Abstract
"The advisability of putting down an inclined shaft in preference to the vertical type should be carefully considered before a definite choice is made. One, of course, presupposes the existence of a dipping ore body that is to be prospected or developed for subsequent mining. Unless a vein has been previously developed there is no certainty that it maintains the same degree of pitch for any great distance below surfaces. If straight, the proposed inclined shaft may depart considerably from the downward course of the vein with the result, that, at least some of the anticipated advantages of the shaft have not been realized. On the other hand a shaft which changes its dip is apt to prove either very costly in construction or inefficient for hoisting purposes"--Merits and Demerits, page 1.
Department(s)
Mining Engineering
Degree Name
Professional Degree in Mining Engineering
Publisher
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy
Publication Date
1938
Pagination
iii, 45 pages, 11 plates
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 41) and index (page 42).
Rights
© 1938 Wilford Stillman Wright, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Mining engineeringShaft sinking -- Equipment and suppliesShaft sinking -- Technique
Thesis Number
T 684
Print OCLC #
5967736
Electronic OCLC #
609600955
Recommended Citation
Wright, Wilford Stillman, "Sinking and equipping inclined shafts of more than 60 degree dip" (1938). Professional Degree Theses. 259.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/professional_theses/259
