Authors: Campbell, R; Banda, H; Fajar, J; Brannon, C

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DOI https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_rep/1815_0.1_Campbell

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Campbell, R, Banda, H, Fajar, J & Brannon, C 2018, 'Optimising for success at the Grasberg Block Cave', in Y Potvin & J Jakubec (eds), Caving 2018: Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Block and Sublevel Caving, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, pp. 3-16, https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_rep/1815_0.1_Campbell

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Abstract:
At PT Freeport Indonesia’s Grasberg mining complex, the Grasberg open pit is scheduled to cease production in early 2019. Mining of the Grasberg deposit will then transition to the underlying Grasberg Block Cave (GBC) mine, with initial undercutting currently planned for late 2018. The GBC is projected to become the district’s flagship underground mine for the next two decades. Early-stage production areas at the GBC are hosted within a heterogeneous rock mass. The footprint will be subjected to variable abutment and cave loading conditions. Mine design and sequencing adjustments, combined with customised ground support options, continually evolve to improve footprint reliability and permit a favourable transition between open pit and underground operations. This paper provides a snapshot of strategies employed to promote the successful caving operation at the GBC mine.

Keywords: caving, sequencing, ground support

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