Caving Methods

The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
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The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
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Jan 1, 1925

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In a straight caving system, the ore is first undercut and then broken down by its own weight or .by the weight of the overlying rock, or by a combination of both. Operations that involve the caving of the material overlying an orebody as an essential part of the work are also classed as caving, though practically all the ore is broken by drilling and blasting. Actually there are two distinct methods—sublevel caving and block caving, and modifications thereof. The mines described are Miami and Alaska Juneau.
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APA:  (1925)  Caving Methods

MLA: Caving Methods. The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1925.

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