Technologies

Engineering Sciences

Title:

Paste Backfilling in Underground Metal Mines

Area:

Material Sciences, Engineering Sciences

Focus Area:

Paste Backfilling

Social Benefits:

Paste backfilling requires comparatively less water, facilitates possibility of maximum recovery of ore from the stope, enhances stability, minimizes subsidence and improvement in mining cycle time.

Developing Agency:

CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR), Jharkhand

Technology Readiness Index:

Market Launch

Email:

director@cimfr.res.in
Website Link :http://www.cimfr.nic.in
Source (more info) :https://t.ly/l_sb

Brief Description

Description :

Surface disposal of mill tailings generated as a by-product of processing of ore is challenging task due to adverse socio-environmental impacts. A possible alternate solution is to use the mill tailings as a backfill material for underground metal mines. Conventional hydraulic filling requires recirculation of additional water, require additional operational elements, increase in mining cycle time, whereas paste fill technology is a better and effective option as compared to all forms of underground mine backfilling practices.

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