Unusual cases of mining subsidence from Great Britain, Germany and Colombia

Environmental Geology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 620-631

  Bell, F G ^a   Donnelly, L J ^b   Genske, D D ^c   Ojeda, J ^d  

^a Visiting Res Assoc Brit Geol S   (United Kingdom)

^b Halcrow Group Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

^d SERVICIO GEOLÓGICO COLOMBIANO   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Colombia; Germany; Great Britain; Mining; Subsidence

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; EXCAVATION; LIMESTONE; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENTS; SLATE MINES; SUBSURFACE EXCAVATION; VOLCANISM;

SUBSIDENCE;

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY; MINING; SUBSIDENCE; UNDERGROUND ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 16444381782     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-004-1187-9     Document Type: Article

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