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Figure 13.28 Pillar performance,<br />

defined by degree of rupture (overbreak)<br />

<strong>and</strong> mechanical integrity, compared<br />

with domains defined by rock<br />

degradation <strong>and</strong> failure criteria (after<br />

Diederichs et al., 2002).<br />

PILLAR SUPPORTED MINING METHODS<br />

13.7.2 Extraction sequence<br />

Whatever the expected intermediate <strong>and</strong> final states of stress in a mining layout,<br />

the planning requirement is to develop a sequence in which stopes are to be mined,<br />

<strong>and</strong> perhaps pillars are to be recovered, which satisfies geomechanical constraints<br />

<strong>and</strong> specific mining requirements, such as production rate, number of sources of ore<br />

in operation at any one time, <strong>and</strong> a tolerable level of risk to ore reserves. When<br />

the integrity <strong>and</strong> stability of the final mine layout are not assured, the question of<br />

extraction sequence becomes acute. Some general principles are now proposed to<br />

guide formulation of a logical order for stope <strong>and</strong> pillar extraction.<br />

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