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采矿工程专业英语专业：矿业工程 姓名：常晓贇 学号：1370845Page1:Evidence of early copper mining exists in many parts of the world . For example , a recent archeometallurgical expedition has uncovered a prehistoric mining complex at PhuLon(“Bald Mountain”)on the Mekong River in Thailand , that may be dated as early as 2000BC.Workers at this complex used massive river cobble mauls to break the friable skarn matrix that held squatz veins rich in malachite (Pigott, 1988). The worlds oldest known copper smelting furnace,dating to 3500BC, has been found near the modern Timna copper mine in Israel (Raymond , 1986). 在世界上许多地方都有早期铜开采存在的证据。例如，最近一个冶金考古探险队发现了一个史前采矿综合体在在泰国湄公河的PhuLon（“秃山”）上，这可能要追溯到公元前2000年。工人们用大量鹅卵石撞击易碎的富含孔雀石的矽卡岩脉石（Pigott，1988）。世界上已知的最古老的铜矿石冶炼炉可以追溯到公元前3500年，它被发现是在以色列的现在亭纳铜矿（Raymond，1986）。The link between native copper and malachite might well have been suggested to Neolithic man by the common association of these two forms of the metal in outcrops.But the process by which he then learned how to extract copper from the malachite remains an historic mystery . One suggested answer is that both metal smelting and pottery making appeared to have evolved about the same time . The potter , the first technician in the management of heat , had under his control all the materials and conditions necessary for smelting copper(Raymond, 1986).自然铜矿和孔雀石之间的联系更可能被新石器时代的人建议为这两种金属露头形式之间常见的关联。但是他们如何学会从孔雀石中提取铜的过程仍然是一个历史之谜。一个可能的答案是金属冶炼和陶器制作都是在同一时期出现的。陶器制作，第一个在高温下来操作的技术，它对于控制所有材料和条件成为冶炼铜的必要条件（Raymond，1986）。Page5:Room-and-Pillar Mining:In the method known as room-and-pillar mining ,the ore body is excavated as completely as possible , leaving parts of the ore as pillars to support the hanging wall .The dimensions of the stopes and pillars depend upon factors such as the stability of the hanging wall, the stability of the ore ,the thickness of the deposit, and the rock pressure . Generally , the objective is to extract the ore as completely as possible without jeopardizing working conditions or personn