OVERVIEW OF ROCK BURST RESEARCH IN CHINA AND ITS APPLICATION IN IVORY COAST

Abstract

Rock bursts and mining-induced seismic events have serious socio-economic consequences for the Chinese mining industry, as its mines are extended to a specific depth. This paper mainly discusses deep mine hazards and rock burst problems in China. First, the definition of a 'rock burst' is given. The paper also introduces the current situation of deep mining and predicts its influences in Ivory Coast over the next ten years. Second, it explains the dynamic hazards arising from deep mining (the most dangerous hazard in deep mining in China).It then emphasizes that dynamic hazard control is a complex technology system that involve many techniques: evaluation, control, prevention and treatment. The burst technique system involves devices that are highly complex. Finally, the
paper presents cases of controlled rock burst using the control technologies described, and considers their applications in Ivory Coast’s deep mining industry