Over the last decade there has been an evolution in block cave fragmentation prediction methods. This evolution has mainly been ...Read more
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Axial Initiation is a change in the geometry of the propagating detonation front resulting from a continuous det cord. What has ...Read more
There are many sources of gas in underground mines including development and production blasting, strata gases, spontaneous combustion, diesel equipment, ...Read more
When compared to seismically active underground mines, the Mount Isa Mines Deep Lead can be considered to be seismically ‘quiet’. ...Read more
Rio Tinto obtained an exploration license in 1997 in the Simandou mountains, in southeastern Guinea. Since then, the company has ...Read more
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