ABSTRACT
CPB pressures up to 3.3 MPa have been measured arising from rock closure on the backfill. However, backfill has never been tested at pressures this high and therefore its response to high stress needs investigating. A high-pressure compression test device is described. Test results are presented for isotropic compression tests up to 6.5 MPa. The key parameters defining compression response are related to quality UCS test results. The general behaviour is very stable and extrapolating the results to several times the pressures used seems feasible, indicating CPB’s suitability for deep and high stress mining.
