Development of empirical rib pillar design criterion for open stope mining

The design of open stope rib pillars has been done using many empirical methods, but none of the methods has been verified with a design survey. This thesis uses data collected in the "Integrated Mine Design Study" to develop an empirical rib pillar design method for open, stope mining. Th...

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Main Author: Hudyma, Martin Raymond
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28386