Rockburst Risk Assessment on South African Gold Mines: An Expert System Approach
Abstract
An expert system, RockRisk , has been written to assess the risk of rockbursts occurring in a given set of circumstances. The focus is on areas of a few thousand square metres and a time scale of a few months. This allows the user to take proactive measures to minimise the risk. RockRisk fulfils two roles: firstly, it allows the user to assess the risk quickly and, secondly, it serves as an educational tool for inexperienced rock engineers. Prototype versions were widely distributed within the mining industry for evaluation. The feedback was used to calibrate the weighting system and to address specific problems faced by individual mines.
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Publication details
- Journal / source
- Mine Simulation
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Pages
- 47–47
- Publication date
- 23 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter