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Rockbursts [electronic resource] : case studies from North American hard-rock mines / Wilson Blake and David G.F. Hedley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blake, Wilson.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rock bursts--North America.
- Rock bursts.
- Mines and mineral resources--North America.
- Mines and mineral resources.
- Geology--North America.
- Geology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (129 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Littleton, Colo. : Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The occurrence of rockbursts poses a significant and growing threat to mines--and miners--throughout North America. High stress on brittle rock structures during mining operations can produce sudden, explosive reactions that result in costly mine failures, serious injury, and even death. Using a series of case studies, this essential reference documents the experiences of 15 of the most rockburst-prone mines in the US and Canada over the last century. The book provides an historical analysis of rockburst activity along with state-of-the-art strategies for anticipating and preventing this dang
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1: The Rockburst Phenomenon; CHAPTER 2: Brunswick MineBathurst, New Brunswick; CHAPTER 3: Lake Shore Mine Kirkland Lake, Ontario; CHAPTER 4: Teck-Hughes and Wright-Hargreaves Mines Kirkland Lake, Ontario; CHAPTER 5: Lake Shore and Wright-Hargreaves Mines at Depth; CHAPTER 6: Macassa Mine Kirkland Lake, Ontario; CHAPTER 7: Falconbridge No. 5 Shaft Sudbury, Ontario; CHAPTER 8: Strathcona Mine Onaping, Ontario; CHAPTER 9: Creighton Mine Sudbury, Ontario; CHAPTER 10: Copper Cliff North Mine Sudbury, Ontario
- CHAPTER 11: Quirke Mine Elliot Lake, OntarioCHAPTER 12: Campbell Mine Red Lake, Ontario; CHAPTER 13: Lucky Friday Mine Mullan, Idaho; CHAPTER 14: Star Mine Burke, Idaho; CHAPTER 15: Galena Mine Wallace, Idaho; CHAPTER 16: Sunshine Mine Kellogg, Idaho; CHAPTER 17: Rockbursting at Kirkland Lake and Coeur d'Alene; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-87335-294-7
- OCLC:
- 609842151
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