Identifying factors which induce transitive processes in blasthole drilling in structurally complex rock masses

Abstract

A new methodological approach is proposed to identify the effect of changing conditions on the performance of drilling operations in open pit mining. Drilling is presented as a subsystem of the more general system called a “mine”, the stability of which is affected by multiple factors. This paper describes the first stage of implementing the proposed methodological approach to identify the blasthole drilling factors that govern the transitive processes as necessary reactions of the “drilling operations” subsystem when adapting to the changing operating conditions. The revealed main factors which affect the “drilling operations” subsystem stability at the level of blasthole drilling at the pilot site of a mine are presented.