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High-Capacity Dynamic

Rock Reinforcement
System and Testing
Facility for Underground
Mines

A novel high-capacity dynamic rock reinforcement system and industry-based testing facility that will contribute to making deep mines safer and more sustainable in the future .

Competitive Advantage

• Advanced high-capacity dynamic ground support design and testing facility
• A rock reinforcement system that will help the mining sector achieve high productivity and economic growth

Impact

• Enhancing safety and productivity in underground mines
• This research is critically significant for UNSW to maintain its leading role in mine safety performance and mining technology internationally

Successful Applications

• Application to high-capacity dynamic ground support in deep stressed orebodies and high-stress mining environments
• Envisioned use in extreme underground environments such as burst-prone areas , including block caving mining methods

Capabilities and Facilities

• Access to the industry ’ s new high-capacity dynamic testing facility
• Testing dynamic bolts capable of > 70 tonne capacity and capable of withstanding seismic energy of > 50 kJ
• Equipment for designing , developing and building a new high-capacity dynamic bolts

Our Collaborators

• JENNMAR Australia
• South32

More Information

Professor Serkan Saydam
Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering
T : + 61 2 9385 4525
E : s . saydam @ unsw . edu . au
• Maintaining high safety standards and productivity in the competitive global resources market

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