Deep underground ore bodies require a new approach: Rectangular rock boring machines create access and development drifts with flat inverts that enable immediate use of the tunnel by rubber-tired vehicles.
These non-circular tunnel boring machines bore tunnels in rock up to 200 MPa UCS at twice the rate of drill & blast, and with fewer ground support requirements.
Find out how to reach your ore body quicker, safer and more cost effectively in this exclusive webinar in conjunction with Mining Magazine.
Learn about the successful use of a rectangular rock boring machine at Fresnillo silver mine in Mexico, where the equipment has advanced more than 1,700 meters at rates of up to 191 meters in one month.
A discussion of ongoing developments for underground mining, including ways to directly mine the ore body using tunnel boring machines, will follow.
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Lok Home, Owner, Robbins Between 1965 and 1968, Lok worked as a project manager at several Canadian mines before joining Robbins in Field Service, where he then progressed through several management positions. Lok served as president of Atlas Copco Jarva from 1980 to 1985, then founded Boretec, Inc. Boretec later acquired Robbins in 1998 and unified the two companies under the Robbins name with Lok as president. Today, Robbins is a worldwide business that supplies all types of Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs), related equipment, and services to both the civil tunneling and mining industries. |
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Craig Guthrie, Editor, Mining Magazine A former managing editor at Asia Times Online and Middle East Eye, Craig has spent decades writing about the impacts of regional geopolitics on the commodity markets. |
