Axial Initiation is a change in the geometry of the propagating detonation front resulting from a continuous det cord. What has ...Read more
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Underground blasting operations are challenging from the standpoint of the distribution of explosives energy representative of ring blasting. Energy from ...Read more
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Fire has historically being the biggest single cause of underground hardrock mining disasters and traditional primary ventilation systems and practices ...Read more
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The Australian mining industry has changed dramatically over the past 20 years in terms of mining methods, mining equipment and ...Read more
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For underground mines with extended periods of surface temperatures below freezing, there are a range of potential impacts on the ...Read more
We present qualitative observations of the recorded rock mass response to hydraulic-fracturing in four case studies from three major caving ...Read more
Microseismic monitoring is routinely used by block and panel caving mines worldwide to track cave shape development. The standard practice ...Read more
To better understand the rockmass response to mining – specifically changes in stress and fracture density – it is desirable ...Read more
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The correct specification and then selection of primary or major fans for an underground mine is a critical decision not ...Read more
There have been many single and multiple fatalities over generations of underground mining due to workers being gassed by toxic ...Read more
