Estimates of rock joint shear strength in part of the Fimiston open pit operation in Western Australia

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 929-937

  Wines, D R ^a,b   Lilly, P A ^a,b  

^a SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JOINT; OPEN PIT MINE; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR STRENGTH;

AUSTRALIA; FIMISTON MINE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0141457334     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1365-1609(03)00020-0     Document Type: Article

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