Fhatuwani Sengani

[ 1 ] - The performance of bolt-reinforced and shotcreted in-stope pillar in a rockburst prone areas

Historically, the design of the in-stope pillar in underground excavations has been based on empirical formulae and numerical modelling. Although these design methods have been extensively applied in several gold mines in South Africa, rockburst, in-stope pillar burst/failure are continuously reported as the major problem faced by mines. Therefore, this study attempts to compare the performance...