ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT: A new 30 g-tonne centrifuge testing facility has been commissioned in the Department of Mining Engineering, Queen's University, to offer the mining industry with a tool and opportunities to effectively solve a multitude of mining related problems including paste backfill designs, tailings dam stability, and rockburst loading. This paper presents details on the performance and structural design of the centrifuge, the construction of the pit and ancillary facilities, the installation of the drivage system, the establishment of the speed regulating system, and the design of the data acquisition and video monitoring and surveillance systems. A case application describing recent centrifuge modelling designs of paste backfill recipes for an operating mine is presented to illustrate the capability of this unique physical modelling facility.

Keywords:
data mining, multitude, Upstream Oil & Gas, Rotterdam, proceedings, loading, centrifuge, Balkema, centrifuge facility, stope height
Subjects:
Information Management and Systems, Data mining
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