Estimating thestrength ofrock materials - SAIMM
level gold mining in South Africa, Ortlepp andCook2found that mech-anical properties determined inthe laboratory from small specimens ... specimens MPa MPa % size specimens MPa MPa I % NX 20 2,83 0,25 8,8 Sandstone 20 64,5 4,85 7,5 BX 40 3,09 0,32 10,4 EX 30 3,36 0,28 8,3