Violent failure of a remnant in a deep South African gold mine

Tectonophysics

Volumn 289, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 105-116

  Durrheim, R J ^a   Haile, A ^a   Roberts, M K C ^a   Schweitzer, J K ^a   Spottiswoode, S M ^a   Klokow, J W ^b  

^a CSIR Division of Mining Technology   (South Africa)

^b GOLD FIELDS LIMITED   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Pillar design; Rockburst; Seismicity (mining induced)

Indexed keywords

GOLD MINE; MINING INDUCED SEISMICITY; PILLAR DESIGN; ROCK BURST; SEISMICITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031867317     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00310-7     Document Type: Article

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