Assessment of noise and ground vibration induced during blasting operations in an open pit mine - A case study on Ewekoro limestone quarry, Nigeria

Mining Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 420-424

  Afeni, Thomas B ^a   Osasan, Stephen K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

blasting; Ewekoro; ground vibration; limestone; noise

Indexed keywords

BLASTING OPERATIONS; BUILDING WALLS; EWEKORO; GROUND VIBRATION; LIME-STONE QUARRY; NIGERIA; NOISE; OPEN PIT MINES; RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES;

CAMERAS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; LIMESTONE; MINING; OPEN PIT MINING; PHOTOGRAPHY; PILE FOUNDATIONS; QUARRIES;

BLASTING;

EID: 68149163469     PISSN: 16745264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1674-5264(09)60078-8     Document Type: Article

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