BOX HOLE BORER

MD320

The Need: Safe Connection between Mine Levels

z Different needs to connect levels 9 ventilation 9 travel ways 9 ore passes 9 other supply/connection holes z Rescue access in case of emergency 9 horizontal (with special mucking system) and any inclination

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The Conventional Methods

z Conventional method: Drill & Blast
9 Top level is not developed hand held overhead drill from scaffoldings Drop raising (top down) long hole drilling bottom up blast in one go high risk to loose the hole ALIMAK Climber

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The Mechanical Method: Raise Borer

z Mechanical cutting
9 Raise Boring bottom up Blind boring (limited diameter and length) 9 Raise Boring - reaming Pilot hole and reaming Special pavement for the rig needed Top section developed before

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Our Motivation for the Development

z Contribution to safety
9 high percentage of fatalities happens at the raising operation therefore 9 get the people out of dangerous areas

z Speed up the Development

9 box hole boring independent from the reef (upper level) development 9 high advance rates e.g. time for a hole of 15 m:
conventional about 3 weeks with MD320 about 3 days (including mobilisation and de-mobilisation)

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The solution Boxadvanced Hole Borer MD320

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Box Hole Borer MD320

z High speed of advance z Remote Control no workers in hazardous working areas z No special pavement needed z No development on top level needed z Technical Data 9 Component Weight, max. 9 Total installed 9 Cutter motor 9 Available diameter (current) 9 Inclination of hole 9 Hole length, max 9 Cutter Discs 12 t, easy to re-locate 280 kW 180 kW 1.6 m 0 90 deg 100 m raise-borer tools

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Box Hole Borer Sequence of action

z Tramming & Start-up Step 1

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Box Hole Borer Sequence of action

z Erecting
Step 2 Step 3

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Box Hole Borer Sequence of action

z Collaring & Start Boring
Step 8 Step 9

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Working Principle

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BOXHOLE BORING SYSTEM

Mine installation

Power supply Main power supply Transformer capacity

1000V 50Hz 1000 kVA

Water supply Cooling water temperature 10 - 25 C Water flow app. 80l/min Water pressure 6 10bar Filtration less than 500 micron pH value 78 Feed line size 2 Return line size 2

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Face to start

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MD320 - track bound

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MD320 - track bound

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MD320 - track bound

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MD320 - trackless

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MD320 - trackless

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MD320 - trackless
supply car

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Box Hole Borer in Action

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Control Display

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Collaring

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Box Hole Borer in Action

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The hole is finished

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Waiting for the next hole

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Achievements
Box Hole Development
Newman Shaft - Lonmin/RSA
16 1,8

14

1,6

1,4 12 1,2 Hole Length [m] 10 1 8 0,8 6 0,6 no data recorded 4 Cutting Rate incl. Collaring [m/h]

Hole Length [m] Cutting Rate [m/h]

0,4

0,2

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Hole Number

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Achievements
Net Cutting time per Hole
16 14,00

14

12,00

12 10,00 Length of the hole [m] 10 8,00 8 6,00 6 4,00 4 Net time demand [h]

Hole Length [m] Net cutting time [h]

2,00

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Hole number

0,00

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Indicative Time for one Hole

Average net time for one Box Hole example - indikative
Basis: Hole length [m] Advance Rate [m/h] Total Time one Hole Demobilisation Transport out Disconnect power supply De-install Haulage On rail launchtube Retract launchtube Unspread Launchtube Regripp MD320 back Drilling tot regrip tot. drilling collaring Mobilisation Install Haulage System Spread launchtube Line up MD320 Lift up launchtube Turn launchtube Launchtube off rail Separate powerpack Water connection Power conection 1000 V Transport to workplace 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

30 1,70

Working Steps

T ime demand

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Indicative performance figures

z Conventional
9 advance/day 9 cost per meter 1 2 m/d (usual one round = 1,2 m) 400,- Euro/m (2002 ! today double ?) app. 5 d app. 1 m 853,- Euro/m app. 1 shift app. 1,5 m 685,- Euro/m

z Mechanical raise boring

9 preparation time 9 advance per hour 9 cost per meter

z Mechanical box hole boring

9 preparation time 9 advance per hour 9 cost per meter

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Rock Properties - Portugal

Rock Properties
350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Shist Cerchar (CAI)

UCS (MPa)

MPa CAI

Graywake

Polysulfidic ore

Rock Type

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Polysulfidic ore

Pegmatite high quarcitic

Rock properties Portugal

Results of Rock Test: Page 2

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND ABRASIVITY

Test Report No.: Report issued by: 2007 / 068 Hebenstreit c Max.: t Max.: Estat Max.: 52736 MPa 26,20 MPa 438,56 MPa Sample No.: 03 2007-11-09 Date: ( 5 specimen(s) H/D = 1) Average: 313,48 MPa

Uniaxial compressive strength Min.: 230,14 MPa

Brazilian tensile strength Min.: 15,65 MPa

( 5 specimen(s) H/D = 0.5) Average: 19,47 MPa

Young's modulus Min.: 35524 MPa

( 5 specimen(s) H/D = 1) Average: 44241 MPa

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MD320 - trackless - Portugal

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MD320 - trackless - Portugal

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The first hole in Portugal

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