Author:Hemp, DA; Goldbach, ODDate:Sep 1990In this report the seismicity at three different sites was investigated during mining with backfilled and mining without backfill. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of backfill as regional support in reducing seismicity. The seismic ...Read more
Author:Goldbach, ODDate:Sep 1996This report presents examples of possible scenarios in which the proposed technique may be practical implemented in scattered, longwall and sequential grid mining environment.Read more
Author:Goldbach, ODDate:Sep 2009Many South African gold mines will flood when they close, as the groundwater will gradually fill the mining voids. Preliminary investigations have shown that flooding of mines can generate increased levels of seismicity. Examples are given ...Read more