1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777902803321

Autore

Blake Wilson

Titolo

Rockbursts [[electronic resource] ] : case studies from North American hard-rock mines / / Wilson Blake and David G.F. Hedley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Littleton, Colo., : Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, c2003

ISBN

0-87335-294-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (129 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HedleyD. G. F

Disciplina

622/.28

Soggetti

Rock bursts - North America

Mines and mineral resources - North America

Geology - North America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996510058003316

Titolo

Buletin Ilmiah Nagari Membangun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Padang. West Sumatra, Indonesia, : LPPM Universitas Andalas

ISSN

2622-9978

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

350

Soggetti

Science

Technology

Sciences

Technologie

Ciencia

TecnologĂ­a

Periodicals

Lingua di pubblicazione

Indonesiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico