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Thickness Optimization of Horizontal Isolated Pillar in Vertical Zonal Mining from Open-Pit to Underground
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Ruijie GONG1, Huishi YE2, Jie ZHANG3, Qiangying MA4, Zengxiang LU4, Jiaoqun LI4
Mining Research and Development | 2026, 46(1) : 60 - 68
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Mining Research and Development | 2026, 46(1): 60-68
Thickness Optimization of Horizontal Isolated Pillar in Vertical Zonal Mining from Open-Pit to Underground
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Ruijie GONG1, Huishi YE2, Jie ZHANG3, Qiangying MA4, Zengxiang LU4, Jiaoqun LI4
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  • 1.Luanxian Sijiaying Iron Mine Co., Ltd., Hebei Iron and Steel Group, Tangshan, Hebei 063009, China
  • 2.Sijiaying Yanshan Iron Mine Co., Ltd., Hebei Iron and Steel Group, Tangshan, Hebei 063009, China
  • 3.China ENFI Engineering Corporation, Beijing 100038, China
  • 4.School of Mining Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, Liaoning 114051, China
Published: 2026-01-25
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To achieve the mining production capacity of 15 million tons per annum for the transition of open-pit to underground mining project of Sijiaying Iron Mine, the vertical zonal mining method was adopted, and a horizontal isolated pillar was required between the upper and lower mining areas. For improving the overall stability of the mining area, FLAC3D numerical simulation method was used to investigate the evolution characteristics of the stress field, the development law of deformation and failure, and the influence of the horizontal isolation pillar thickness on the surface settlement deformation of the open pit under five different thicknesses. Finally, the safety thickness of horizontal isolated pillar in this mine was determined to be 18 m. The results are concluded as follows. Firstly, with the increase of the thickness of the horizontal isolation pillar, the concentrated stress in the pillar decreases significantly, the distribution of the maximum principal stress tends to be uniform, and the distribution range of tensile stress decreases significantly, mainly in the stope part of the mining panel. Secondly, in the horizontal isolated pillar, the displacement presents an obvious nonlinear decreasing change law with the increase of the pillar thickness. The larger displacement occurs at the position where the pillar is close to the hanging wall of the orebody. When the pillar thickness is 18 m, the maximum displacement is 36.2 mm. Thirdly, the volume of the plastic zone in the pillar shows a nonlinear decreasing trend as the thickness of the horizontal isolation pillar increases. When the pillar thickness is 16 m, the plastic zone is no longer connected. In comparison, when the pillar thickness reaches 18 m, only a small amount of plastic failure occurs locally, and the isolated pillar is in a safe state. Finally, the deformation and settlement amount of the open pit surface gradually decreases with the increase of the thickness of the horizontal isolated pillar, and the position where the maximum displacement occurs is the same as the one where the maximum displacement occurs in the isolated pillar. When the pillar thickness is 18 m, the surface settlement amount of the open pit is 10.8 mm, indicating a good stability.

Transition from open-pit to underground mining  /  Vertical zonal mining  /  Horizontal isolated pillar  /  Safety thickness  /  Stability
巩瑞杰, 叶会师, 张杰, 马强英, 路增祥, 李角群. 露天转地下纵向分区开采的水平隔离矿柱厚度优化. 矿业研究与开发, 2026 , 46 (1) : 60 -68 .
Ruijie GONG, Huishi YE, Jie ZHANG, Qiangying MA, Zengxiang LU, Jiaoqun LI. Thickness Optimization of Horizontal Isolated Pillar in Vertical Zonal Mining from Open-Pit to Underground[J]. Mining Research and Development, 2026 , 46 (1) : 60 -68 .
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  • Receive Date:2024-12-17
  • Online Date:2026-10-29
  • Published:2026-01-25
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    1.Luanxian Sijiaying Iron Mine Co., Ltd., Hebei Iron and Steel Group, Tangshan, Hebei 063009, China
    2.Sijiaying Yanshan Iron Mine Co., Ltd., Hebei Iron and Steel Group, Tangshan, Hebei 063009, China
    3.China ENFI Engineering Corporation, Beijing 100038, China
    4.School of Mining Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, Liaoning 114051, China
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