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Effect of the rock properties on mining-induced seismicity around the Ventersdorp contact reef, Witwatersrand basin, South Africa

Author: Milev, AM ; Spottiswoode, SM Date: Jan 2002 The Ventersdorp Contact Reef is characterised by a variety of different rock types that are found above and below the reef in different mining areas. These variations in the host rock type have been classified into six main geotechnical areas. ... Read more
Software tool for managing rock related hazards in South African mines.

Author: Brink, AVZ ; Hagan, TO Date: Mar 2002 The objective of the project was to develop a software tool for the assessment of rock engineering (RE) risk based on the concept proposed in GAP 608 and to evaluate the software with real mine data from a deep level gold mine and a platinum mine. Read more
Study of the stability mechanism within shallow mining operations that will impact on the sustainability of platinum mines

Author: Watson, BP ; Coetzer, S ; Singh, N ; Flanagan, F Date: 27 Feb 2006 Support in shallow platinum mining operations is typically provided by in-stope pillars with width-to-height ratios of 3:1. A significant percentage of ore reserves is locked up in these pillars, which reduces the life of mine. In the mid ... Read more
Violent failure of a remnant in a deep South African gold mine

Author: Durrheim, RJ ; Haile, A ; Roberts, MKC ; Schweitzer, JK ; Spottiswoode, SM ; Klokow, JW Date: 15 Apr 1998 The violent failure of a peninsular remnant at a depth of 2300 m below surface occurred in a mine in the Carletonville Goldfield of South Africa, severely damaging a stope mining the Ventersdorp Contact Reef (VCR). At the rockburst site the ... Read more

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