Practical Engineering

When Abandoned Mines Collapse (2025x9)

Air date: May 06, 2025

The story of mine subsidence is the story of so many things in engineering - addressing the difficulties we used to just ignore. This is a real issue that causes real damages today, but it’s also an issue that a lot of people put a great deal of thought, effort, and ultimately resources into so that we can strike a balance between protection against damage to property and the environment and obtaining the resources that we all depend on.