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Empirical Investigation and Characterization of Surface Subsidence Related to Block Cave Mining

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Date Published: 
2003
Authors: 
Davide Elmo
Doug Stead
Erik Eberhardt
Kyu-Seok Woo

For guidance on relationships between caving depth and surface subsidence, a comprehensive database was developed after an exhaustive search of published data from cave mining operations from around the world.

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Woo, K.-S., E. Eberhardt, D. Elmo, and D. Stead. 2013. Empirical investigation and characterization of surface subsidence related to block cave mining. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 61(2013):31-42.

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