RE:Block CavingThat's the BHP comment :
Block caving is an innovative mining method that allows for safe, low cost continued production and reduces the impact of seismic activity in the workplaces.
It removes people from the most hazardous areas of the mine while remotely targeting the ore above.
BHP Manager Mining Leinster Brendon Shadlow said the block cave project began as a way to make mining more sustainable at B11, an area known for seismic activity.
“The mine had to close following some major seismic activity in 2013,” Brendon explained.
“With the new block cave, we can safely and efficiently continue mining even in the event of seismic activity.”
The block cave will now be established as a technical centre and the learnings from this project will help shape the future of mining techniques at Nickel West and beyond.