Ground movement resulting from underground backfill mining in a nickel mine (Gansu Province, China)

Fengshan Ma, Haijun Zhao (), Renmao Yuan and Jie Guo

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2015, vol. 77, issue 3, 1475-1490

Abstract: Underground backfill mining is a complex and high-cost mining technique, which was designed to control ground pressure and prevent rock mass movement and ground deformation. Unfortunately, the results were not always as good as expected in practice. This paper addresses a case of ground movement induced by backfill mining in a nickel mine, China. Combined with geological investigation and ground monitoring, emphasis was put on the analysis of ground movement and interpretation of the deformation and damage. The results showed that a ground depression was formed at the hanging wall surface of the mine. By the end of 2013, the maximum subsidence reached 2,404 mm and accompanied by the rapid development of ground fissures. The monitored ground movement corresponded well with the underground goaf and the distribution of the ground fissures. It also found that the seriously deformed and damaged tunnels were exactly located in the plane projection of the subsidence trough. In addition, this study suggested that the high-level in situ stresses strengthened the mechanical strength of the surrounding rock mass and affected the overriding displacements in the wall rocks, thereby resulting in lower magnitude of vertical subsidence but greater expansion of horizontal deformation of the ground. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015

Keywords: Ground movement; Ground fissures; Monitoring; Backfill mining (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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