Mining with Backfill QueensMineDesignWiki
The cost of backfill is generally not a major cost to the entire mining process, depending on the type of backfill method being used. The costs can be expressed in either dollars per tonne of backfill or tonne of ore. The cost ranges from % and % of the total mining cost. This is very dependent on the backfill method being used, as there is a wide range of backfill applications. A