Forecasting vulnerability of deep extraction level excavations to draw-induced cave loads

Block and panel caving methods are increasingly used for mining of large and strong orebodies at large depths below the ground surface (>1 km). This paper focuses on the production phase of caving when the extraction level is fully developed and subjected to the weight of overlying caved material...

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Main Author: Matthew E. Pierce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775518301501