METHOD OF SOLID MINERALS BOREHOLE HYDRO-MINING Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC E21C45/00 

FIELD: mining.

SUBSTANCE: invention can be implemented at borehole hydro-mining of any minerals at development at big depth or under complicated mining-geological conditions by means of directionally drilled (vertical-horizontal) boreholes wherein there are created zones of extracted rock crumbling; rock is flushed with hydromining aggregate and is supplied to surface in form of hydraulic mixture or pulp. The object of the disclosed here invention is to develop a hands-free method of borehole mining of minerals facilitating unchecked advance of a borehole hydro-mining aggregate at development of rock of any solid minerals. A horizontal part of borehole is drilled above sub-face of productive formation at half-diametre (in centre) of estimated production chambers on the assumption of preliminary calculations and considering ultimate strength of developed rock; this part is loaded with sectional arranged estimated elongated charges of explosive substances - (ES) divided with inert material and enclosed into a destructible shell; further these charges are successively initiated with a delay in each section, thus producing separate crushed sections divided with pillars of productive rock and containing zones of not broken rock required for unchecked advance of borehole hydro-mining aggregate along axes of productive chambers by means of flushing crushed rock and drawing it in form of hydraulic mixture or pulp to surface.

EFFECT: improved conditions for advance of hydro-mining aggregate facilitating increased efficiency and output of minerals hydro-mining.

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