A Study of Glacier Flow for an Open-Pit Mine: An Exercise in Applied Glaciology
As part of the feasibility study for the development of an open-pit mine at the edge of the Greenland ice sheet, a study is made of the ice flow toward the proposed pit. The flow is analyzed by considering the two-dimensional flow along seven cross-sections. The most favorable profile is determined...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000023182 2024-03-03T08:44:36+00:00 A Study of Glacier Flow for an Open-Pit Mine: An Exercise in Applied Glaciology Colbeck, S. C. 1974 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000023182 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000023182 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 13, issue 69, page 401-414 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 Earth-Surface Processes journal-article 1974 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000023182 2024-02-08T08:32:56Z As part of the feasibility study for the development of an open-pit mine at the edge of the Greenland ice sheet, a study is made of the ice flow toward the proposed pit. The flow is analyzed by considering the two-dimensional flow along seven cross-sections. The most favorable profile is determined for each cross-section and its flow calculated. The excavation necessary to expose the ore is 106 × 10 6 m 3 of ice. 66 × 10 6 m 3 of ice will have to be removed in order to establish favorable profiles and an additional 7.9 × 10 6 m 3 of ice will have to be removed each year in order to prevent the glacier from thickening and advancing into the mine. Many other glaciological problems must be considered, and field work continues in order to provide more information about the area. Article in Journal/Newspaper glacier Greenland Ice Sheet Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Greenland Journal of Glaciology 13 69 401 414 |
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As part of the feasibility study for the development of an open-pit mine at the edge of the Greenland ice sheet, a study is made of the ice flow toward the proposed pit. The flow is analyzed by considering the two-dimensional flow along seven cross-sections. The most favorable profile is determined for each cross-section and its flow calculated. The excavation necessary to expose the ore is 106 × 10 6 m 3 of ice. 66 × 10 6 m 3 of ice will have to be removed in order to establish favorable profiles and an additional 7.9 × 10 6 m 3 of ice will have to be removed each year in order to prevent the glacier from thickening and advancing into the mine. Many other glaciological problems must be considered, and field work continues in order to provide more information about the area. |
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A Study of Glacier Flow for an Open-Pit Mine: An Exercise in Applied Glaciology |
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A Study of Glacier Flow for an Open-Pit Mine: An Exercise in Applied Glaciology |
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A Study of Glacier Flow for an Open-Pit Mine: An Exercise in Applied Glaciology |
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A Study of Glacier Flow for an Open-Pit Mine: An Exercise in Applied Glaciology |
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A Study of Glacier Flow for an Open-Pit Mine: An Exercise in Applied Glaciology |
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study of glacier flow for an open-pit mine: an exercise in applied glaciology |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
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Journal of Glaciology volume 13, issue 69, page 401-414 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 |
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