Engr AKM Shamsuddin delivered welcome address at inauguration of Shaft-sinking Operation at Maddhapara Hard Rock Mine on 25th October 1995.
Maddhapara Hard Rock Mine is The First Underground Hard Rock Mine in the World: (disclosed by Engr Abul KM Shamsuddin: Bangladesh Petroleum & Mining Consultant).
Maddhapara Hard Rock Mine, located in the Parbatipur Upazilla under Dinajpur District of Bangladesh, is the First Underground Hard Rock Mine of the World. In 1974, Geological Survey of Bangladesh (GSB) discovered Hard Rock [Granite, Granodiorite, Gneiss] at a depth ranging from 136m to 152m below the surface at Maddhapara, Dinajpur.
A picture on opening of first underground shaft-sinking operation adopting freezing method in Bangladesh is seen in the next slide.
Engr AKM Shamsuddin delivered welcome address at inauguration of Shaft-sinking Operation at Maddhapara Hard Rock Mine on 25th October 1995.Main Tunnel in Underground Hard Rock Mine. Myself, Engr AKM Shamsuddin, is seen at the center.Energy Minister Dr. Kh. Mosharraf Hossain visiting the place of Surface installation on 25 October 1995. DPRK Ambassador & the Interpreter explaining the issues. Engr Shamsuddin, Project Director, is seen at the center.
