Correlations between mining and seismicity for re-entry protocol development

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 616-625

  Vallejos, J A ^a,b   McKinnon, S D ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Ground control; Mine safety; Mining seismicity; Re entry protocol; Rockbursts; Seismic sequences

Indexed keywords

DECAY (ORGANIC);

BACKGROUND LEVEL; DECAY TIME; GROUND CONTROL; MINE SAFETY; MINING SEISMICITY; PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT; RE-ENTRY PROTOCOL; SEISMIC SEQUENCE; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; STRATEGIC APPROACHES;

ROCK MECHANICS;

CORRELATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MINING; MINING-INDUCED SEISMICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCKBURST; SEISMICITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 79956071065     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2011.02.014     Document Type: Article

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