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Slope Stability in Surface Mining 2000 - Hardcover

 
9780873351942: Slope Stability in Surface Mining 2000
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0873351940 ISBN 13: 9780873351942
Publisher: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, 2000

Synopsis

As we enter the twenty-first century, mines are being planned to reach depths of more than 1,100 meters, waste rock embankments have surpassed 600 meters in height, tailings dams have reached heights of 200 meters, and heap leach facilities have topped 150 meters. The push toward higher, deeper, and steeper, along with the larger and more productive equipment in use today, continues to test our tools and capabilities.

Slope Stability in Surface Mining documents the progressive rise in technical understanding and sophistication in the field. Only be continuously collecting and exchanging information can design concepts, construction methods, monitoring strategies, and reclamation practices keep pace with the times. Slope Stability in Surface Mining creates a common platform on which to base correct, economical, and safe slope design and construction decisions.

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Publisher
Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0873351940
ISBN 13 
9780873351942
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
442
Editor
Hustrulid William A., McCarter Michael K., Zyl Dirk J. A. Van