Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
The argentiferous lead mines of S’Argentera in Ibiza (Balearic Islands, Spain) are
some abandoned underground workings from the first decade of the 20th century.
The stability of the main stopes and the crown pillar of the mines has been
evaluated-part of which is located below the road between Santa Eulalia and San
Carles de Peralta. The possibility of allowing public access to the surface of the
mining area and setting up a project of a "show mine" on the underground stopes
and galleries is analysed. The stability is assessed with an empirical approach
using the O index, the scaled span method and a stability graph together with a
numerical approach. Results show that the stopes of the mines are globally stable
but some lack an adequate safety factor. Therefore some local reinforcements and
monitoring are needed. The finite element modelling in two dimensions yields
realistic results on the current stope stability and possible rock falls which have
already occurred. © 2017, Instituto Geologico y Minero de Espana. All rights
reserved.
DOI: 10.21701/bolgeomin.128.1.001
Document Type: Article
Publisher: Instituto Geologico y Minero de Espana