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Mining Publication: Rock Mechanics Investigations at the Lucky Friday Mine (In Three Parts): 2. Evaluation of Underhand Backfill Practice for Rock Burst Control

Original creation date: January 1992

Image of publication Rock Mechanics Investigations at the Lucky Friday Mine (In Three Parts): 2. Evaluation of Underhand Backfill Practice for Rock Burst Control

The energy release rate (err) index was used to evaluate three underhand stope backfill parameters--cement content, density, and placement gap--to determine their influence on rock bursts. This index provides a relative measure of the likelihood of rock bursting for a given rock mass. There was no indication that increasing initial fill strength through increased cement content would affect the err.

Authors: JK Whyatt, TJ Williams, MP Board

Report of Investigations - January 1992

NIOSHTIC2 Number: 10011453

U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Report of Investigations 9433, 1992 Jan:1-10


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