Recent problems with waste rock spoil dumps

Several failures of rock waste spoil dumps have occurred in the past few years in British Columbia. A review of three dump failures is provided. General details are described including the mechanics of the failure. Recommendations are presented to develop procedures to reduce failures of these ty...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brawner, Carroll Oliver, Broughton, Scott E.
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/12532