White, B. G., and J. K. Whyatt. Differential Wall Rock Move-ments Associated with Rock Bursts, Lucky Friday Mine, Coeur d'Alene Mining District, Idaho. In Rock Mechanics for Industry. White, B. G., and J. K. Whyatt. Identify geologic features that contribute to the risk of rock bursts and link these features to specific rock burst mechanisms.
Rock bursts pose a serious hazard to miners throughout the world even after a century of research.
In places where rock bursts of a similar type reoccur on a regular basis, countermeasures have been developed and employed that reduce the level of risk. However, these countermeasures must be appropriate to local geologic conditions and rock burst mechanisms. The geologic environment of many ore deposits is very complex. An unexpected change in geology can trigger a rock burst where it would not be expected and result in injuries or fatalities. Researchers are seeking to identify those few features most likely to contribute to rock bursting and link them to specific rock burst mechanisms and relative levels of rock burst risk.