E-Compilation

on

DIMENSIONAL STONE TECHNOLOGY

By
Dr. S. C. JAIN
Assoc.Professor & Head

Department of Mining Engineering

College of Technology And Engineering
Maharanaa Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology
• UDAIPUR -313001 (Raj.)
 Declaration
E-compilation on Dimensional Stone Technology prepared
with the use of content freely available online, text books
and project work related to dimensional stones. This
compilation is purely for academic purpose that can be used
by students as reference for the course Dimensional Stone
Technology. Reproduction of these matter by any means for
any commercial activity is strictly prohibited.
 CONTENTS
S.No. Topic Page
No.
1 Marble Mining 1
2 KOTA STONE (Flaggy limestone) Mining 18
3 Granite Mining 27
4 Sandstone Mining 40
5 Marble Machinery in working 57
6 Controlled Blasting Practices in Mechanised Marble Mine for 64
removal of Overburden
7 Formation of stone block and their handling 79
8 Multiwire Technology 87
9 Dimensional Stone Processing Machinery 102
11 Epoxy Resin Treatment 131
12 Marble Slurry Management 140
13 Env. Impacts of Mining and Processing of Dimensional Stones 153
14 References 169