<p style="text-align: justify;">The LKAB Malmberget Mine is mined using sublevel caving. This mining method is cost-effective but results in successive caving of the host rock and mining-induced ground deformations. Consequently, re-locations of residential ...

This thesis deals with teh analysis and stability of large scale rock slopes in open pit mining and specifically the Aitik open pit mine in northern Sweden. A geomechanical model was developed for the Aitik mine, based on extensive field work and review of ...