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ABOUT THE WEBSITE
== About the Website ==


With the support of [http://www.newcrest.com.au Newcrest Mining Limited] (Newcrest), the [http://www.acg.uwa.edu.au Australian Centre for Geomechanics] (ACG) undertook a survey to obtain a cross-section of the seismic risk management practices used in underground hard rock mines around the world. The survey included contributions from 16 mine sites around the world (participants). The results of this survey were compiled and are made available through this website.
With the support of [http://www.newcrest.com.au Newcrest Mining Limited] (Newcrest), the [http://www.acg.uwa.edu.au Australian Centre for Geomechanics] (ACG) undertook a survey to obtain a cross-section of the seismic risk management practices used in underground hard rock mines around the world. The survey included contributions from 16 mine sites around the world  
[https://acg.uwa.edu.au/srmp/Participants (Participants)]. The results of this survey were compiled and are made available through this website.


This website provides an overview of what is being done - it is by no means an indication of what should be done.
This website provides an overview of what is being done - it is by no means an indication of what should be done.


As our methods and our understanding of mining-induced seismicity improve, so too will our risk management practices. The content of this website will be updated in the future. This is just the start!
As our methods and our understanding of mining-induced seismicity improve, so too will our risk management practices.  


Please feel free to send us an [mailto:srmp-acg@uwa.edu.au email] if you wish to contribute content, share ideas, or discuss any errors.
[mailto:publications-acg@uwa.edu.au Email] us if you wish to contribute content, share ideas, or discuss any errors.


 
Website administrator: Stefania Woodward
ABOUT THE FLOWCHART
 
This Seismic Risk Management Practices flowchart has been developed and verified during the benchmarking exercise[link to About Website]. The process has four major activities, each represented by a coloured area in the flowchart:
 
<li>Data collection (purple)</li>
<li>Seismic response to mining (green)</li>
<li>Control measures (blue)</li>
<li>Seismic risk assessment (orange)</li>
 
Within each activity, there are a number of components, represented by boxes in the flowchart. Within each box, a number of practices have been benchmarked and will be discussed in terms of being a “basic” or an “advanced” practice.
 
PRACTICE LEVELS
 
Keeping in mind that the goal of the project was to define “best practices” in managing seismic hazard, it is also important to realise that best practice at a mine site is necessarily a function of the intensity of the seismic problem at that site. As such, it is not always necessary nor “best practice” for mines experiencing low seismic hazard to implement extensive and advanced seismological analyses. Hence low, medium and severe seismic hazard will call for different “best practices”.
 
To circumvent this issue, in this benchmarking report, we will refer to basic and advanced practices. Basic practices indicate approaches commonly used at most mine sites. Advanced practices involve techniques that are uncommon due to:
 
<li>requiring personnel with a high skill base; and</li>
<li>being labour/computing/time intensive.</li>

Latest revision as of 15:09, 8 December 2022

About the Website

With the support of Newcrest Mining Limited (Newcrest), the Australian Centre for Geomechanics (ACG) undertook a survey to obtain a cross-section of the seismic risk management practices used in underground hard rock mines around the world. The survey included contributions from 16 mine sites around the world (Participants). The results of this survey were compiled and are made available through this website.

This website provides an overview of what is being done - it is by no means an indication of what should be done.

As our methods and our understanding of mining-induced seismicity improve, so too will our risk management practices.

Email us if you wish to contribute content, share ideas, or discuss any errors.

Website administrator: Stefania Woodward

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