Engineering · Petroleum & Mining Engineering
A topic within Petroleum & Mining Engineering, itself one of 10 topics in that field and part of Engineering.
2 works
George J. Young
Works through mine planning from ore-body exploration to development and stoping method, arguing the choice of mining method is dictated first by the deposit's geometry, not by equipment preference.
link checked 17 Sept 2026National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Derives pillar and roof span guidelines from measured stone-mine failures rather than rule-of-thumb safety factors, giving mine designers a stability method calibrated against real collapses instead of borrowed from coal-mine practice.