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BLOCK CAVING GEOMECHANICS

Block Caving Geomechanics

A product of the International Block Caving Study I (1997-2001!ro"ect #anager$ %&!& Chito'o

)ditor-in-Chief*Author$ )'eritu+ !rofe++or )&,&Bron AC

It i+ i'portant that re+earch outco'e+ e di++e'inated in a u+eful for' to the client+ of the

re+earch. and to the co''unity at large if appropriate& ,he re+earch 'onograph i+ a traditional

'echani+' for reporting +u+tantial odie+ of re+earch hich. taken together. advance the field to a

+ignificant degree& In 199/ the #C puli+hed to +uch 'onograph+. on co''inution and

la+ting. in a +erie+ on 'ining and 'ineral proce++ing& ,he pre+ent volu'e continue+ the +erie+&

Caving i+ a 'ining 'ethod hich i+ of groing intere+t to co'panie+ concerned ith thee3ploitation of 'a++ive ore depo+it+. ecau+e of it+ lo co+t& 4oever the ody of theoretical and

practical knoledge of the factor+ controlling the caving proce++. particularly in co'petent rock

'a++e+. i+ li'ited. and the econo'ic ri+k in developing a caving 'ine can therefore e higher than

one ould like& ,o re'edy thi+ +ituation. a nu'er of 'a"or 'ining co'panie+ ca'e together in

1997 to fund the International Caving Study. a ide-ranging re+earch and technology tran+fer

pro"ect& ,hi+ ook record+ in part the re+ult+ of the fir+t pha+e of thi+ +tudy hich a+ conducted a+

a collaoration of the #C. the Ita+ca Con+ulting %roup. and a nu'er of con+ultant+&

,hi+ 'onograph 'ay e purcha+ed through #C&

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