Productivity of a Continuous Mining System for Block ...
2020-9-6 · Block caving mining is one of the most cost-effective underground mining methods. The method has particular relevance in the Chilean mining industry, where approxi-mately 40 % of the Chilean national copper production comes from block caving mines (El Teniente, Andina, and El Salvador, and in the near future, Chuquicamata). As a