Simulation - An approach to risk analysis in coal mining

Exploration and Mining Geology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-49

  Costa, Joao Felipe ^a   Zingano, André C ^a   Koppe, Jair Carlos ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION;

EID: 0742287877     PISSN: 09641823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/0090043     Document Type: Article

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