Robbins accelerates Fresnillo development im mining.com
Sep 02, 2021 At Fresnillo, a silver mine in Mexico, Robbins and the mine operator are making good headway on accessing a deep underground orebody using a rectangular tunnel boring machine. Known as the MDM5000 (standing for Mine Development Machine), the TBM has dimensions of 5 m x 4.5 m and is capable of excavating a flat tunnel invert for immediate use by ...