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Establishment of SATREPS experimental sites in South African gold mines to monitor phenomena associated with earthquake nucleation and rupture

Author: Durrheim, RJ ; Ogasawara, H ; Nakatani, M ; Yabe, Y ; Kawakata, H ; Naoi, M ; Ward, AK ; Murphy, SK ; Wienand, J ; Lenegan, P ; Milev, AM ; Murakami, O ; Yoshimitsu, N ; Kgarume, Thabang E ; Cichowicz, A Date: Mar 2012 Mining-induced earthquakes pose a risk to workers in deep mines, while natural earthquakes pose a risk to everywhere, but especially near plate boundaries. A five year Japanese–South African collaborative project entitled ‘Observational studies ... Read more
Observational studies of the rock mass response to mining in highly-stressed gold mines in South Africa

Author: Ogasawara, H ; Nakatani, T ; Durrheim, RJ ; Naoi, M ; Yabe, Y ; Moriya, H ; Hofmann, GF ; Stander, C ; Roberts, David P ; De Bruin, P ; Oelofse, J ; Kato, H ; Cichowicz, A ; Birch, D ; Ngobeni, D ; Milev, A ; Kgarume, Thabang E ; Satoh, T ; Horiuchi, S ; Kawakata, H ; Murakami, O ; Yoshimitsu, N ; Ward, AK ; Wienand, J ; Lenegan, P ; Yilmaz, H ; Mngadi, S ; Piper, PS ; Clements, TN ; Nakao, S ; Okubo, M ; Ishii, H ; Visser, AV Date: Sep 2014 A multi-disciplinary study of the response of the rock mass to mining and mining-induced earthquakes has been conducted in six gold mines in South Africa at sites deeper than 3 km, or with equivalent stress. More than 80 holes (with a total ... Read more
Recent research in earth structure, earthquake and mine seismology, and seismic hazard evaluation in South Africa

Author: Wright, C ; Kijko, AJ ; Linzer, LM ; Smith, M Date: Jul 2003 Research in earth structure, earthquake and mine seismology, and seismic hazard evaluation in South Africa is summarized for the last four years. Improvements to the South African National Seismograph Network (SANSN) include the gradual ... Read more
Shale Gas Development in the Central Karoo: A Scientific Assessment of the Opportunities and Risks

Author: Scholes, B ; Lochner, Paul A ; Schreiner, Greg ; Snyman-Van der Walt, Luanita ; De Jager, Megan Date: Nov 2016 The potential economic and energy security benefits of a large shale gas resource in the Karoo Basin could be substantial; as are both the positive and negative social and environmental issues associated with a domestic gas industry. Shale ... Read more
Shale Gas Development in the Central Karoo: A Scientific Assessment of the Opportunities and Risks

Author: Scholes, B ; Lochner, Paul A ; Schreiner, G ; Snyman-Van der Walt, L ; De Jager, M Date: Nov 2016 The potential economic and energy security benefits of a large shale gas resource in the Karoo Basin could be substantial; as are both the positive and negative social and environmental issues associated with a domestic gas industry. Shale ... Read more

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