On drawbody shapes: From Bergmark-Roos to kinematic models

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-86

  Melo, F ^a   Vivanco, F ^a   Fuentes, C ^b   Apablaza, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Codelco ^*  (Chile)

Author keywords

Block caving; Drawpoints; Isolated extracted zone; Kinematic flow model

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EXTRACTION; KINEMATICS; PLASTICITY;

BLOCK CAVING; DRAWBODY SHAPES; DRAWPOINTS;

MINING;

CAVING; KINEMATICS; MINING; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

AUCHENORRHYNCHA;

EID: 33750983367     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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