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Mufulira Mine has been in operation since 1933. The Mine is situated on the Copperbelt region of Zambia. It is predominantly rich in copper mineralization. Due to increase in mine depth which currently stands at 1,557 m, the mine has been experiencing geomechanical challenges such as rock...

Mufulira Mine has been in operation since 1933. The Mine is situated on the Copperbelt region of Zambia. It is predominantly rich in copper mineralization. Due to increase in mine depth which currently stands at 1,557 m, the mine has been experiencing geomechanical challenges such as rock...

In recent years, the world is gradually shifting away from the use of structural concrete in the construction sector. This is due to its retrogressive limitations such as costs, environmental degradation, low strength-to-weight ratio, its susceptibility to cracking. The world is moving towards...

The area of northeastern Zambia, between Chama and Lundazi towns, is underlain by rocks belonging to the Irumide Fold Belt, a Mesoproterozoic orogenic belt whose geology is dominated by biotite gneisses, which often show incipient migmatisation, that belong to the Kampemba Group. Less common...

Mining method selection is one of the most critical activities of Mining engineering with the ultimate goal of maximizing profit, mineral recovery and arrive at a method with the least problems among feasible alternatives. The geology at the Synclinorium is complex with four main lithologies i.e....

Blasting is the process of fracturing material through the detonation of industrial explosives placed into drilled holes suitably located to a free surface. Every blast hole containing a calculated amount of explosive charge undergoes impulsive loading when detonated and results in the dynamic...

Konkola Mine of Konkola Copper Mines Plc comprises of Number 1 and 3 Shafts located on the northern most part of the Zambian Copperbelt. The mining licence area is characterised by the Kirilabombwe anticline dividing the West and North Limbs striking generally in the northwest to southeast...

In the Chisamba area, some lithologies hitherto mapped as quartzites and dolomitic marbles are quartz mylonites and interbanded calc-silicate, marble and amphibolites, respectively. Both meso-and microstructural fabrics in the Chisamba area indicate that deformation associated with shearing was...

When a modulated beam of 1ight impinges on a solid, elastic waves are produced as a result o-f the surface motion due to thermal expansion. In semiconductors, in addition to this thermal expansion effect, there is also mechanical strain induced in the material due to the photogeneration of excess...

An empirical assessment of the peak shear strength of rock discontinuities occuring in the hangingwall rock formations at Nchanga Open Pit is presented in this dissertation. A brief history and geology of the open pit including its structural and geometrical setting are outlined. Some recent...