Sulphide dust explosions at falconbridge two case histories
- Organization:
- Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
- Pages:
- 11
- File Size:
- 3085 KB
- Publication Date:
- May 11, 1988
Abstract
Two sulphide dust secondacy explosions have occurred in the mines of
the SUdbury operations of Falconbridge Ltd. during the past 18 months.
'Ihe main similarity between the occurrences is that they both happened in
vertical crater retreat blasthole stopes. A relatively high p:,v.tier factor
was noted in both instances. other details are enumerated and examined,
as well as some results of tests done by Noranda Research on company ore
samples.
Citation
APA: (1988) Sulphide dust explosions at falconbridge two case histories
MLA: Sulphide dust explosions at falconbridge two case histories. Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, 1988.