Influence of discontinuities on presplitting effectiveness

Fragblast

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-39

  Danell, Richard E ^a   Lewandowski, Thomas ^a   Luan Mai, V K ^a  

^a BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL MINE; DISCONTINUITY; JOINT FREQUENCY; JOINT ORIENTATION; OPEN PIT MINE; PRESPLITTING;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0030886772     PISSN: 1385514X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13855149709408388     Document Type: Article

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