罗顿·劳里是英美公司(AngloAmerican Corporation)德兰士瓦金矿公司(Transvaal Gold Mines)的总经理,现已退休。他认为过去十年中采金工业变化显著这种情况在未来十年中将更加严重,且以对工业有利害关系的那些方面变化最大。在讨论未来超深部采矿问题时,他说英美公司在作4000米深部开采设计,并阐述了深部开采必须解决的问题,包括通风、冷却、提升和工作面快速推进。还论述了冲击地压和更广泛地使用轮胎式设备、充填采矿 Lawton Lawrie is managing director of Transvaal Gold Mines at AngloAmerican Corporation and is now retired. He believes that the dramatic change in the gold mining industry over the past decade will be worsened in the next decade and will have the most change in those areas that have an interest in industry. In discussing future ultra-deep mining issues, he said that Anglo-American companies are designing deep mining at a depth of 4,000 meters and elaborated on the problems that must be solved in deep mining, including ventilation, cooling, upgrading and the rapid advancement of work surfaces. It also discusses rockburst and more extensive use of tire equipment for filling mining