Shigen-to-sozai, Vol.116, No.9, pp.745-750.
A Selecting Method for Mining Design and
Development
Seisuke OKUBO1and Jiro YAMATOMI1
| 1. Department of Geosystem Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656 |
| In 1991, the activity was started as a subsidiary-working
group in MMIJ. In 1992, the committee with
financial aid by PNC was founded to develop
a selecting method or an expert system for
mine design and development. At first, various mining methods were surveyed and distinctive features of them were examined and discussed. A relatively simple selecting method or chart for an appropriate mining method was proposed and implemented into a tiny expert system. The detailed data of mines were collected and test-run of the tiny expert system was carried out. It was found that the suggested mining method by the system, in most cases, coincided with the actual one. The developed system is considered to be helpful to learn the selection method for a novice and to promote mutual understanding among established mining engineers. Special attention was paid to rock mass classification. Existing rock mass evaluation / classification systems were examined and a new provisional system, which was suggested by experienced mining engineers, was proposed and discussed. |
| KEY WORDS: Mining Method, Selection Method, Rock Mass Classification, Expert System |