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Publications by [Agapito J. F. T.]
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Yu B.
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Gilbride L. J.
et al.
Molycorp, Inc.’s Questa Mine plans to switch from gravity draw in Block 1 to a load-haul-dump (LHD) draw system in the East and West blocks of the D Orebody. Changes in mining method require modifying the support design. This paper summarizes the numerical ...
Filed under:
Mining Engineering -
Mine Numerical Analysis
Reference:
The 41st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics (USRMS): "50 Years of Rock Mechanics - Landmarks and Future Challenges.", Golden, Colorado, June 17-21, 2006
Gilbride L. J.
,
Agapito J. F. T.
et al.
The Molycorp, Inc., Questa Mine, located in New Mexico, currently mines using a gravity-draw panel cave to extract molybdenum sulfide ore from the 600-m-deep D Orebody. Prior to initial development, geotechnical studies were undertaken to predict ground response ...
Filed under:
Mining Engineering -
Mine Numerical Analysis
Reference:
MassMin Chile 2004, August 2004, Santiago, Chile
High horizontal stresses were recognized to impact roof stability more than 60 years ago. Since then, numerous measurements associated high horizontal stresses with difficult ground conditions. This paper presents case histories illustrating the practical ...
Filed under:
Mining Engineering -
Underground Mining
Reference:
2002 SME Annual Meeting, Feb. 25-27, Phoenix, Arizona
