Guidelines, Standards and Best Practice for Seismic Hazard Assessment and Rockburst Risk Management in South African Mines

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Session 1: Numerical Modelling -- Keynote Address: Evidence based model calibration for reliable predictions / T D Wiles -- Excess shear stress analysis of seismicity associated with dykes / J V James, T Rangasamy & S P Petho -- Estimating the probability of mining-induced seismic events using mine-scale, inelastic numerical models -- D Beck, F Reusch & S Arndt -- Study on the effect of anisotropy in rocks on stress redistribution using numerical modelling / R Mitra, M M Murphy & E C Westman -- Elastic versus inelastic numerical modelling of deep and highly stressed mining fronts / P P Andrieux, R K Brummer, C P O'Connor & H Li -- Simulating shaft and crusher damage in deep mines / F Reusch & D Beck -- Observations and modelling of compressive failures of hard rock masses / C Edelbro -- -- Session 2: Case Studies 1 -- Destressing the ROB5 remnant using tight slot blasting at Mount Charlotte Mine / M Kempin & S Narendranathan, A Sprague, P A Mikula, M Lee -- Rock preconditioning application in virgin caving condition in a panel caving mine, Codelco Chile El Teniente Division / R F Morales & O A Araneda, R E Molina, J O Henriquez & E G Rojas -- Planning considerations for deep level mining at Perseverance Mine / D Gaudreau, I Thin & A Haile -- Stress Issues at Pajingo Mine / R K Whiting -- Planning and practice of remnant pillar mining--a case study / G A Wienand & R I L Ferreira -- -- Session 3: Rock Behaviour under High Stress -- Keynote Address: Paradoxical features of primary shear fractures and general faults / B G Tarasov & M F Randolph -- Shock loading-unloading mechanism in rockburst shear fractures in quartzite causing genesis of polyhedral sub-particles in the fault gouge / B G Tarasov, W D Ortlepp -- Dynamic rock failures due to "high" stress at shallow depth / T R Stacey, W D Ortlepp, X Ndlovu -- -- Session 4: Rockburst and Seismic Monitoring -- Proactive versus reactive seismic monitoring in mines--results of a seismic monitoring survey / M R Hudyma, D Heal -- The Development and implementation of a comprehensive seismic risk management plan at Agnico-Eagle's LaRonde Mine / F Mercier-Langevin, M R Hudyma -- Seismicity management at Hill 50 Gold Mine, Western Australia / F R P Basson, S Van der Merwe -- Seismic monitoring in Zhezkazgan mines--a case study of a strong seismic event forecasting / V I German & V A Mansurov, P A Boiko -- Guidelines, standards and best practice for seismic hazard assessment and rockburst risk management in South African mines / R J Durrheim, O Goldbach, L M Linzer & S M Spottiswoode, A Cichowicz, R Ebrahim-Trollope, F Essrich, T Stankiewicz -- Design considerations for the implementation of tailings based wetcrete at Harmony's Target Mine -- P J le Roux, D J du Plooy, -- -- Session 5: Case Studies 2 -- Development of a methodology for analysis of instability in room and pillar mines / M Board, B Damjanac & M Pierce -- Working together to secure the future--Cannington Ground Support Rehabilitation Project / J Todd -- Historic overview of the extraction of a multi-reef shaft pillar / J Lucas & K R Brentley -- -- Session 6: Ground Support--Canadian and Australian ground support practices in high deformation environments / M Sandy & W Gibson, D Gaudreau -- Inflatable rockbolts at Otter-Juan Mine, Kambalda / Turner, T Green -- Empirical performance chart for ground support in seismic conditions at Mount Charlotte / P A Mikula, M F Lee -- The Weakest link--ground support observations at Some Canadian shield hard rock mines / B Simser -- Overview of dynamic testing of ground support / J Hadjigeorgiou, Canada & Y Potvin -- In-situ dynamic testing of ground support using simulated rockburst / D Heal & Y Potvin -- Roofex--results of laboratory testing of a new concept of yieldable tendon / Charette, M Plouffe -- -- Session 7: Various Topics -- Accounting for the effect of rock mass anisotropy in stress measurements / P Dight, A Dyskin -- Optimising the use of cemented backfill by using an effective stress constitutive model / A Fourie, M Helinski & M Fahey -- Early warning and/or continuous risk assessment of rockfalls in deep South African mines / v Z Brink & M K C Roberts -- The Granites Callie Mine--justification and design of a mine cooling plant suitable for wet or dry condensing / M J Howes, B Clarke -- Electro-monorails--an alternative operating system for deep mining / A Burke, E K Chanda -- -- Session 8: Poster Session -- Estimate of the rock mass stress state in the course of underground mining of the Kimberlite Deposit -- A A Eremenko, V M Serakov, A P Filatov, V A Eremenko & A V Serakov -- Dynamic loading behaviour of swellex bolts--an update / F Charette, M Plouffe -- The Restructuring, updating and revision of the chamber of mines rock mechanics certificates and its syllabus / J V James & D A Arnold, -- Rock rupture without friction at great depth / B G Tarasov & M F Randolph.