EFFECTS OF MINING OPERATIONS AT ZAGLITS KY DEPOSIT ON THE ENVIRONMENT

Authors

  • Zarifa Afandiyeva Azerbaijan State Oil Academy

Keywords:

mining, environment, air pollution, air dust content, drilling rigs, truck roads

Abstract

The measurements performed during drilling operations show that air dust content reaches from 30
mg/m3
up to 190 mg/m3
. Both rock hardness and humidity and drilling speed also affect the level of air
dust content it was re-determined that truck roads
and drilling rigs are
the main source of dust emission in the open pit.

Published

2014-06-30

Issue

Section

GEOTECHNOLOGY, GEOECOLOGY, GEOECONOMICS