Stone Age and the World of Primitive Mining

Gayko, Gennadiy; Biletsky, Volodymyr; Hunchenko, Yuliia

doi:10.21847/1728-9343.2018.1(153).127293

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“…Archaeological excavations revealed obsidian deposits in many buildings of the city, as well as numerous workshops from it. It was in this settlement that small copper wares, copper slags, blisters were found, which confirms the possibility of conducting the first copper filings by miners, who developed rock material here from ancient times [Gayko et al, 2018].…”

Section: Metallurgy Originsupporting

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The Philosophy of Mining: Historical Aspect and Future Prospect

Haiko¹,

Saik²,

Lozynskyi³

2019

P&C

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The influence of the humanitarian component (sacred, religious, social factors) on the origin and initial development of mining activity, metallurgy origin, the first natural and technical knowledge accumulation and application forms are considered. The hypothesis of the metallurgy occurrence in the stable communities of primitive miners is considered. The ideology component of important technological inventions, created in an environment where both these phenomena were extremely close, is shown. The organizational forms of mining activity in which sacred factors played an extremely important role from archaic mining communities to medieval religious orders (in particular, Cistercians) were analyzed. The role of traditions, beliefs and professional knowledge in the formation of the special mining communities' nature from ancient time to the Middle Ages, their heritable resistance and isolation have been revealed. The possible ways of future mining progress are described, for which the scientists' and entrepreneurs' substandard ideas and predictions are used.

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Section: Metallurgy Originsupporting

confidence: 68%

The Philosophy of Mining: Historical Aspect and Future Prospect

Haiko¹,

Saik²,

Lozynskyi³

2019

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A review of some nonexplosive alternative methods to conventional rock blasting

Al-Bakri

Hefni

2021

Open Geosciences

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The conventional blasting rock excavation method is the main means of rock breakage because of its high productivity, and it is relatively inexpensive compared to other methods. However, it raises safety concerns and can negatively impact the environment. The major disturbances that may be induced by this method include flyrock, gas emissions, and vibrations. This review discusses some nonexplosive rock breakage methods, particularly the hydraulic splitter and expansive chemical agents, that can be employed instead of the conventional blasting method and analyzes their potential effectiveness in rock breakage. Hydraulic splitting machines and expansive chemical agents were studied in the context of the literature. This review showed that hard rock breaking can be executed effectively and safely using alternative methods, which have a wide range of advantages, including safe operation, ease of use, and environmental friendliness, over conventional explosive methods. Moreover, as modern nonexplosive methods, hydraulic splitting machines and expansive chemical agents can generate pressure of up to 43 and 30–44 MPa to induce stresses in rocks, respectively. Owing to safety and environmental restrictions on conventional blasting, the application scope of the modern methods can be increased in the future.

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Stone Age and the World of Primitive Mining

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The Philosophy of Mining: Historical Aspect and Future Prospect

The Philosophy of Mining: Historical Aspect and Future Prospect

A review of some nonexplosive alternative methods to conventional rock blasting

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