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http://dx.doi.org/10.22704/ksee.2021.39.3.035

Engineering Approaches and Recent Advances of Slope Optimization in Surface Mines  

Park, Jun-Hyeok (한국지질자원연구원)
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Explosives and Blasting / v.39, no.3, 2021 , pp. 35-43 More about this Journal
Abstract
Slope optimization aims to maximize the slope angle in an open pit mine, resulting in subsequent profits from additional ore extraction. The large open pit mines have adopted the advanced technologies to increase slope angle until they ensure the slope stability. This paper introduces a current stage of slope optimization efforts and best practices from the open pit mines.
Keywords
Slope steepening; Smart blasting; Bench face angle; Slope stability;
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