Factors influencing the severity of rockburst damage in South African gold mines

Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 53-57

  Durrheim, R J ^a   Roberts, M K C ^a   Haile, A T ^a   Hagan, T O ^a   Jager, A J ^a   Handley, M F ^c   Spottiswoode, S M ^a   Ortlepp, W D ^b  

^a CSIR Division of Mining Technology   (South Africa)

^b SRK CONSULTING   (South Africa)

^c ANGLO AMERICAN PLC   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERS; MINING ENGINEERING; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; ROCK BURSTS;

MINE LAYOUT; ROCK ENGINEERING;

GOLD MINES;

EID: 0032024320     PISSN: 0038223X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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