Abstract
Abstract An appropriate open pit slope design is the one that considers both the safety and cost aspects to minimize waste excavation. Open pit slope design of Ajabanoko iron ore deposit, Nigeria was carried out using DIPS and SLOPE/W mine softwares. Compass clinometer and Geographic Positioning System (GPS) were used to determine the dip, dip direction and location respectively of joints on the iron ore deposit and this serves as an input data in the slope design. Fifty-two dip/dip direction values were plotted using DIPS mine software. The factor of safety of the designed slope was determined using limit equilibrium method included in the slope SLOPE/W program. In order to calculate the factor of safety for the designed slopes, inputs parameters, namely unit weight of the rock mass, internal friction angle and cohesion were used in the SLOPE/W program. The obtained result indicates that slope angles with orientation of 44/071, 50/270, 61/359, 46/178 were considered safe for the eastern, western, northern and southern section of the deposit respectively. The slope design carried out shows a factor of safety that varies from a lower limit of 2.89 to an upper limit of 3.84, and this indicates safe slopes in all sections of the deposit.
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