Estimation of rock stresses at Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia

Proceedings of the International Symposium on In-situ Rock Stress - In-situ Rock Stress Measurement, Interpretation and Application

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 351-359

  Voulgaris, P ^a   Lee, M F ^b   Mollison, L J ^b  

^a c/o Ivanhoe Mines Mongolia Inc ^*

^b AMC CONSULTANTS PTY LTD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; COPPER ALLOYS; COPPER DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; EXPLORATORY BOREHOLES; GOLD ALLOYS; GOLD DEPOSITS; ROCKS; SHEAR STRESS;

AE MEASUREMENTS; ENGINEERING DESIGN; EXPLORATION BOREHOLE; IN-SITU ROCK STRESS MEASUREMENTS; PRINCIPAL STRESS; STRESS DIRECTIONS; STRESS-INDUCED DAMAGE; TECTONIC SETTINGS;

STRESS MEASUREMENT;

EID: 56249130103     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1201/9781439833650.ch44     Document Type: Conference Paper

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