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Bell, F. G. & Donnelly, L. J. (2006). Mining and its Impact on the Environment. Taylor/Francis (Spon).

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Burton, D.A., 1985. Program in BASIC for the analysis and prediction of ground movement above longwall panels. Proceedings Third International Con­ference on Ground Movements and Structures, Cardiff, Geddes, J.D. (Ed.), Pentech Press, London, 338-353.

Carpenter, P.J. 1997. Use of resistivity and EM techniques to map subsidence fractures in glacial drift. Environmental and Engineering Geoscience, 3, 523-536.

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Donnelly, L.J. and McCann, D.M. 2000. The location of abandoned mine workings using thermal techniques. Engineering Geology, 57, 39-52.

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