Lime stone extraction has been practiced in the Eastern region of Uganda especially Tororo district. The method of mining used is quarrying. however, this forms a hanging wall of about 91m high. which may become unstable ...

This was conducted in order to establish the factors that lower production evaluate the identified factors and provide. suggestions so as to increase, production of the mine it includes overcoming the excessive oversize ...

This final year research project aimed at investigating and establishing bench parameters for re-design of Tororo limestone quarry. Design of open pit slope angles is more important as the depths of open pits continuously ...

Fly rock are mainly rocks that are propelled beyond the blast area by the force of an explosion. Comprising of hard soil or stones from the exploding blast holes. When the uncontrolled material fragments are thrown beyond ...

Several methods exist to recover gold from ores such as leaching, gravity concentration and flotation. Leaching by cyanide solutions or gold cyanidasation, however, has been the main metallurgical process for gold extraction ...

The feasibility and pronouncement to invest in the mining industry comes with all forms of challenges that will have to be managed with care. Chiefly because, it involves huge capital disbursement and the associated risks ...

Many underground operations consist of several tunnels acting as accesses, haulages, production levels; and airways but there is only a limited number of shafts that can be developed for any given ore body and these shafts ...

Physico-chemical quality of ground and surface waters from Tiira mines and its environs was conducted between January, 2017 and April, 2017. This study was undertaken to determine whether physical, chemical and trace metal ...

Kanyomera gold deposit is one of the few orogenic gold deposits in which artisanal and small scale miners practice gold mining. However, due to limited knowledge and use of rudimentary mining methods. and equipment, many ...

The research study was conducted to devise measures for achieving optimal quality blasts associated with reduced secondary blasting costs, maximization of profits, increased safety, and environmental protection. Blasting ...