Economic and environmental aspects of using mining equipment and emulsion explosives for ore mining

Abstract

The calculation of economic efficiency during the preparatory mine operations using various mining equipment and types of explosives was performed. The general exponential regularity of determining the cost of carrying out 1 m3 of working depending on the strength of rocks to compression when using different types of explosives and tunneling equipment was established. An environmental assessment of the use of emulsion explosives in an iron ore mine showed a decrease in concentrations of environmentally hazardous substances and a decrease in environmental hazard coefficients, which resulted in a decrease in the pollution of the atmospheric air.