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Dieters, Sibren (author)
New mining and exploration projects have revived across Europe with an increasing demand for critical raw materials driven by the energy transition and unstable political conditions. Hyperspectral imaging proves to be an excellent tool for quick and efficient non-invasive mineral exploration. By mounting hyperspectral- and LiDAR sensors on...
master thesis 2023
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Kavermann, Nils (author)
master thesis 2023
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Hertogs, Max (author)
Measuring rock stress is a difficult process, especially in the Stjernøya Nepheline-Syenite mine in Northern Norway. The complex nature and topography of the shallow deposit makes it difficult to conduct industry standard tests. Therefore, this thesis aims at answering how different stress measurement techniques and their results compare to each...
master thesis 2023
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Krishnan, Aditya (author)
The growing importance of rare earth elements (REEs) in sustainable technologies necessitates anefficient assessment of potential resource targets within the European Union. Traditional analyticaltechniques for REE determination have drawbacks like destructive and time-consuming samplepreparation, but hyperspectral imaging (HSI) and laser...
master thesis 2023
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Rytkönen, Sauli (author)
The electrification of the world and the green transition are expected to increase the demand for energy storage technologies such as lithium-ion batteries. This will increase the demand for raw materials used in batteries, such as graphite. Further, due to geopolitical risk and the need for sustainable sources, graphite mining is also of...
master thesis 2022
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Whittle Rodriguez, Luis (author)
The widespread concerns about climate change, as well as the major enabling factors for the transition that are required to guarantee its control, necessitate research and a tool that can provide insight into the future of copper mining.The world's copper supply is primarily concentrated in a few producing locations: Chile, Peru, Democratic...
master thesis 2022
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Meijer, Tim (author)
The goal of a mining operation is to extract the maximum value from exploiting the orebody. The equipment used by these mining operations has a nominally rated performance to achieve needed annual production. However, this nominally rated performance is not achieved during operations. This study assesses the underlying causes of reduced shovel...
master thesis 2022
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Kamp, Fabian (author)
Measuring and analyzing the tunnel deformation through convergence measurements and cross-correlation with geological mapping is essential for understanding and controlling tunnel stability, worker safety and predicting failure zones. In order to achieve this, a new device, the so-called GroundProbe GML is tested and analyzed in this study....
master thesis 2022
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Weinbach, Hannah (author)
In the former lignite mine "Robertshall" near Hamburg damage to the surface was caused by the collapse of underground cavities originating from old mine workings of a lignite mine which had been in operation between 1920 and 1922. During the investigation of the subsurface by drilling it was noticed that the existing mine plans are incomplete....
master thesis 2022
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Klerkx, Sean (author)
Open-pit mining blast patterns are designed to safely break rock mass at desired boundaries and to produce uniformly sized fragments that lead to the optimal performance of subsequent mining operations. An issue that is often overlooked, however, is the deviation of drillhole locations with respect to their coordinates as designed in the...
master thesis 2021
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van de Stadt, Michael (author)
The case study consist of a small underground mine with a small mining crew. The vehicle park is relatively large, and therefore it is necessary to establish the added value of additional miners or equipment for short-term production planning purposes, assuming that staff size currently limits production capacity to find out if staff size is...
master thesis 2021
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van der Meer, Olaf (author)
The aim of this master thesis is to improve a raw materials certification scheme by checking and validating the application matrix and the coherent hazards developed for the Certification of Raw materials (CERA) project. The scope of the original application matrix included exploration, mining, physical processing, chemical processing, smelting...
master thesis 2020
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van Maanen, Wesley (author)
The main goal of this research is to get a better understanding of the manganese refining path in the steelmaking converter process. This study focuses primarly on manganese refining due to manganese mass transfer, between metal containing droplets and oxidized slag in the metal-slag emulsion zone, in the top part of the steelmaking converter....
master thesis 2020
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Meij, Richard (author)
Current evacuation plans for underground mines are inefficient and outdated. Simulations have proven that smart evacuation can significantly increase the efficiency of escape times in case of an emergency. In a smart evacuation, miners are given real time instructions on a smart device (such as a smart-watch) about their route to a safe haven if...
master thesis 2020
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Millington, Joe (author)
Site-specific calibration of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) analysis can be achieved by presenting known geological sample data to update algorithms, therefore improving analysis of unknown samples post-calibration. The goal of this project is to optimise drill core analysis by LIBS for samples from Kittilä gold mine. In total 227...
master thesis 2020
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Zoetmulder, Luuk (author)
Over the last decade, interest in deep-sea mining of Polymetallic Nodules (PN) has reignited. It is driven by an increasing demand of metals that are critical for the digital economy and modern technologies such as batteries. Methods for resource estimation of PN are known and commercially available. There is however no standard method of a...
master thesis 2020
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Monteith, David (author)
The current plan of bottom to top bottom sublevel stoping for the Kearney gold vein at the Cavanacaw mine, Omagh, Northern Ireland may not be the most effective in terms of stability. The Kearney ore body is a narrow vein gold deposit, which has been previously exploited through an open pit and is currently being developed as an underground...
master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Yepin (author)
When making a decision between conducting owner and contractor mining, it is common for the mine owner to take into consideration a number of factors to assess the suitability of either method for any particular project. This research identifies and investigates the key factors by means of literature review and questionnaires and interviews with...
master thesis 2020
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Goense, Thijs (author)
The transition from open-pit to underground mining operations is a frequently occurring procedure for mines around the world. The Akyem Gold Mine in Ghana is an example, where the transition is to be optimized with regard to the significant reduction in yearly throughput. The current processing plant is commissioned to efficiently process up to...
master thesis 2019
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Korte, Dirk (author)
This research was aimed at determining the influence parameters have on the cut-off grade of sublevel stopes in the Garpenberg underground mine, and combing these to maximise value at the mine. Garpenberg is a multi-deposit poly-metallic mine owned by Boliden AB. Cost calculations were performed on data from 2018 to derive costs for each deposit...
master thesis 2019
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