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In the present context, subsidence is the lowering of the ground surface following underground extraction of an orebody. Subsidence is produced, to a greater or a lesser degree, by almost all types of underground mining. Surface displacement may result from the redistribution of stresses associated with excavation or from mining-related activities such as de-watering.
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Brady, B.H.G., Brown, E.T. (1985). Mining-induced surface subsidence. In: Rock Mechanics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6501-3_16
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