GB 16423-2020Safety regulations for metal and nonmetal mines (English PDF)
金属非金属矿山安全规程
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Issued by
State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of China
Level / Type
National · Mandatory
Issue date
October 11, 2020
Implementation date
September 1, 2021
Scope
GB 16423-2020 is the English-translated version of 金属非金属矿山安全规程.
GB 16423-2020 is the Chinese national safety code for metal and non-metal mines, covering design, construction, mining and closure.
It defines open-pit and underground metal and non-metal mines, coal-series mines and safety exits, then sets the general duties: the mining firm principal, the full-time safety staff, the safety management body, safety training, mine construction, production management and pit closure.
Separate chapters cover open-pit mines, with mining, coarse ore crushing, ore haulage, dumping, electrical facilities, waterproofing, drainage and firefighting; underground mines, with shafts, mining, haulage, the underground environment, electrical facilities and fire prevention; special mining, from hydraulic and dimension stone to salt lake, brine well and in-situ leaching; and emergency rescue.
Coal-series mines, river and sea sand and oil and gas are excluded. It replaces GB 16423-2006, was issued on 11 October 2020 and has applied since 1 September 2021.
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Document preview — GB 16423-2020
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 13.100
- Classification
- C 72
- Replacing
- GB 16423-2006
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of China
Contents
- Preface
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 General
- 4.1 Basic rules
- 4.2 Main person in charge of mining enterprise
- 4.3 Full-time safety production management personnel
- 4.4 Safety production management agency
- 4.5 Safety Education and Training
- 4.6 Mine construction
- 4.7 Safety production management
- 4.8 Closing the pit
- 5 Opencast mine
- 5.1 Basic regulations
- 5.2 Opencast mining
- 5.3 Coarse ore crushing
- 5.4 Transportation of ore
- 5.5 Dumping
- 5.6 Electrical facilities
- 5.7 Waterproofing, drainage and fire fighting
- 6 Underground mine
- 6.1 Basic regulations
- 6.2 Mine shaft
- 6.3 Underground mining
- 6.4 Improve transportation
- 6.5 Coarse rock fragmentation
- 6.6 Downhole environment
- 6.7 Electrical facilities
- 6.8 Waterproof and drainage
- 6.9 Fire prevention
- 7 Special mining
- 7.1 Hydraulic mining
- 7.2 Mining by excavator
- 7.3 Mining of facing stone
- 7.4 Salt lake mining
- 7.5 Drilling water solution mining
- 7.6 Well salt mining
- 7.7 Underground in-situ leaching
- 8 Emergency rescue
Foreword
This standard was drafted in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.
This standard replaces GB 16423-2006 "Safety Regulations for Metal and Nonmetal Mines".
Compared with GB 16423-2006, the main changes of this standard are as follows.
---The non-mandatory clauses in the 2006 edition have been deleted, and the revised regulations are all composed of mandatory clauses;
---Modified terms and definitions such as anti-sports car device, and added terms and definitions such as safety exit;
--- Appropriate adjustments have been made to the order of the terms of the 2006 edition;
---Modified some terms;
---Canceled the "Occupational Hazard Prevention" chapter;
---Added "special mining" and "emergency rescue" chapters;
---Deleted several standards cited in the 2006 edition, and only cited GB 6722 and GB 18871.
This standard was proposed and managed by the Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China.
1 Scope
This standard specifies the safety requirements for the entire process of design, construction, mining and closure of metal and non-metal mines.
This standard applies to the whole process of design, construction, mining and closure of metal and non-metal mines.
This standard does not apply to:
---Mining of coal-based metal and non-metallic mines;
---River sand and sea sand mining;
---Mining of liquid or gaseous minerals such as oil, natural gas, shale gas, mineral water, etc.
2 Normative references
The following documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated reference documents, only the dated version applies to this document.
For undated references, the latest version (including all amendments) applies to this document.
GB 6722 Blasting safety regulations
GB 18871 Basic standard for ionizing radiation protection and radiation source safety
3 Terms and definitions
The following terms and definitions apply to this document.
3.1 Metal and non-metal open-pit mine
Mining sites and auxiliary facilities that extract metal or non-metallic minerals by stripping surrounding rock, topsoil or gravel on the surface.
Note: "Metal and non-metal open-pit mines" are referred to as "open-pit mines" in this standard.
3.2 Metal and non-metal underground mines
Use flat tunnels, inclined shafts, ramps, vertical shafts, etc. as entrances and exits to go deep below the surface to extract metal or non-metallic minerals and their auxiliary facilities.
Note: "Metal and non-metallic underground mines" are referred to as "underground mines" in this standard.
3.3 Coal series metal and non-metal mines
Metal and non-metallic mines that mine (associated) with coal.
3.4 Safety exit
The underground mine personnel safely leave the underground passage to the ground.
3.5 Main safety exit
A safety exit used by underground personnel in daily work.
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Referenced standards
Normative references
Similar standards
GB 6722|GB 18218|GB 50771|GB 51119|GB 2894|GB 26469-2011
Editions of GB 16423
| Edition | Title | Revision | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB 16423-2020 | Safety regulations for metal and nonmetal mines | second revision | Current |
| GB 16423-2006 | Safety regulations for metal and nonmetal mines | first revision | Superseded |
| GB 16423-1996 | Safety regulations for metal and nonmetal mines | first issue | Superseded |
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