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Geomechanical evaluation of a mechanical undercutting system in block caving

Villegas, Fernando
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Kuchta, Mark
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2014
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2014
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block caving
 undercut
 mining exploitation
 geomechanical
 Caving mining -- Mathematical models
 Mechanics
 Risk assessment
 Mining engineering
 Mineral industries
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This thesis proposes to use a mechanical system to perform the undercutting, similar to the longwall method used in coal mines. In order to evaluate the technical feasibility of this option, a geomechanical evaluation about the feasibility of the implementation of this alternative system in block caving was developed.
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