GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

Bolting in the deep

Ground support is important in underground mining and tunnelling to control ground movement and deformation, and it becomes more critical as mines get deeper. Ailbhe Goodbody investigates

Ailbhe Goodbody
Bolting in the deep

There is an increasing global trend for deep underground mines, which frequently reach depths of over 1,000m, and a few of which operate below 4,000m. As mining activity drives deeper, in-situ vertical...

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