Torres, V. F. N., Dockendorff, R., Sotomayor, J. M. G., Castro, C., & Silva, A. F. (2022). Probability of Failure and Factor of Safety in the Design of Interramp Angles in a Large Open Iron Ore Mine. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 122, 1-14.
https://doi.org/10.17159/2411-9717/2025/2022

has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Full Use of Hydrogeological-Geomechanical Parameters for 3d Stability Analysis in an Open-Pit Iron Mine with Complex Geometry

  AUTHORS: Vidal Félix Navarro Torres

  KEYWORDS: Open-Pit Mine, Hydrogeology, Geomechanics, Numerical Modeling, Finite Difference Method, 3D Slope Stability

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, Vol.13 No.2, February 20, 2025

  ABSTRACT: This study presents a novel method to evaluate the safety of open-pit slopes by means of three-dimensional numerical modeling with the finite difference method. The method presented here uses a block model as a vehicle to carry relevant information from the rock mass and automatically construct the numerical model. The results suggest that the method is promising because of its capacity to accurately incorporate a large amount of high-complexity rock data by considering spatial location and material behavior. It is expected that the innovations in this method will make the design, construction, and operation of open-pit iron mines safer and more economical.