SCOPE OF THE PROJECT

This project is expected to assess the cable bolt performance so as to control the dilution in open
stope during mining operations to reduce the unwanted material that will lead to the lower
material recovery that results in dilution which has a direct influence on the cost of stope, and
ultimately on profitability of mining operation. The selection criteria used for study is limited to
geological properties on the geotechnical zones with similar properties are grouped together,
then one zone is selected as representative to other remained zones with similar geological
properties. Selection made as follows, for all zones with Thick Argillite (GZ-TA) zone 2 will
be representative, for all zones with Competent Ground (GZ-CG) zone 9 will be
representative, for all zones with Highly Foliated (GZ-HF) zone B will be representative and
finally for zones with Highly Stress (GZ-HS) zone C will be representative. The selected zones
will be representatives to other zones with the same geological characteristics of rock mass of an
open stope.

DATA COLLECTION

Data will be collected based on the scope of the study on the four geotechnical zones

a) Thick Argillite (GZ-TA) zone 2 will be representative

b) Competent Ground (GZ-CG) zone 9 will be representative
c) Highly Foliated (GZ-HF) zone B will be representative
d) Highly Stress (GZ-HS) zone C will be representative

EXPECTED DATA FROM SELECTED ZONES ABOVE

1. Cable bolt design parameters for the current mined stopes and previous mined stopes
a) Stope height
b) Stope strike length
c) Stope width
d) Stope dip angle in both HW and FW
e) Induced stress∂1(MPa), ∂3, ∂ cm, ∂ ci
f) Cross-sectional area
g) Cable bolting density
 h) Cable bolt orientation
i) Geomechanical parameters of the rock mass like young modulus, Poisson’s
ratio, density, mb parameter, s parameter, a parameter and GSI, friction angle
( ∅ ),
j) Hoek-Brown parameters
k) Mohr-Coulomb parameters
l) Modified stability parameters like A is the rock stress factor, B is the joint
orientation adjustment factor, and C is the gravity adjustment factor
2. Total ELOS value occurred on different geotechnical zones within specific mined-out
stopes
3. Cable bolting status on hanging wall and footwall of the stopes
4. Predicted ELOS and Actual ELOS value for both HW and FW of an open stopes
5. Predicted volume in HW and FW
6. Actual volume in HW and FW
7. Percentage of dilution
8. Rock mass and rock mass quality of different geotechnical zones
9. Optimal cable bolt design and its parameters to control dilution on open stope boundary