Quantifying stresses and support requirements in the undercut and production level drifts of block and panel caving mines

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 617-632

  Trueman, R ^a   Pierce, M ^b   Wattimena, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ITASCA CONSULTING GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINES; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CAVING MINES;

ROCK MECHANICS;

CAVING; MINING; MODELING; STRESS ANALYSIS; SUPPORT;

EID: 0036658127     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1365-1609(02)00060-6     Document Type: Article

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