Evaluation of risk of rock fall accidents in gold mine stopes based on measured joint data

Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 345-350

  Stacey, T R ^a   Gumede, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING DESIGNS; ETHICAL ISSUES; MINING COMPANIES; MINING INDUSTRIES; ROCK FALLS; SUPPORT DESIGNS; SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

ACCIDENTS; RISKS; STOPING;

DESIGN;

EID: 60649112261     PISSN: 22256253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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