Determining the safe distance for mining equipment operation when forming an internal dump in a deep open pit

O Bazaluk, O Anisimov, P Saik, V Lozynskyi, O Akimov… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the surface mining of mineral deposits, land resources suitable for agricultural purposes
are inappropriately spent in large volumes. When mining deep open pits, overburden rocks …

3D Discrete Fracture Network modelling from UAV imagery coupled with tracer tests to assess fracture conductivity in an unstable rock slope: Implications for rockfall …

E Mammoliti, A Pepi, D Fronzi, S Morelli, T Volatili… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
The stability of a rock slope is strongly influenced by the pattern of groundwater flow through
the fracture system, which may lead to an increase in the water pressure in partly open joints …

Analytical and experimental studies on toppling behavior of blocks misaligned with the slope face

JY Gui, LR Alejano, M Cano, J Arzúa… - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2024 - Springer
The stability of potentially toppling rock blocks has been typically addressed for the case of
regular block geometries showing symmetry planes and resting on surfaces aligned with the …