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Method Shape Plunge Thickness Grades Depth RMR Ore RMR HW

Open Pit 2 4 3 3 0 3 4
Block Caving 2 4 0 0 3 2 3
Sublevel Stoping 2 4 2 1 4 4 3
Sublevel Caving 4 4 0 0 2 3 3
Longwall 4 -49 0 0 2 4 4
Room and Pillar 4 0 2 3 3 3 3
Shrinkage Stoping 2 4 2 1 3 3 2
Cut and Fill 4 4 4 3 3 2 4
Top Slicing 3 2 0 0 1 1 2
Square Set 2 3 4 3 1 1 1

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Final Results UBC Mining Method Selector

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2 Mining Method Selector Algorithm developed by:
3 Miller-Tait, L., Pakalnis, R. and Poulin, R., (1995), UBC Mining Method S
4 4th Int'l. Symp. on Mine Planning & Equipment Selection, Calgary, 31 Oc
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6 Excel and Visual Basic Implementation by:
7 Jeff Breadner (1999). (jbreadner@yahoo.com)
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9 Original Idea:
10 Nicholas, D. (1992) SME Mining Engineering Handbook, 2nd Edition, Vo

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 RMR FW RSS Ore RSS HW RMR FW Total
4 3 3 4 33 2 valores
3 0 3 2 22 shape tabular o elongado
2 4 1 3 30 3 plunge >55°
3 2 3 2 26 thickness 10 a 30m
0 1 5 0 -29 grades erratica
0 6 0 0 24 depth 100-600
2 4 1 3 27
2 3 5 3 37 1
1 0 2 1 13
0 0 2 0 17

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ment Selection, Calgary, 31 Oct-3 Nov, 1995, pp. 163-168.

ng Handbook, 2nd Edition, Volume 2, pg. 2091-2108.

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Shape Plunge Thicknes

Method Equidimensional Platy/Tabular Irregular Flat Moderate Steep V. Narrow
Open Pit 4 2 3 3 3 1 1
Block Caving 4 2 0 3 2 4 -49
Sublevel Stoping 3 4 1 2 1 4 -10
Sublevel Caving 3 4 1 1 1 4 -49
Longwall -49 4 -49 4 0 -49 4
Room and Pillar 0 4 2 4 0 -49 4
Shrinkage Stoping 0 4 2 -49 0 4 4
Cut and Fill 1 4 4 1 3 4 3
Top Slicing 1 2 0 4 2 0 1
Square Set 0 1 4 2 3 2 4
 Thickness Grades Depth
Narrow Intermediate Thick V. Thick Low Moderate High <100m 100-600 >600m
2 3 4 4 3 3 2 4 0 -49
-49 0 3 4 3 2 2 2 3 3
1 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 2
-49 0 4 4 3 2 2 3 2 2
3 0 -49 -49 4 1 0 2 2 3
3 1 -49 -49 4 2 0 3 3 2
4 0 -49 -49 3 2 2 3 3 2
4 4 1 0 2 3 4 2 3 4
1 0 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1
3 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 2
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RMR Ore RMR Hanging Wall

V. Weak Weak Moderate Strong V. Strong V. Weak Weak Moderate Strong V. Strong
3 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 4
4 3 2 0 -49 3 3 3 2 2
1 3 4 4 4 -49 0 3 4 4
3 4 3 1 0 4 4 3 2 2
6 6 4 2 2 6 5 4 3 3
-49 0 3 5 6 -49 0 3 5 6
0 1 3 3 3 0 0 2 4 4
0 1 2 3 3 3 5 4 3 3
3 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 3
4 4 1 0 0 4 4 1 0 0
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RMR Footwall RSS Ore RSS Hanging W

V. Weak Weak Moderate Strong V. Strong V. Weak Weak Moderate Strong V. Weak
2 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 2 2 4 2 1 0 4
0 0 2 3 3 0 2 4 4 0
1 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 4
0 0 0 0 0 6 5 2 1 6
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
0 0 2 3 3 0 1 3 4 0
3 3 2 2 2 0 1 3 3 3
0 0 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 3
3 1 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 4
RSS Hanging Wall RSS Footwall
Weak Moderate Strong V. Weak Weak Moderate Strong
3 4 4 3 3 4 4
3 2 0 4 3 2 1
1 4 5 0 1 3 3
3 2 1 1 2 2 2
5 2 2 0 0 0 0
0 2 6 0 0 0 0
1 3 4 0 2 3 3
5 4 2 1 3 3 2
2 2 2 2 2 1 1
2 1 0 3 2 0 0