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 BHP to undertake study of rockfall mineThursday, July 02, 2009BHP Billiton has been ordered to commission an independent engineering study at one of its West Australian nickel mines after two rockfalls in the past three weeks.
read more » Frack Attack - Drilling Technique Under ScrutinyThursday, June 25, 2009Four years after a widely used but controversial oil and gas production technology was exempted from federal regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act, Congress is taking another look at the process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. read more » Walter WittkeMonday, November 10, 2008Sometime during completing my master thesis on fluid flow in fractured rock masses, I was sent by Professor Jennings to Karlsruhe University in Germany. There I met Professor Walter Wittke. read more » Rock Mechanics SoftwareFriday, January 18, 2008Here is a list of software and software providers that you may find useful in addressing rock mechanics situations at your mine. read more » Backfill ThesisTuesday, December 18, 2007Trent Weatherwax, a Masters student at the University of British Columbia, sent me a copy of his paper, A Conceptual Design of a Backfill System for Underground Preconcentration Facility. read more » |
