Numerical Simulations of Geomechanical State of Rock Mass Prior to Seismic Events Occurrence: Case Study From a Polish Copper Mine Aided by FEM 3D Approach

Witold Pytel, Piotr Mertuszka, Tristan Jones +1

The biggest risk to operations in Polish copper is high-energy seismic tremors where hypocenters are located within the main roof strata. These phenomena occur often in the areas w…