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Bighole Stoping
Bighole Stoping
Bighole Stoping
Bigholestopingisanupscaledvariantofsublevelopenstoping,usinglonger,
largerdiameterDTHblastholes,rangingfrom140to165mm.Blastpatternsare
similartoSLOS,butwithholesupto100mlong.Apatternwith140mm
blastholeswillbreakarockslice4mthick,with6mtoespacing.DTHdrilling
ismoreaccuratethantophammerdrilling,allowingtheverticalspacingbetween
sublevelstobeextended,from40mwithSLOSmining,to60mwithbighole
stoping.However,theriskofdamagetotherockstructureshastobetakeninto
accountbythemineplanners,asthelargerholescontainmoreexplosives.