Caving Mines around the world
Cave mining techniques, including block caving and sublevel caving, are being employed in various mines around the world. Below is a summary of projects and the status the mine was at when the list was first compiled.*
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| Mine Name |
Company |
Mine Status |
Mine Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alemão |
Vale |
Proposed |
Block Caving |
| Andina (Rio Blanco) |
Codelco |
Producing |
Block Caving |
| Argyle |
Rio Tinto |
Closed |
Block Caving |
| Big Bell |
Westgold |
Producing |
SLC |
| Bingham Canyon (Kennecott Copper) |
Rio Tinto |
Proposed |
Block Caving |
| Black Rock |
Glencore |
Producing |
SLC |
| Cadia East |
Newcrest |
Producing |
Panel Caving |
| Capricorn Copper (Esperanza) |
Capricorn Copper |
Producing |
SLC |
| Carapateena (BC) |
OZ Minerals |
Proposed |
Block Caving |
| Carapateena (SLC) |
OZ Minerals |
Producing |
SLC |
| Cascabel (Alpala) |
SolGold ENSA |
Proposed |
Block Caving |
| Chengchao Iron Mine |
Wuhan Iron & Steel Company |
Unknown |
SLC |
| Chuquicamata |
Codelco |
Producing |
Panel Caving |
| Climax |
Freeport-McMoRan |
Closed |
Block Caving |
| Creighton |
Vale |
Unknown |
Incline caving/SLR |
| Cullinan (ex Premier) |
Petra Diamonds |
Producing |
Block Caving |
| Debswana (Jwaneng) |
De Beers (AngloAmerican) |
Proposed |
Block Caving |
| DNK (DGOK) |
Eurasian Resources Group |
Producing |
Block Caving |
| Ekati |
Arctic Canadian Diamond Co. |
Producing |
Incline caving/SLR |
| El Salvador |
Codelco |
Producing |
Block Caving |
| El Teniente (The Lieutenant) |
Codelco |
Producing |
Block Caving |
| Ernest Henry |
Glencore |
Producing |
SLC |
| Fengshan Copper Mine |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SLC |
| Finsch |
Petra Diamonds |
Producing |
Block Cave/SLC |
| Grasberg/Ertsberg East |
PT Freeport Indonesia |
Producing |
Panel Caving |
| Havieron |
Newcrest/Greatland Gold |
Proposed |
SLC |
| Henderson |
Freeport-McMoRan |
Producing |
Panel Caving |
| Jeffrey |
Johns-Manville Co. |
Closed |
Block Caving |
| Jinshandian Iron Mine |
Wuhan Iron & Steel Company |
Unknown |
SLC |
| Kiirunavaara |
LKAB |
Producing |
SLC |
| Kimberley |
Ekapa Mining |
Producing |
Block Cave/SLC |
| King |
Zimbabwe State |
Closed |
Incline Caving |
| Koffiefontein |
Petra Diamonds |
Producing |
Block Cave/SLC |
| KSM (Mitchell depsoit) |
Seabridge Gold |
Proposed |
Block Caving |
| Kvannevann |
Rana Gruber |
Producing |
SLC |
| Mount Lyell |
Copper Mines of Tasmania |
C&M |
SLC |
| Mount Wright (Ravenswood) |
EMR & GEAR |
Producing |
SLC |
| New Afton |
New Gold |
Producing |
Block Caving |
| Nickel-West (Leinster B11) |
BHP |
Producing |
Block Caving |
| Nickel-West (SLC) |
BHP |
Closed |
SLC |
| Northparkes BC |
CMOC |
Producing |
Block Caving |
| Northparkes E26 SLC |
CMOC |
Producing |
SLC |
| Oyu Tolgoi |
Rio Tinto |
Construction |
Block Caving |
| Padcal |
Philex Mining Corp |
Producing |
Block Caving |
| Palabora |
Palabora Mining Company |
Producing |
Block Caving |
| Pebble Creek (Pebble East) |
Northern Dynasty Minerals |
Proposed |
Block Caving |
| Pulang |
Yunnan Diqing Nonferrous Metal Co |
Producing |
Block Caving |
| Questa |
Chevron |
Closed |
Block Caving |
| Red Chris |
Newcrest |
Proposed |
Block Caving |
| Resolution Copper |
Rio Tinto & BHP |
Proposed |
Block Caving |
| Ridgeway |
Newcrest |
Closed |
SLC |
| Ridgeway Deeps |
Newcrest |
C&M |
Block Caving |
| San Manuel |
BHP |
Closed |
Block Caving |
| Santa Rita (Atlantic Nickel) |
Appian Capital |
Proposed |
SLC |
| Savage River |
Grange Resources |
Proposed |
Block Caving |
| Shabani |
Zimbabwe State |
Closed |
Block Caving |
| Syama |
Resolute |
Producing |
SLC |
| Telfer (SLC) |
Newcrest |
Producing |
SLC |
| Toledo (Carmen) |
Atlas Mining |
Closed |
Block Caving |
| Tongkuangyu |
Tongkuangyu Copper Mine of Zhongtiaoshan Non-ferrous Metals Corporation |
Producing |
Block Caving |
| Trojan |
Bindura Nickel Corp. |
Producing |
SLC |
| Venetia |
De Beers (AngloAmerican) |
Producing |
SLC |
| Wafi-Golpu |
Newcrest |
Proposed |
Block Caving |
*to the best of Friction’s knowledge. Friction does not guarantee the accuracy of this information. If changes/updates are required, please contact us.
