Prospects of Applying MWD Technology for Quality Management of Drilling and Blasting Operations at Mining Enterprises

Valentin Isheyskiy,José A Sanchidrián

doi:10.3390/min10100925

Abstract

This paper presents a review of measurement while drilling (MWD) technology as applied to the mining industry, describes its development path, provides a global review of literature on this topic, and outlines further trends of development for research on MWD application in drilling and blasting (D&B) operations at mining enterprises. The current review serves as a starting point for anyone interested in the research or application of MWD technology in Mining and Construction. In the paper, the authors examine major works of researchers in this area, describe current state of the art, and propose a way to improve MWD for drilling equipments. The paper contains examples of technology application in various processes, associated with drilling and mining operations, describes approaches and problems of MWD system utilization, revealed in the course of data collection and analysis of drilling processes. The study also presents a summary of existing approaches in the area of data validation and verification, applied up to the present day to cope with the problems of global MWD use in Mining and Construction. The authors outline future areas of study which are of interest and deserve the attention of the scientific community and researchers working on the development of MWD technology.

Highlights

Measurement while drilling (MWD) is a state-of the-art technology that allows to measure and obtain various types of real-time data on the rock mass in the process of hole drilling
This paper presents a review of different studies applying machine learning methods to mining and blasting operations using measurement while drilling (MWD) data
This paper offers a review of MWD, a technology actively developed and utilized in the mining industry all across the globe

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Measurement while drilling (MWD) is a state-of the-art technology that allows to measure and obtain various types of real-time data on the rock mass in the process of hole drilling. Such information has great value both in data analysis and its use in engineering calculations and timely decision making on further processes of rock excavation and assessment of its stability [1]. Manager” [11], and ”I-SURE” [12] They differ in arrangement and support equipment, which allows to increase the accuracy and quality of measurement, eliminate errors, and at the same time verify obtained data

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