Opportunities and Challenges in Deep Mining: A Brief Review

Mineral consumption is increasing rapidly as more consumers enter the market for minerals and as the global standard of living increases. As a result, underground mining continues to progress to deeper levels in order to tackle the mineral supply crisis in the 21st century. However, deep mining occu...

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Main Authors: Pathegama G. Ranjith, Jian Zhao, Minghe Ju, Radhika V.S. De Silva, Tharaka D. Rathnaweera, Adheesha K.M.S. Bandara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-08-01
Series:Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209580991730615X