| The First Application of Underground Fully Mechanized Mining Method on Turkey Chrome Mining Industry Hasan Giray1; 1ETI KROM, Merkez, Turkey; PAPER: 398/Ferro-alloys/Regular (Oral) SCHEDULED: 11:45/Fri. 25 Oct. 2019/Zeus (55/Mezz. F) ABSTRACT: Fully mechanized underground mining is a valuable method to achieve sustainable development in the mining industry because it achieves simultaneously (1) economic growth and profitability by increasing efficiency and decreasing cost (2) protects the environment by decreasing the specific use of energy and as a result decreasing CO2 emissions and (3) develops the society by reducing and eliminating the life and accidental risks of the miners and improving their quality of life since a part of the increased additional profit of the company is distributed to them also to their community. This paper the experience and results of applying for the first time in the chrome industry of Turkey of an underground fully mechanized method along with its multiple advantages. |
