Author:Spottiswoode, SM; Linzer, LM; Majiet, SDate:Sep 2008The researchers analysed seismicity in two deep gold mines in terms of strain energy release during mining. Mining took place with regularly-spaced dip pillars and backfill for regional support. The mines were chosen to represent mining of ...Read more
Author:Napier, JAL; Malan, DFDate:Sep 2008Some of the key problems facing rock engineers on mines in the Bushveld Complex are design of stable panel spans, optimum pillar dimensions and assessing hangingwall stability. A particularly difficult problem is encountered in some mines ...Read more