Author:Biffi, M; Belle, BKDate:Mar 2003This report outlines the findings of a study performed to establish the respirable dust generation characteristics of a number of mining activities. A series of thirty-eight tests were performed on five mines in order to establish the respirable ...Read more
Author:Kassa, BB; Julia, J; Nyblade, AA; Durrheim, RJDate:Sep 2009The Far West Rand mining district is known for its deep gold mines and the associated high levels of seismic activity. Thousands of tremors are recorded every day by geophones installed in the mine workings. These events range in total magnitude ...Read more
Author:Goldbach, ODate:01 Sep 2010Increased levels of seismicity are known to occur when water enters cracks in the Earth’s surface. This so-called “fluid-induced seismicity” is a phenomenon that has been observed in many non-mining settings (e.g. filling of dams and fluid ...Read more