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PNEUMATIC STOWING [1 record]

Record 1 1988-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underground Mining
  • Mining Wastes
DEF

A system of filling mined cavities in which the crushed rock is carried along a pipeline and discharged at high velocity into the space to be packed, the intense projection ensuring a very high density of packed material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
  • Déchets miniers
CONT

Selon les minéraux utilisés et le mode de mise en place, on distingue le remblayage manuel (...) le remblayage mécanique (...), le remblayage pneumatique (blocs de stériles calibrés, amenés jusqu'à l'entrée du chantier par des moyens mécaniques et mis en place par une remblayeuse pneumatique), le remblayage hydraulique (...).

Spanish

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