Report of Investigations 9448


Seismicity and Stress Changes Subsequent to Destress Blasting at the Galena Mine and Implications for Stress Control Strategies

1993

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The U.S. Bureau of Mines conducted research at the Galena Mine, Wallace, ID, with the aim of mitigating the effects of rock bursting. A digital seismic array and an array of borehole pressure cells had been installed near the site of a stope undergoing mining and periodic distressing.

Author(s):Boler-FM, Swanson-PL
Reference:U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Report of Investigations 9448, 1993 Jan:1-21

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Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Division