Stope Design for Conservation of Mineral and Safety in Underground Manganese Mine – A Case Study of Munsar Mine of MOIL Limited

MOIL Limited is the major manganese producer of the country. Manganese is mined chiefly by undergroundmining. Cut and Fill method of stopping is adopted in underground mines along with sill and barrier pillars toprotect the levels. Valuable manganese ore is locked in sill pillars and to stope design analysis was conducted toimprove reserves. Models were prepared with modified stopping methods for stability analysis. This paperpresents the outcome of the study.