Seismic wave velocities are sensitive to rock mass properties including fracture density, orientation, stress magnitude and orientation. By measuring small ...Read more
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The case study demonstrates the benefit of using arched profile as opposed to rectangular profile which improved the stability in ...Read more
Using WebGen™ 100 wireless technology, Orica presented the possibility of recovering 255 BL1 12300 island [rib] pillar minimizing people’s exposure ...Read more
The development of a wireless initiation system has created new possibilities to re-think conventional mining methods. Until now, blast designs ...Read more
The use of hydro scaling and in-cycle shotcrete to replace conventional jumbo scaling mesh and bolting as the primary method ...Read more
At Glencore’s Kidd Operations, the geotech team rely on data captured with Hovermap to inform their structural analysis, convergence monitoring, ...Read more
Hecla Mining’s Casa Berardi is a gold mine and mill located in western Québec, some 95 kilometres north of La ...Read more
A comprehensive three dimensional geotechnical model is fundamental to any pit slope design. This paper details a methodology for the ...Read more
Paracatu is a long life, cornerstone operation located near the City of Paracatu in Brazil’s Minas Gerais region. Paracatu is ...Read more
As a result of mining induced changes in ground conditions associated with the extraction of the first stope from the ...Read more
