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Soon after I became a mine seismologist at Vaal Reefs Exploration and Mining Company Ltd ., the analogue recording system was replaced by a digital one.
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Glazer, S.N. (2018). Introduction. In: Mine Seismology: Seismic Warning Concept. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62353-5_1
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