Better bolting

Carly Lovejoy speaks to four leading suppliers of ground-support systems to find out whats new in the rock-bolt sector

28 November 2012
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Ground-support systems in mines usually consist of three parts: a face element (steel meshes, shotcrete or sprayed concrete, and spray liners), short tendons and long tendons.

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