Seismicity and Stress Changes Subsequent to Destress Blasting at the Galena Mine and Implications for Stress Control Strategies

The U.S. Bureau of Mines conducted research at the Galena Mine, Wallace, ID, with the aim of mitigating the effects of rock bursting. A digital seismic array and an array of borehole pressure cells had been installed near the site of a stope undergoing mining and periodic distressing.