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Ore body Borska Reka in Jama Bor underground mine has been a challenge for experts in underground mining for many years. Specific properties of this ore body, such as great depth, huge ore reserves, low ore grades, infrastructure at ground surface above the deposit, along with variation of metal prices, disable application of traditional and previously applied mining methods. This paper presents results of researches related to design of new mining method, from the group of induced caving methods, and possibilities for application of such method in ore body Borska Reka, along with calculation of main method parameters.

Modern mining is characterized by highly mechanized production, large-scale projects with huge amounts of mined ore and waste, large areas influenced by mining works, large tailings and waste deposits, deep underground mines, constant development of existing and introduction of new technologies, huge influence of global financial and market trends to economy of mines and obligations related to environmental protection. On the other hand, development of IT sector enabled application of advanced systems for management of spatial data and their integration into common spatial information system-GIS. Main goal of introducing GIS into RTB Bor Group is to improve the processes of mineral resource management and create spatial information system of the copper mines with a geobase, with information from spatial plan documentation, as well as visualization of all graphic and alphanumeric data from geo-database, using GIS portals and Web GIS. Application of GIS system would enable simpler and more comprehensive approach to information in the areas of geological explorations, mining, mineral processing and metallurgy, all included in RTB Bor Group.