A comparative analysis of rock mass classification schemes in part of the Fimiston Open Pit operation in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

Australian Geomechanics Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 59-72

  Wines, David R ^a   Lilly, Peter A ^b  

^a SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPEN PIT MINING; ROCK MECHANICS;

AVERAGE DIFFERENCE; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; OPEN PIT OPERATIONS; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; SLOPE ENGINEERING; STRUCTURAL DOMAINS;

ROCKS;

EID: 0141665150     PISSN: 08189110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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