Effects and control of overbreak in underground mining

Mining Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 63-67

  Revey, G F ^a  

^a Geotek and Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLASTING; ECONOMICS; GROUND SUPPORTS; MINE HOISTS; MINERS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; ROCKS; UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS;

OVERBREAK CONTROL PROGRAMS; UNDERGROUND MINING;

MINING;

MINING; OVERBREAK;

EID: 0032144323     PISSN: 00265187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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