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Tunnel vision

WHAT is the best shape for a mining tunnel deep underground? That is a key question Mining3 and project partners Codelco, MMG, Geobrugg, DSI and the Western Australian School of Mines want to answer.

Noel Dyson
Mining3 is trying to answer some of the questions posed by increasingly deeper underground operations.

Mining3 is trying to answer some of the questions posed by increasingly deeper underground operations.

With some of the world’s deepest underground mines reaching depths of 4km, global trends suggest incidents of rock bursts and tunnel failure are on the rise. The deeper the mine, the higher the stress...

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