Safe mining practices under wide spans in underground non-caving mines – Case studies

Mining under wide span is of concern as it increases the probability of back caving causing personnel injury and equipment damage in underground mines in open stoping and underhand drift-and-fill methods. Though restricting personnel access to well supported lateral development is commonly practiced...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: J.J. Ran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268619302782