Reference Book about Underground Mining Methods in a New Edition Atlas Copco has for many decades had the ambition to provide the underground mining industry with interesting and educational articles describing various underground mining methods. The main ambition with these publications is to stimulate technical interchange between all people with a special interest in this fascinating business.Divided in two parts presenting both theoretically various mining aspects as well as case studies from underground mines around the world, the new edition of “Mining Methods in Underground Mining” makes a perfect companion for the mining engineer, machine operator or student. The booklet’s first part includes a contribution by Magnus Ericsson from the Raw Material Group with an article covering today’s general trends in underground mining. The fact that mines are getting deeper is one of many factors presented as driving the development of new mining technologies, and which affect all stakeholders.Besides articles covering the whole spectra from geology, mineral prospecting and exploration, mining infrastructure, principles of raise boring and different mining methods, the book presents a number of case studies gathered from all around the world.From the far north of Sweden, where LKAB’s Kiruna and Malmberget mines supply about 4% of the iron ore requirements of the world’s steel industry, and with great ambitions of increasing outputs - to the richest silver mine in the world, Industrias Peñoles’ Proaño mine in Mexico, with 450 years of operating history. The book is available at any local Atlas Copco customer centre, or you can order it on www.miningandconstruction.com 44/07.