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Tectonic Stresses in Mine Seismicity: Are They Significant?

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Date Published: 
1993
Authors: 
Ivan Wong

Lithostatic stresses and their redistribution around mine excavations are thought to be the dominant driving force in the generation of most mine tremors and rockbursts.

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Wong, I.G. 1993. Tectonic stresses in mine seismicity: Are they significant? Paper presented at the Rockbursts and Seismicity in Mines 93. Proceedings of the Third International Symposium, Kingston, Canada.

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