Failure mechanisms and ground support observations at Coleman mine, Sudbury Basin

Authors: Landry, D; Reimer, E

DOI https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_rep/1925_16_Landry

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Landry, D & Reimer, E 2019, 'Failure mechanisms and ground support observations at Coleman mine, Sudbury Basin', in J Hadjigeorgiou & M Hudyma (eds), Ground Support 2019: Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Ground Support in Mining and Underground Construction, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, pp. 253-266, https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_rep/1925_16_Landry

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Abstract:
Keywords: sill pillar, ground support, seismicity

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