Use Of The Pressure Arch In Mine Design At White Pine

Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
Gonzalo Barrientos
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Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
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Publication Date:
Jan 1, 1969

Abstract

Instrumentation and observation of real mine structures helped define the pressure arch at White Pine, a large copper mine in sedimentary rocks. The pressure arch, which is attributed to inherent horizontal stresses, is used in the design of mine openings.
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APA: Gonzalo Barrientos  (1969)  Use Of The Pressure Arch In Mine Design At White Pine

MLA: Gonzalo Barrientos Use Of The Pressure Arch In Mine Design At White Pine. Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 1969.

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