Application of Numerical Simulation Methods in Solving Complex Mining Engineering Problems in Dingxi Mine, China

Abstract

In the mining industry, with numerical simulation analysis of stope roof stability, stope exposed area computation, and pillar buckling collapse simulation, backfill body creep damage mechanism research is becoming the most popular method in the field of backfill mining techniques. In this paper, we first summarized and analyzed the current application status and the existing problems of numerical simulation for solving mining engineering technical problems; then, based on the practical engineering problems of mining phosphate rock resources under high and steep rock slopes (HSRS), we carried out a true-3D numerical simulation study for different underground mining methods, to determine the appropriate mining method. Therefore, this paper, taking Dingxi Mine in China as an example, highlights the advantages of the backfill mining method with a high and steep slope; meanwhile, it also points out how to improve the accuracy of a numerical simulation and make it more consistent with the actual situation of the mining engineering application site. This paper only serves as a guide, in order to start a conversation, and we hope many more experts and scholars will become interested and engaged in this field of research.