reloading units where the mineral resources undergo crushing before being loaded on the conveyors. Conveying equipment. - ◻ Stacking equipment.   Layout of the IPCC Complex: - ◻ Crushing and reclaiming unit - ◻ Sloping portion of a high angle conveyor - ◻ Hold-down belt drive station of a high angle conveyor - ◻ Horizontal portion of a high angle conveyor - ◻ Load-carrying belt drive station of a high angle conveyor - ◻ Ore stacker - ◻ Ore yard - ◻ Master station   💠 Our group of companies has great experience in participating in IPCC system projects and we are able to offer a wide range of services in this fields from design and engineering of IPCC technology and participating as an integrator for supplying necessary equipment, such as rotary excavator, reclaimer, spreaders, crushers and conveying systems.   💠 We would like to share with you the brief description of implemented projects with solutions based on IPCC system technology.   #mining #conveying_systems #IPCC_technology #implemented_solutions #opencast_mining #high_angle_conveyors #mining_equipment #best_alternative_solutions #Strategic_Alliance

𝗢𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 #### Extraction Methods 1. **Surface Mining**: Surface mining is used when oil sands deposits are located close to the surface. This method involves removing large amounts of overburden (the soil and rock covering the oil sands) to access the bitumen. The sands are then transported to extraction facilities, where hot water and chemicals separate the bitumen from the sand and clay. The extracted bitumen undergoes further processing to upgrade it into synthetic crude oil. 2. **In-Situ Extraction**: For deeper deposits, in-situ extraction methods are employed. The most common in-situ technique is Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD). SAGD involves drilling pairs of horizontal wells into the oil sands. Steam is injected into the upper well to heat the bitumen, reducing its viscosity. The heated bitumen then flows into the lower well, where it is pumped to the surface. Other in-situ methods include Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS) and solvent-based extraction techniques. #### Environmental and Economic Considerations Oil sands extraction has significant environmental impacts. Surface mining operations disturb large land areas and create tailings ponds, which contain water, sand, clay, and residual bitumen. These ponds pose risks to wildlife and require extensive management and reclamation efforts. In-situ extraction, while less land-disruptive, is energy-intensive and produces greenhouse gas emissions. Efforts to mitigate environmental impacts include improving the efficiency of extraction processes, developing technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and enhancing land reclamation practices. Companies are also investing in research to find more sustainable extraction methods, such as using less water and incorporating renewable energy sources. Economically, oil sands represent a substantial investment. The high cost of extraction and upgrading, coupled with fluctuations in global oil prices, can affect the profitability of oil sands projects. However, with vast reserves and advancing technologies, oil sands remain a vital component of the global energy mix. Photo refrence, credit : https://lnkd.in/dpKhciBA Contact Us : Mail: Reservoir.Solutions.Egypt@gmail.com /res@reservoirsolutions-res.com Website: reservoirsolutions-res.com WhatsApp: +201093323215

🌟 Hydraulic Fracturing Technology for initial roof caving in coal mining by CCTEG 🚀 At the Jinjitan Coal Mine's 110 and 111 top coal caving working faces, we made a successful hydraulic fracturing process for initial roof caving, addressing the challenge of initial roof caving in top coal caving faces. 🛠️ The project employed a novel technique combining "conventional short-hole hydraulic fracturing" with "directional long drilling hole hydraulic fracturing." This approach not only solved pre-splitting in the coal seam roof but also addressed the problem of controlling the range and intensity of overburden movement caused by the transformation of large rock masses into smaller ones in the roadway surrounding rock. The short-hole drilling totaled 2,435 meters, with 724 segments fractured, while the long-hole drilling reached 891 meters, with 18 segments fractured. 🔍 The comprehensive assessment of the multi-dimensional hydraulic fracturing in weakening the overburden showed that all indicators met the expected outcomes. When the working face advanced 34 meters, the basic roof pressure occurred, indicating excellent initial roof caving results. 💡 This new technique of multi-dimensional hydraulic fracturing for initial roof caving represents a green, environmentally friendly, and efficient technology for hard roof pressure relief. It offers a novel alternative to traditional explosive blasting techniques for cross cutting and advanced pre-treatment of dynamic pressure disasters. This innovative technology provides a solid technical guarantee for mine safety production and leads the way in advancing mine dynamic disaster prevention towards proactive pre-treatment, regional multi-dimensional pressure relief, and safe, green, and efficient development. #Mining #HydraulicFracturing #CoalMining #GreenTechnology #CCTEG #MiningSafety

The long wall excavation method in mining is a highly efficient technique primarily used in coal mining, involving the full extraction of large rectangular coal blocks in a continuous operation. Using a long wall face, typically 100 to 300 meters long, hydraulic roof supports, or shields, hold up the mine roof while a shearer or plow cuts the coal. The coal is transported to the surface via a conveyor belt. As the shearer advances, the supports move forward, allowing controlled roof collapse, known as caving. The method has notable environmental drawbacks. Subsidence from the controlled roof collapse can cause ground movement, damaging ecosystems, water bodies, and infrastructure like buildings and roads. This can disrupt drainage patterns and contaminate groundwater. What is your view on this method? Comment below. Follow us at Tunnel Engineering #tunnelling #LongWallMining #CoalMining #MiningEfficiency #HydraulicSupports #ShearerTechnology #CoalExtraction #ContinuousMining #ProductiveMining #MiningTech #UndergroundMining #MineSafety #MiningInnovation #SubsidenceImpact #EnvironmentalChallenges #tunnelengineering #tunneling #GroundwaterContamination #MiningDrawbacks #EcosystemImpact #SurfaceWaterProtection #MiningInfrastructure #ControlledCaving #ResourceRecovery #MiningOperations #IndustrialMining #SustainableMining #MiningSolutions

In the realm of mining and drilling, the role of the mud plant is paramount. These facilities are essential for managing and processing drilling waste, enabling efficient separation of solids and liquids. Proper mud management not only optimizes operational efficiency but also reduces the environmental impact of mining activities. Centrifuges, integrated into mud plants, are crucial devices for separating solid particles suspended in drilling fluids. By applying centrifugal forces, these machines allow the recovery and reuse of valuable fluids, minimizing waste generation and reducing operational costs. Additionally, centrifuges enhance the quality of drilling fluids, resulting in greater well stability and a reduction in drilling-related issues. The implementation of mud plants and centrifuges in mining and drilling is vital for ensuring sustainable, efficient, and environmentally responsible operations. These technologies not only optimize the drilling process but also contribute significantly to resource conservation and environmental protection. #ResourceConservation #DrillingFluids

Requests from our clients for a more simplified dust control solution that is easier to setup, needs less equipment needs and reduces the amount of water required are being met by our new technology DUST dis-SOLVE. Packaged in convenient water-soluble bags, the concentrated effervescent dust suppressant is easily dropped into watercarts while being filled, with each 500-gram bag treating up to 20,000 litres of application water. DUST dis-SOLVE eliminates the need for complex liquid dosing systems, offering easier application for the mining, quarrying and civil construction industries, in various environments including underground exploration and tunnelling . #dustcontrol #dustsuppression #roadbuilding #civilconstruction #infrastructure #soilbinders #soilstabilisers #dust #dustsuppressant #DustSuppression #EcoFriendlySolutions #RoadMaintenance #disSOLVE #ConstructionInnovation #MiningSafety #AgricultureEfficiency #agriculturethailand #miningthailand# #thailand #laos #mininglaos #miningindustry #mining #mininglife #miningengineering #miningequipment #undergroundmining #miningengineer #coalmining #miningaustralia #mininghistory #mine #miningpost #drilling #miningnews #miningpeopleinternational #miner #drillingrig #miningindonesia #heavymachinery #engineering #minerals #heavyequipment #miningrig #goldmining #miningpeople #miners #miningtown #miningcoal #geology #tambang #construction #oilandgas #mineral #atlascopco #gold #undergroundmine #coalminingindustry #miningheritage #miningexploration #safety #earthmoving #miningmachines #russia #epiroc #exploration #goldmine #indonesiaminer #loker #mineria #coalminer #coal #diamonddrilling #coredrilling #drillingandblasting #drillinglife #drillingequipment #coalmininglife #miningproject

Abrasive Slurry Pumps - the unsung heroes of mining.. In the heart of the mining industry's operations lies a powerful ally – the abrasive slurry pump. Essential for handling the most challenging mixtures of water and solids, these pumps are the linchpins in transporting abrasive materials encountered in mineral processing and beyond. Did you know that slurry pumps are not just ordinary pumps? They are specifically engineered to tackle the harsh conditions of mining operations, where standard pumps would quickly fail. The secret to their resilience lies in their robust construction and the choice of materials used for their critical components. For instance, high-chrome iron is widely celebrated for its exceptional abrasion resistance, making it an ideal choice for impellers and other wear parts. Moreover, the design of slurry pumps is a marvel of engineering. Centrifugal slurry pumps, for example, harness the power of centrifugal force to move the slurry, while positive displacement pumps maintain a consistent flow, crucial for transporting coarse or dense slurries. But it's not just about durability; efficiency plays a key role too. These pumps are designed to optimize the flow of dense liquids, thereby reducing processing time and enhancing the overall efficiency of industrial processes. As we continue to rely on the mining sector for essential resources, let's take a moment to appreciate the abrasive slurry pumps – the robust workhorses that make it all possible. Their contribution might be out of sight, but it's never out of mind for those who understand the intricacies of industrial operations. With support from AI. #Mining #Engineering #Innovation #SlurryPumps #IndustrialEfficiency #Africa

Importance of Water Spraying on Underground Mining Walls In underground mining operations, spraying walls with water holds significant importance for several reasons: 1. Dust Removal: Spraying walls with water helps in keeping them clear of dust, ensuring better visibility for geologists to identify rock types and geological features. 2. Enhanced Geological Identification: Clear walls facilitate easier identification of rock types, fractures, and geological formations, aiding geologists in their assessments. 3. Crack and Fault Detection: Wet walls make cracks and rock faults more visible, aiding geotechnical assessments and safety evaluations. 4. Surveying Accuracy: Clear walls provide better visibility for surveyors to accurately mark survey points and establish reference lines. 5. Improved Equipment Operation: Wet walls facilitate better visibility for equipment operators, ensuring precise operation and reducing the risk of accidents. 6. Detection of Misfires: Water spraying helps in detecting misfires promptly, ensuring timely corrective actions to maintain safety and operational efficiency. 7. Better Environment and Atmosphere: Keeping the walls moist contributes to a healthier work environment by reducing dust levels and improving air quality underground. Examples of further benefits include: - Preventing Silica Dust: Water spraying helps in preventing the release of harmful silica dust, which can cause respiratory issues for miners. - Reducing Fire Risk: Moist walls lower the risk of fire incidents caused by sparks or ignition sources in dusty environments. - Enhanced Structural Stability: Keeping walls damp can contribute to the stability of the surrounding rock mass by reducing the likelihood of rockfalls and collapses. Using a well-organized and consistent water spraying system in underground mining operations is essential for ensuring safety, efficiency, and environmental responsibility. #MiningSafety #dewatering #watering #waterdown #serviceteam #mining #UndergroundMining