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Title: Testing of a diesel-powered impact cutting head for hard-rock mining

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OSTI ID:5471569

This book reports on the performance of a novel prototype kerf-cutting impact mining machine that was evaluated under a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Bureau of Mines and RAMEX Systems, Bellevue, WA, while operating under conditions typical of normal tunnel entry development. Selected operating parameters were monitored concurrently to determine baseline operating conditions and to study relationships between operating parameters. Using the data obtained, the specific energy requirements of the impact mining machine were calculated and compared to specific energy requirements of tunnel boring machines cutting in rock having similar hardness. Tests results indicate that the kerf-cutting impact mining machine can provide a mechanical means for mining very hard rock that cannot be effectively mined using commercially available mechanical excavators.

OSTI ID:
5471569
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English