One of the most important influencing factors on the economy of mines with surface and underground exploitation is the correct choice of haulage technology of ore and waste.The paper analyzes the haulage of ore and waste in the Lead and Zinc Mine “Sase” Srebrenica and determines the optimal haulage length on the four excavation blocks for the appli...

By Duško Torbica, Vladimir Malbašić, Dražana Tošić, Jovan Popović

This paper presents research results of the Bugojno coal basin, which contains very significant, but still insufficiently explored lignite reserves. Based on the determined borders of surface distribution and the research results in the northwestern part of the Bugojno coal basin, proved are four coal layers with reserves of over one billion tons o...

By Dževad Forčaković, Rejhana Dervišević

The task was set, due to the capabilities of modern software systems, to assess the effect of the increase in inelastic deformations under prolonged load action on the loss of stability of thin-walled dome coverings. The study of the dependences of the forms of the loss of stability of dome covering from creep concrete that will help further with o...

By Sergey Gridnev, Ekaterina Prokshits, Olga Sotnikova, Iana Zolotukhina

Postorogenic volcanic rocks of different Tertiary ages are very common in the Sava-Vardar Zone of the Dinarides and in the southeastern part of adjoing Pannonian Basin. South of the Sava-Vardar Zone, in central Bosnia, Tertiary volcanic rocks occur within ophiolite sequences and genetically related sedimentary formations of the Dinaride Ophiolite Z...

By Zehra Salkić, Boško Lugović, Elvir Babajić

The paper assesses the vulnerability of 27 groundwater bodies in the basin of the river Bosna, ie Spreča, then the river basin of the Drina river (Drinjača), as well as parts of the immediate Sava river basin (Čelić area - Gnjica river and Turija basin) by the GLA method. For each water body, the determination of the effective soil capacity, degree...

By Dado Srkalović, Željka Stjepić Srkalović

This paper presents study results of the qualitative characteristics of coal deposit Kotezi. Regional geological researches were conducted from 1983 to 1987, and detailed from 2014 to the end of 2018.Tests were performed on the following coal quality parameters: average thickness of pure coal in coal layers, total moisture content, ash content, tot...

By Dževad Forčaković

The "Ribnica" landfill of the "Vrtlište" surface mine bordered the river Ribnica until during 2017, a landslide was started and the river Ribnica was interrupted, and a water reservoir was formed. After the completion of the tunnel that diverted the river Ribnica, its previously interrupted riverbed in the downstream part is planned for continuatio...

By Jasmin Isabegović, Kenan Mandžić

The physical and mechanical characteristics of coal seams, immediate floor and roof significantly influence to the choice of systems (the methods and technologies) of coal underground exploitation, and in this paper, their grouping and sorting by importance for the conditions of active underground mines in Serbia was carried out. The research is ba...

By Jelena Trivan, Dražena Tošić, Vladimir Todorović

Sizing the production capacity of underground coal mines is an extremely complex task with a number of specifics that must be taken into account when designing the mines. The main factors are the specific natural-geological conditions of the deposit, which determine the application of an adequate excavation system followed by organizational factors...

By Vladimir Todorović, Dražana Tošić, Jelena Trivan

Drainage of surface water from the pavement structure is an important parameter for preserving the designed period and safety during the operation of the pavement structure. The paper presents research on the relationship between the efficiency of drains depending on the cross slope. When the correct selection of transverse slopes and the collectio...

By Zahid Bašić, Anadel Galamić