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Bawden, WF The expanding impact of technology on underground geomechanical mine design and operations — advances, limitations and future needs
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Harris, P Dugald River case study — the importance of understanding your orebody and designing your mine for maximum value
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Pakalnis, R Empirical design methods in practice
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Stacey, TR Rock engineering design — the importance of process, prediction of behaviour, choice of design criteria, review and consideration of risk
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Sainsbury, B; Sainsbury, D; Vakili, A Discrete analysis of open stope stability
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Walls, EJ; Mpunzi, P; Joughin, WC Room and pillar stability analysis using linear elastic modelling and probability of failure — a case study
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Barsanti, BJ; Basson, FRP Defining the role of elastic modelling in underground mine design
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Brown, LG; Hudyma, MR; Turcotte, P Seismic hazard assessment using apparent stress ratio
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Moulding, C; Andrews, P Design and management processes involved with extracting regional pillar stopes in a seismic setting at Darlot Gold Mine
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Earl, PJ; Malovichko, D; Rebuli, D Study of stress conditions at Williams Mine using underground observations and microseismic monitoring data
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
de Vries, R; Hassell, R; Player, J Geotechnical design considerations for Dugald River — from slot to sequence
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Hassell, R; de Vries, R; Player, J; Rajapakse, A Dugald River trial stoping, overall hanging wall behaviour
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Woolley, CE; Andrews, P Short-term solutions to squeezing ground at Agnew Gold Mine, Western Australia
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Machuca, L; Sutton, M; Grow, R; Andrews, P Geotechnical approach to stope and pillar optimisation at Granny Smith Mine
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Stephenson, RM; Chilala, GC; Harris, R; Watson, O Establishing geotechnical processes for improved mine design at Bulyanhulu
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Chilala, GC; de Assuncao, J; Harris, R; Stephenson, RM Initial effects of improved drill and blast practices on stope stability at Acacia’s Bulyanhulu Mine
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Matthews, D Pillar design around mullock-filled stopes in the 3500 Orebody, Mount Isa Mines
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Potgieter, GS Work conducted in preparation for partial extraction of X41 shaft pillar at Mount Isa Mines
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Gao, F; Zhou, KP; Deng, HW; Yang, NG; Li, JL Design and application of an efficient mining method for gentle-dipping narrow vein at Kafang Mine
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Ekanayake, K; Ekanayake, C Suitability of the overhand cut-and-fill mining method for narrow vein graphite extraction — a case study
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Carter, TG; Rogers, SF; Taylor, JJL; Smith, J Unravelling structural fabric — a necessity for realistic rock mass characterisation for deep mine design
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Grenon, M; Landry, A; Hadjigeorgiou, J; Lajoie, PL Contribution to drift design using discrete fracture network modelling at the Éléonore Mine in Canada
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Grenon, M; Boudreau, C; Bruneau, G; Caumartin, R Statistical characterisation of intact rock properties at a Canadian underground mining project
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Dunn, MJ How reliable are your design inputs?
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Hills, PB; Raymond, N; Doyle, M Empirical ground support and reinforcement design at Challenger Gold Mine
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Duan, W; Wesseloo, J; Potvin, Y Evaluation of the adjusted rockburst damage potential method for dynamic ground support selection in extreme rockburst conditions
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Potvin, Y; Hadjigeorgiou, J Empirical ground support design of mine drives
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Morrison, D; Webb, R; Akerman, A; Parsons, H Mine design impact on operating and capital costs
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Quan, K; King, G; Schrimpf, T Discrete event simulation — a tool to support the design of complex production and logistic processes; its application in underground mine design
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Stebbins, S Cost estimates as a design tool — the impact of mine design on ventilation costs for a variety of underground mining scenarios
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Vallejos, JA; Miranda, O; Gary, C; Delonca, A Development of an integrated platform for stability analysis and design in sublevel stoping mines — MineRoc®
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Varden, RP; Woods, MJ Design approach for squeezing ground
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Khani, MM Practical long-term planning in narrow vein mines — a case study
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Basson, FRP; Dalton, NJ; Barsanti, BJ; Flemmer, AL Simulate waste rock flow during co-disposal for dilution control
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Veenstra, RL A methodology for predicting dilution of cemented paste backfill
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Marco, F; Vallejos, JA; Castro, R; Hekmat, A A dilution model for narrow vein mine design — a case study
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Dutta, S; Lal, A; Chittora, V; Chordia, L; Tailor, D Ore dilution control practised at Sindesar Khurd Mine of Hindustan Zinc Ltd
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Sjöberg, J; Bolin, A; Sánchez Juncal, A; Wettainen, T; Mas Ivars, D; Perman, F Input to orepass design — a numerical modelling study
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015
Bunker, KA; Campbell, AD; O’Toole, D; Penney, A Guidelines for orepass design in a sublevel cave mine
Design Methods 2015: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining, Design Methods 2015 		2015



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