Technologies
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. |