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Shaft sinking

Shaft mining or shaft sinking is the action of excavating a mine shaft from the top down, where there is initially no access to the bottom. Shallow shafts, typically sunk for civil engineering projects, differ greatly in execution method from deep shafts, typically sunk for mining projects.

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Mine shafts

Parts of a mine shaft

Shaft lining

Shaft compartments

Shaft construction

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Shaft sinking

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Avg. degree1.97
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Shaft sinking → action of excavating a mine shaft from the top down

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shaft sinking mine shafts may bottom called headframe used mining ground collar concrete rock galloway one hoist steel installed excavation

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Shaft sinkingis aaction of excavating a mine shaft from the top down0.90text
high voltage cablesinstance ofAn additional compartment houses mine services0.80text
pipes for transfer of waterinstance ofAn additional compartment houses mine services0.80text
compressed air or diesel fuel.A second reason to divide the shaft is for ventilationinstance ofAn additional compartment houses mine services0.80text
diaphragm walls or concrete piles may be used to create a deep foundation instead.Pre-Sinkinstance ofcivil engineering techniques0.80text
handheldinstance ofoften completed with smaller equipment0.80text
pneumatic drilling equipment to drill holes for bastinginstance ofoften completed with smaller equipment0.80text
ground supportinstance ofoften completed with smaller equipment0.80text
mini-excavators for muckinginstance ofoften completed with smaller equipment0.80text

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