The effects of mine safety legislation on mining technology in the USA

International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-103

  Nieto, Antonio ^a   Duerksen, Alek ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

health and safety; legislations; mine technology; mining

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861306667     PISSN: 1754890X     EISSN: 17548918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMME.2008.020473     Document Type: Article

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