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 Bingham Canyon Mine Slope FailureFriday, April 12, 2013A massive slope failure has occurred at the open pit of the Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah. Nobody was hurt: the mine had been monitoring movement and when deformation increased from 1 mm a day to 5 mms day they pulled out all workers. read more » What are the ‘geological challenges’ of WV coal?Monday, September 24, 2012It seems just about every coal company operating in Appalachia has been talking about "geologic challenges" in their financial reports. What does that mean? read more » On seismic signals from landslides – new research Tuesday, November 29, 2011See a massive rock avalanche in action somewhere up in Alps and learn how to read seismic recordings to be able to detect this kind of events. read more » Raise boring machinesThursday, July 14, 2011Raise boring, as a technique or system of driving raises (vertical or near vertical holes) continues to gain in popularity due to its many important advantages over conventional methods. read more » Underhand Cut and Fill Mining in the U.S.Tuesday, April 26, 2011Underhand cut and fill mining methods are used at the Lucky Friday, Stillwater, and Galena mines in the western US in an effort to safely mine in difficult ground conditions and as a primary mining method where access below the ore is limited. read more » |
