Discussion - Dewatering of Ambrosia Lake Mines – Technical Papers, MINING ENGINEERING, Vol. 34, No. 9, Sept. 1982, pp. 1344-1350 – Juvkam-Wold, H. C.
- Organization:
- The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
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- 2
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- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1984
Abstract
Mr. Juvkam-Wold's article is a timely and much needed presentation of the method of depressurization to reduce ground- water inflow into mine shafts. The article is very informative and discusses the effects of depressurization upon shaft inflows adequately. However, the article omits a discussion of another important benefit of depressurization: the reduction of potential for artesian burst or, as it is also called, floor heave. Confined aquifer systems (artesian aquifers) can contain water under several hundred pounds per square inch (psi) of pressure. For example, water levels at elevations of 455 m (1500 ft) or more above the top of the Westwater Canyon member of
Citation
APA: (1984) Discussion - Dewatering of Ambrosia Lake Mines – Technical Papers, MINING ENGINEERING, Vol. 34, No. 9, Sept. 1982, pp. 1344-1350 – Juvkam-Wold, H. C.
MLA: Discussion - Dewatering of Ambrosia Lake Mines – Technical Papers, MINING ENGINEERING, Vol. 34, No. 9, Sept. 1982, pp. 1344-1350 – Juvkam-Wold, H. C.. The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1984.