Rock steady: Reducing seismic risks underground

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UNDERGROUND

Controlled blasts and AI emerge as ways to mitigate the increasing danger of seismic events in mines

As mines get deeper, risks of seismic events increases

As mines get deeper, risks of seismic events increases | Credits: Shutterstock

This week, Codelco said two divisions of its underground El Teniente copper mines have been approved for reopening. It was a tentative resumption of operations following a tragic accident in July. A…

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