Predominant failure mechanisms at the Kiirunavaara mine footwall

The Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag (LKAB) Kiirunavaara mine is a large scale sub-level caving (SLC) mine in northern Sweden. The use of SLC as a mining method inherently causes significant rock mass movements above the extraction level. It has been one of the objectives of LKAB since the early...

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Main Author: Svartsjaern, Mikael
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Luleå tekniska universitet, Geoteknologi 2015
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