Christopher, it is ground water inflow from above benches together with rainfalls (it doesn't rain that often, though). Sumps and pumps system is in place, as well as dewatering boreholes behind the pit walls. It is just a matter of interest, whether it is a common practice to design catch benches inclined to the wall in the western world mines.
Christopher, it is ground water inflow from above benches together with rainfalls (it doesn't rain that often, though). Sumps and pumps system is in place, as well as dewatering boreholes behind the pit walls. It is just a matter of interest, whether it is a common practice to design catch benches inclined to the wall in the western world mines.