Reactivation of geological faults during mining subsidence from 1859 to 2000 and beyond

Institution of Mining and Metallurgy. Transactions. Section A: Mining Technology

Volumn 109, Issue SEPT/DEC, 2000, Pages

  Donnelly, L J ^a  

^a IMC Group Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1179/mnt.2000.109.3.179     Document Type: Article

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