Possibility of copper ores exploitation using in situ leaching method
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Date
2023
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Radovanović, Mladen
Petrović, Dejan
Ivaz, Jelena
Zlatanović, Dragan
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University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor
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Proceedings - 54th International October Conference on Mining and Metallurgy - IOC 2023, 18-21 October 2023, Bor Lake, Serbia
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Underground exploitation takes place at greater depths which causes the need to reduce the operational costs of excavation. That can be achieved by choosing an appropriate mining method. Large scale mining methods are commonly used to excavate deposits with a low content of useful components that lie at greater depths. Sometimes conventional mining methods cannot produce the satisfying results. In that case application of unconventional mining methods or combination of both conventional and unconventional mining methods can be used for exploitation of metal ores. In situ leaching is one of unconventional methods that can be used for exploitation of copper deposits, and which in the near future may become one of the most favorable methods for the excavation of copper ores.
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leaching, underground mining, unconventional method
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ISBN 978-86-6305-140-9
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CC-BY-NC-ND