ISRM Commission on Deep Mining

To sustain the contribution of the mineral industry to the world’s economy, mining activities should take place beyond a 2,000 m depth. Violent and uncontrolled failure of rocks in deep mines is a serious threat to this goal. Rock behaviour and its failure in deep underground openings require special consideration from ISRM. The commission on Deep Mining is aimed to: 1. To provide a forum for the sharing and exchange of knowledge in deep miningresearch and engineering practises; 2. To coordinate deep mining research activities within the ISRM community as well as with other professional organisations and research bodies. This will be achieved through collaboration with industry partners of commission members and cooperation between different universities; 3. To collaborate with the ISRM Commission on Testing Methods to propose testing methods to determine bursting proneness of rocks