Drill and blast method and apparatus for the same
AssigneeCentre for Excellence In Mining Innovation
InventorDouglas Morrison
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Abstract
Disclosed is a drill and blast method for advancing the tunnel face in a mine, which makes use of a mobile canopy. The mobile canopy having vertical supports connected to a frame that supports a shield. The mobile canopy allows for face production activities and ground support activities to occur simultaneously or near simultaneously. This allows for more rapid advancement of the tunnel face compared to traditional batch drill and blast techniques.
Claims10
A mobile canopy for use in a mining process, said mobile canopy comprising at least a first covered structure and a second covered structure, wherein the first and second covered structures each comprise a plurality of vertical supports connected to an inverted u-shaped frame and at least one of the covered structures supports a shield extending over the u-shaped frame comprising mesh coverage that can be detached from the u-shaped frame and moved away from the u-shaped frame toward a roof of a tunnel from inside the u-shaped frame to be attached to walls and the roof of the tunnel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.