Journal Publications
Liang, W., Sari, A., Zhao, G., McKinnon, S.D., Wu, H. (2021) Probability estimates of short-term rockburst risk with ensemble classifiers. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 54, 1799-1841.
Liang, W., Sari, A., Zhao, G., McKinnon, S.D., Wu, H. (2020) Short-term rockburst prediction using ensemble learning methods. Natural Hazards, 104, 1923-1946.
Abolfazlzadeh, Y., McKinnon, S.D. Relation between stress ratio and principal stresses. In review.
Vatcher, J., McKinnon, S.D., Sjöberg, J. (2018) Rock mass characteristics and tomographic data. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 51, 1615-1619.
Vatcher, J., McKinnon, S.D., Sjöberg, J. (2016) Developing 3-D mine-scale geomechanical models in complex geological environments, as applied to the Kiirunavaara Mine. Engineering Geology, 203, 140-150.
Mah, J., McKinnon, S.D., Samson, C. Wire mesh filtering in 3D image data of rock faces. (2016) Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 52, 111-118.
Olson, L., Samson, C., McKinnon, S.D. (2015) The 3-D laser imaging of drill core for fracture detection and the Rock Quality Designation. Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci. 73,156-164.
Vallejos, J.A., McKinnon, S.M. (2013) Logistic regression and neural network classification of seismic records. Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci. 62, 86-95.
Snelling, P.E., Godin, L., McKinnon, S.D. (2013) The role of geologic structure and stress in triggering remote seismicity in Creighton Mine, Sudbury, Canada. Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 58, 166-179.
Mah, J., Samson, C., McKinnon, S.D. 3D laser imaging for surface roughness analysis. (2013) Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 58, 111-117.
Mah, J., Samson, C., McKinnon, S.D. (2011) 3D laser imaging for joint orientation analysis. Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci. 48(6), 932-941.
Vallejos, J.A., and McKinnon, S.M. (2011). Correlations between mining and seismicity for re-entry protocol development. Int. J. Rock Mech. and Min. Sci. 48 (4), 616-625.
Baird, A., McKinnon, S.D., Godin, L. (2010) Relationship between structures, stress and seismicity in the Charlevoix seismic zone revealed by 3-D geomechanical models: Implications for the seismotectonics of continental interiors, Journal of Geophysical Research, 115, B11402.
Cho, N., Tiampo, K.F., McKinnon, S., Vallejos, J., Klein, W. (2010). A simple metric to quantify seismicity clustering. Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics; special issue on Geocomplexity: novel approaches to understanding geosystems, 17, 293-302.
Vallejos, J.A. and McKinnon, S.M. (2009) Omori’s law applied to mining-induced seismicity and re-entry protocol development. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 167, 1, 91-106.
Baird, A., McKinnon, S.D., Godin, L. (2009) “Stress channelling and partitioning of seismicity in the Charlevoix seismic zone, Québec, Canada”. Geophysical Journal International, 179, 559-568.
Kalenchuk, K., McKinnon, S.D., Diederichs, M. (2008) “Block geometry and rockmass characterization for prediction of dilution potential into sublevel cave mine voids.” Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci, 45, 929-940.
Baird, A., McKinnon, S.D. , "Linking stress field deflection to basement structures in southern Ontario: results from numerical modeling," Tectonophysics 432, 89, 100, 2007.
McKinnon, S.D. , "Triggering of seismicity remote from mining excavations," Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 39, 3, 255-279, 2006.
Kalenchuk, K.S., Diederichs, M.A., McKinnon, S.D., "Characterizing block geometry in jointed rock masses," International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 43, 1212-1225, 2006.
McKinnon, S.D. and de la Barra, I. , "Stress field analysis at the El Teniente Mine: Evidence for N-S compression in the modern Andes," Journal of Structural Geology 25, 2125-2139, 2003.
McKinnon, S.D., "Analysis of stress measurements using a numerical model methodology," International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 38, 699-709, 2001.
McKinnon, S.D., Garrido del la Barra, I. , "Fracture initiation, growth and effect on stress field: a numerical investigation ," Journal of Structural Geology 20, 1673-1689, 2001.
Kalenchuk, K., McKinnon, S.D., Diederichs, M.S., "Block geometry and rock mass characterization for prediction of dilution potential into sub-level cave mine voids," International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. (Accepted)
Conference Proceedings
Riquelme, A.I., McKinnon, S.D., Ortiz, J.M. (2020) Establishing confidence boundaries on slopes’s Factor of Safety of an open pit by geomechanics numerical modelling and geostatistical simulation. CIM Convention Abstract.
Perry, A.P, Kalenchuk K., McKinnon, S.D. (2020) A numerical modeling investigation of coupled-mechanism subsidence over an underground Calin Trend mine. 54th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado.
McKinnon, S.D., Ferguson, G.A. (2018) The role of research in cave mining. Paper accepted: Caving2018, Vancouver, Canada, 15-17 October.
Perry, A.P., McKinnon, S.D., Kalenchuk, K.S. (2018) Effect of hydrothermal alteration on material properties in a Carlin-style gold deposit and developing a method to delineate altered and fractured material for numerical model geometry-building. Paper accepted for the 52nd US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, Seattle, Washington, USA, 17-20 June 2018.
Vatcher, J., McKinnon, S.D., Sjöberg, J. (2018) Paradigm shift in our understanding of rock mass behaviour at the Kiirunavaara Mine, Sweden. SME Annual Conference & Expo, session on Successful Implementation of Applied Research in Mining, February 2018, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Abolfazlzadeh, Y., Penhall, S.L., McKinnon, S.D. (2017) Statistical analysis of the outlier events from seismic stress inversion. First International Conference on Underground Mining Technology, Sudbury, 11-13 October.
Vatcher, J., McKinnon, S.D., Sjoberg, J. (2017) Geomechanical characteristics inferred from mine-scale rock mass behaviour. Eighth International Conference on Deep and High Stress Mining, Perth Australia 28-30 March.
Vatcher, J. and McKinnon, S.D., and Sjöberg, J. (2017) Ground falls, overbreak, and geomechanical characteristics at the Kiirunavaara Mine, Sweden. Eighth International Conference on Deep and High Stress Mining, 28-30 March, Perth, Australia.
Abolfazlzadeh, Y. and McKinnon, S.D. (2017) Stress field characterization in the Nickel Rim South mine using seismic stress inversion. Eighth International Conference on Deep and High Stress Mining, 28-30 March, Perth, Australia.
Moreau-Verlaan, L., McKinnon, S.D. (2016) Influence of drift design parameters on seismic response. Presentation at CIM MEMO conference, Sudbury, Canada, 16-18 Oct.
McKinnon, S.D. (2016) Keynote address: Stress fields in deep mines. In: Proceedings of 7th International Symposium on In-Situ Rock Stress, Tampere, Finland, 10-12 May.
Vatcher, J., S. D. McKinnon and J. Sjöberg. (2014) Mine-scale numerical modelling, seismicity and stresses at Kiirunavaara Mine, Sweden. In: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Deep and High Stress Mining (16–18 Sept, 2014, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada), Hudyma, M., Potvin, Y. (eds.), pp. 363–376. Perth: Australian Centre for Geomechanics.
Vatcher, J., S. D., McKinnon, J. Sjöberg, and C. Dahnér, C. (2014) Modelling methodology: Structural geology and rock mass behaviour at Kiirunavaara Mine. In: Rock Engineering and Rock Mechanics: Structures in and on Rock Masses, Proceedings Eurock 2014, Vigo, Spain, May 27–29, eds. Alejano, L., Peruch, Á., Olalla, C. & Jiménez, R., pp. 643–648, London: Taylor & Francis Group.
Olson, L., Samson, C., McKinnon, S.D. (2013) The 2-D and 3-D imaging of core for fracture mapping. In: 46th American Rock Mechanics Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 23-26 June.
Mah, J., Samson, C., McKinnon, S.D., (2011) Surface roughness measurements using three-dimensional laser imaging. In: Proceedings of the 12th Congress of the International Society for Rock Mechanics, October 16-21, Beijing.
Bewick, R.P., Carter, T.G., Duff, D., Valley, B., Vatcher, J., McKinnon, S.D. (2011) Fault characteristics critical for assessing fault behaviour within a deep mining context. In: 45th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, June 26-29.
Snelling, P., McKinnon, S.D., Godin, L. (2010) The influence of stress and geologic structures on mining-induced seismicity in the Creighton Mine, Sudbury, Ontario. GeoCanada20010 conference, Calgary, May 2010
Vallejos, J.A. and McKinnon, S.M. (2010). Temporal evolution of aftershock sequences for re-entry protocol development in seismically active mines. In: 5th International Seminar on Deep and High Stress Mining, October, Santiago, Chile.
Vallejos, J.A. and McKinnon, S.M. (2009) Re-entry protocols for seismically active mines using statistical analysis of aftershock sequences. In: Rock Engineering in Difficult Conditions. Proceedings of the 20th Canadian Rock Mechanics Symposium, Toronto, Canada, paper 4028.
Vallejos, J.A. and McKinnon, S.M. (2009) Scaling laws and their implications for re-entry protocol development. In: Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Rockburst and Seismicity in mines, Dalian, China, 1057-1066.
Vallejos, J.A., McKinnon, S.D. (2009) Scaling laws and their implications for re-entry protocol development. In: Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Rockburst and Seismicity in Mines, Dalian, China, August 2009, 1057-1066.
Vallejos, J.A., McKinnon, S.D. (2009) “Re-entry protocols for seismically active mines: an update”. In: Proceedings of 3rd Canada-US Rock Mechanics Symposium, Toronto, Canada, May 2009.
Saleh, N. & McKinnon, S. (2009). MineWiki: The use of Wiki Technology as a Tool in a Senior Mine Design Course”. In Proceedings of the 6th Canadian Design Engineering Network (CDEN) Annual Conference. McMaster University, Hamilton, ON. July 27-29, 2009.
Vallejos, J., McKinnon, S.D. (2008) “Guidelines for the development of re-entry protocols in seismically active mines”. Proceedings of the 42nd US Rock Mechanics Symposium, San Francisco, June 2008.
Mah, J., Samson, C., McKinnon, S.D. (2008) “Triangulation-based 3D laser imaging for underground rock mass characterization: Impact of operational parameters”. Proceedings of the 43rd US Rock Mechanics Symposium, San Francisco, June 2008.
Kalenchuk, K., McKinnon, S.D., Diedericks, M.S. , "Dilution source prediction and characterization for blocky rock masses in steep walls or cave boundaries for bulk mining," The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 1st Symposium on Block and Sub-Level Caving, Cape Town South Africa, 2007.
Baird, A. and McKinnon, S.D., "Effects of glaciation on the crustal stress field and seismicity", AESRC Conference, Queen's University, March, 2006.
DeGagne, D. and McKinnon, S.D., "The influence of cave mass properties on discrete cave mass models," Proceedings of U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, June, 2006.
McKinnon, S.D. and Labrie, D., "Interpretation of stresses adjacent to the Cadillic fault assuming marginal large-scale rock mass stability", Proceedings of the International Symposium on In-situ Rock Stresses , pp. 409-417, Trondheim Norway, June, 2006, M. Lu, C.C. Li, H.Kjorholt and H. Dahale, Editors Taylor & Francis/ Balkema.
Baird, A. and McKinnon, S.D., "Modelling crustal stresses in Southern Ontario," American Geophysical Union Annual General Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2005.
McKinnon, S.D., "Rock Mass strength from a design perspective," Invited Lecture Workshop on Rock Mass Strength, Lulea Technical University, Sweden, March, 2005.
McKinnon, S.D., "Stress fields in complex rock masses", Invited Lecture, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, March, 2005.
Baird, A. and McKinnon, S.D., "Linking stress field deflection to basement structures in Southern Ontario: results from numerical modelling", Canadian Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, Banff Alberta, 2005.
McKinnon, S.D., "Stress fields in complex rock masses", Proceedings of Swedish Bergmekanikdagen, pp. 1-21, Stockholm, Sweden, 2005, SveBeFo.
DeGagne, D.O. and McKinnon, S.D., "The influence of blasting fragmentation on ore recovery in sublevel cave mines", 40th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, Anchorage Alaska, July, 2005.
Baird, A. and McKinnon, S.D., "Stability of faults in Southern Ontario inferred from stress data", American Geophysical Union Joint Assembly, Montreal, Quebec, 2004.
DeGagne, D. and McKinnon, S.D., "Numerical modeling of sub-level cave mining", Canadian Young Geotechnical Engineers' and Geoscientists Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, October, 2004.
McKinnon, S.D., "Triggering of seismicity remote from mining: implications for in situ stresses and seismic risk assessment", Seismological Society of America, Eastern Section Annual Meeting, 2003.
McKinnon, S.D., Harding, D., Birnie, K., "Crown Pillar Design at INCO's South Mine," NARMS-TAC Hammah et al. (eds), pp. 1041-1048, University of Toronto, 2002.
Jundis, R., Archibald, J.F., McKinnon, "Design of Underground Paste Backfill Stopes Using Centrifuge Tests," 14th CIM Mine Operator's Conference, Sudbury, ON , 2001.
Non-refereed Conferences and Abstracts
McKinnon, S.D. (2018) Characterization of stress fields using seismic stress inversion. Invited talk, University of Wyoming Dept. Petroleum Engineering, January 2018.
McAnuff, C., McKinnon, S.D., Samson, C. (2016) Towards a new method of rock mass stress calibration based on tunnel deformation captured by LiDAR imaging. Joint CMOS-CGU Congress, Fredericton, NB, 29 May-2 June.
McAnuff, C., McKinnon, S., and Samson, C. (2015) Stress field inversion from drift deformation monitoring. Advances in Earth Sciences Research Conference, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, March 27-29.
Abolfazlzadeh, Y., McKinnon, S.D. (2015) Time and space discretization of the seismogenic volume and preliminary stress field mapping. AESRC poster, Kingston March 2015
Falkenstein, K., McKinnon, S.D. (2015) Stress field mapping through seismic stress inversion. AESRC poster, Kingston March 2015.
McAnuff, C., McKinnon, S.D., Samson, C. (2015) Stress field inversion from drift deformation monitoring. AESRC abstract, Kingston March 2015.
Dixon, L., Samson, C., and McKinnon, S.D. (2011) 3-D Laser imaging of core for fracture mapping. Joint Annual Meeting of GAC-MAC-SEG-SGA, Ottawa, ON, 25-27 May.
Dixon, L., Samson, C., McKinnon, S.D. (2011) Using 3-D laser imaging to map fractures in core samples. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Geophysical Union, Banff, AB, 15-18 May.
Dixon, L., Samson, C., and McKinnon, S.D. (2011) The use of 3-D laser imaging for fracture mapping in core samples. Advances in Earth Sciences Research Conference, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, March 25-27.
Lyle, G.D., McKinnon, S.D., McIsaac, G.J., Dasys, A.A., (2011) The use of a Wiki format to compile mine design knowledge. Proceedings of the CIM Conference and Exhibition, May 22-25, Montreal.
McKinnon, S.D. (2010) Development of an industry manual and teaching resource on underground hard rock mine design. Presentation at Society of Mining Professors conference, Tallinn, Estonia, June 2010.
McKinnon, S.D., (2009) How can we define when a fault becomes critical? Presentation at CEMI Fault Slip workshop on seismicity in mines, Toronto, May 2009. (also presented at CEMI workshop in Sudbury, December 2009)
Mah, J., Samson, C., and McKinnon, S.D. (2009) Triangulation-based 3D laser imaging for fracture orientation analysis. AGU-CGU-GAC-MAC Joint Assembly, Toronto, ON, 24-27 May. Abstract in EOS Trans. AGU, Jt. Assem. Suppl., 90(22), G11B-11.
Baird, A.F., McKinnon, S.D., Godin, L,. (2009) Partitioning of seismicity in the Charlevoix seismic zone: a 3D stress model. Abstract in Proceedings of the American Geophysical Union, Joint Assembley Meeting, Toronto, May 2009.
Cho, N., Tiampo, K.F., McKinnon, S.D., Vallejos, J., Klein, W. (2009) Evaluation of earthquake clustering using the TM metric. American Geophysical Union. Joint Assembly. The Meeting of the Americas, May 24-27, 2009, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Mah, J., Samson, C., McKinnon, S.D., (2009) Triangulation Based 3D Laser Imaging for Fracture Orientation Analysis. Poster (#571) presented at the American Geophysical Union, Joint Assembley Meeting, Toronto, May 2009.
Mah, J., Samson, C., and McKinnon, S.D. (2009) The applicability of 3D laser imaging to estimate fracture orientation. Advances in Earth Sciences Research Conference, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, March 27-28.
Vallejos, J., McKinnon, S.D. (2008) Omori’s law applied to mining induced and natural aftershock sequences. Abstract and presentation at the Eastern Section – Seismological Society of America meeting, Kingston, October 2008.
Cho, N., Tiampo, K.F., McKinnon, S.D., Vallejos, J., Klein, W., (2008) Ergodicity in mining induced seismicity. Abstract and presentation at the Eastern Section – Seismological Society of America meeting, Kingston, October 5-7, 2008.
Cho, N., Tiampo, K.F., McKinnon, S.D., Vallejos, J., Rundle, J.B., Klein, W., (2008) Pattern informatics in mining induced seismicity and its applications to rockburst hazard assessment. Abstract and presentation at the American Geophysical Union conference, San Francisco, December 15-19, 2008.
Mah, J., Samson, C., and McKinnon, S.D. (2008) The applicability of 3D laser imaging for rock mass characterization in an underground mine. Advances in Earth Sciences Research Conference, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, April 10-11.
Mah, J., Samson, C., and McKinnon, S.D. (2008) Mapping rock structures using a 3D laser imaging system developed for space operations. 14th Biennial Astronautics Conference of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI), Montreal, QC, 29 April-1 May. Paper 68.
McKinnon, S.D., (2007) “Stresses: Their importance in mining and crustal-scale geomechanical modelling”, Invited keynote, POLO workshop, University of Western Ontario, June.
Mah, J.K., Samson, C., McKinnon, S.D., and English, C. (2007) Mapping Underground Rock Structures using 3D Laser Imaging. POLARIS Ontario workshop, London, ON, 3-4 June.
McKinnon, S.D., Vallejos, J. (2007) “Development of re-entry protocols in seismically active mines” presented at Mining Health and Safety Conference Proceedings, Sudbury, April.
Baird, A.F., McKinnon, S.D., Godin, L. (2007) “Stress channelling and partitioning of seismicity in the Charlevoix seismic zone, Québec, Canada” Poster presented at the American Geophysical Union conference, San Francisco, December.
Vallejos, J. and McKinnon, S.D. (2006) “Guidelines for the development of re-entry protocols into seismically active mines” Part I and II. WSIB and MASHA sponsored Industry Workshop on Re-Entry Protocols after a Rockburst, Sudbury, 7 December.
Baird, A. and McKinnon, S.D., (2006) “Effects of glaciation on the crustal stress field and seismicity”. AESRC conference, Queen’s University, March.
Baird, A. and McKinnon, S.D., (2005) “Linking stress field deflection to basement structures in southern Ontario: results from numerical modelling”, Canadian Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, Banff.
Baird, A. and McKinnon, S.D., (2005) “Modelling crustal stresses in southern Ontario”, American Geophysical Union Annual General Meeting, San Francisco.
DeGagne, D. and McKinnon, S.D., (2004) “Numerical modeling of sub-level cave mining”, Canadian Young Geotechnical Engineer’s and Geoscientists Conference, October, Quebec City.
McKinnon, S.D., (2004) “Triggering of seismicity, in situ stresses, and rock mass strength: How are they related?” Keynote address, Industry workshop on mining seismicity, ESG Canada Inc. Kingston.
Baird, A. and McKinnon, S.D., (2004) “Stability of faults in southern Ontario inferred from stress data”, American Geophysical Union Joint Assembly, Montreal.
McKinnon, S.D., (2003) “Triggering of seismicity remote from mining: implications for in situ stresses and seismic risk assessment”, Seismological Society of America, Eastern Section Annual Meeting.
Leijon, B., J. Sjöberg and S. D. McKinnon. (1996) "Empirical Assessment of Failure Behavior of Stopes and Sill Pillars in Swedish Cut-and-Fill Mines," EUROCK’96, ISRM International Symposium on Prediction and Performance in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Turin, Italy, 1109-1116.
McKinnon, S. D., C. Teyssier and B. Tikoff. (1994) “Mechanics of Strike-Slip Partitioned Systems and Application to the San Andreas Fault,” in Abstracts with Programs, 1994 Annual Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Seattle, October 1994, Golden, Colorado: GSA. A-110.
Tikoff, B., C. Teyssier, M. Markley and S. D. McKinnon. (1994) “The Role of Plate Motion on Strike-Slip Partitioning at Zones of Oblique Convergence/Divergence,” in Abstract with Programs, 1994 Annual Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Seattle, October 1994, Golden, Colorado, A-110.
Technical Reports & Other Publications
Seismicity and hydraulic fracturing in TC-FW P4600 Access Tunnel, April 2020. Analysis Memorandum to Codelco Division El Teniente.
Geotechnical Advisory Board, Division El Teniente site visit December 2019 (with M. Didyk and G. van Aswegen). Report prepared for Codelco, Division El Teniente.
Geotechnical Advisory Board, Proyecto Nueva Nivel Mina El Teniente site visit July 2019 (with M. Didyk and G. van Aswegen). Report prepared for Codelco, Proyecto Nueva Nivel Mina.
Site visit report: macrosequence modelling – macrobloques N02N03+S02S03, April 2019. Codelco, Chuquicamata underground project.
Geotechnical Advisory Board, Division El Teniente site visit November 2018 (with G. van Aswegen). Report prepared for Codelco, Division El Teniente.
Site visit report: modelling and production level support design, MB-01, September 2018. Codelco, Chuquicamata underground project.
Geotechnical Advisory Board, Proyecto Nueva Nivel Mina El Teniente site visit July 2018 (with L. Valenzuela and G. van Aswegen). Report prepared for Codelco, Proyecto Nueva Nivel Mina.
Site visit report: Review of numerical modelling and geomechanics, June 2018. Codelco, Chuquicamata underground project.
Geotechnical Advisory Board, Division El Teniente site visit November 2017 (with L. Valenzuela and G. van Aswegen). Report prepared for Codelco, Division El Teniente.
Comments on slot above Andes Norte cave initiation point. November 2017. Report prepared for Codelco, Division El Teniente.
Geotechnical Advisory Board, Proyecto Nueva Nivel Mina El Teniente: Comments on PNNM Constructibility (with L. Valenzuela and G. van Aswegen). October 2017. Report prepared for Codelco, Proyecto Nueva Nivel Mina.
Geotechnical Advisory Board, Division El Teniente site visit July 2017 (with L. Valenzuela and G. van Aswegen). Report prepared for Codelco, Division El Teniente.
Hydraulic fracturing and seismic risk in PNNM. March 2017. Report prepared for Codelco, Proyecto Nueva Nivel Mina.
Geotechnical Advisory Board, Proyecto Nueva Nivel Mina El Teniente site visit December 2016 (with L. Valenzuela and G. van Aswegen). Report prepared for Codelco, Proyecto Nueva Nivel Mina.
Geotechnical Advisory Board, Division El Teniente site visit November 2016 (with L. Valenzuela and G. van Aswegen). Report prepared for Codelco, Division El Teniente.
Kidd mine geomechanics review, November 2016. Report prepared for Glencore, Kidd Operations.
Macrosequence design and geomechanics review. August 2016, Report prepared for Codelco, Division El Teniente.
Geotechnical Advisory Board, Proyecto Nueva Nivel Mina El Teniente site visit April 2016 (with L. Valenzuela and G. van Aswegen). Report prepared for Codelco, Proyecto Nueva Nivel Mina.
Geotechnical Advisory Board, Division El Teniente site visit October 2015 (with L. Valenzuela and G. van Aswegen). December 2015. Report prepared for Codelco, Division El Teniente.
Geotechnical Advisory Board, Proyecto Nueva Nivel Mina El Teniente site visit October 2015 (with L. Valenzuela and G. van Aswegen). Report prepared for Codelco, Proyecto Nueva Nivel Mina.
PNNM Footprint: Geomechanics review. October 2015. Report prepared for Codelco, Proyecto Nueva Nivel Mina.
PNNM access tunnels: Geomechanics review. September 2015. Report prepared for Codelco, Proyecto Nueva Nivel Mina.
Review of PNNM design Part I – Assessment of design. January 2015. Report prepared for Codelco, Division El Teniente.
Review of PNNM design Part II – Supporting information. January 2015. Report prepared for Codelco, Division El Teniente.
Revision No 1 Crusher PNNM (with G.A. Ferguson). December 2014. Report prepared for Codelco, Proyecto Nueva Nivel Mina.
Review of Nueva Nivel Mina & collapse problem, June 2014. Report prepared for Codelco, Division El Teniente.
Blast vibration and slope stability, Beechville quarry. Report prepared for Alston Associates, June 2014.
Teniente geotechnical and mine design advisory board report, October 2012. Report prepared for Codelco, Division El Teniente by the Teniente Geotechnical and Mine Design Advisory Board.
McKinnon, S.D. (2012) Review of seismic modelling – Kidd mine. Report to Xstrata Copper, April 2012.
McKinnon, S.D. (2011) Review of FEL II Creighton Complex Geotechnical Study. Vale, January 2011.
Newcomen, H.W., McKinnon, S.D. (2010) Cerro Rico Project: Review of geotechnical stability, San Bartolome Mine. Empresa Minera Manquiri S.A. February 2010.
Desautels, P., Harkonen, E., Challiner, G., McKinnon, S.D., Holloway, A., Kaddourah. A. (2009) JORC compliant ore reserve study on the Al Masane base metal deposit, Saudi Arabia, for the Al Masane Alkobra Mining Co.
McKinnon, S.D., (2007) “Review of rockburst sequence of 29 Nov, 2006, Creighton Mine.”, Report prepared for CVRD-Inco, March 2007.
McKinnon, S.D. (2007) “Review of rockburst events, 4600 – 5100 levels, Garson Mine.”, Report prepared for CVRD-Inco, March 2007.
McKinnon, S.D. , "Gordonsville zinc mine ground control review," June, 2007, Report prepared for Dynatec Corp.
McKinnon, S.D. , "Review of rockburst events, 4600-5100 levels, Garson Mine," March, 2007, Report Prepared for CVRD-Inco.
McKinnon, S.D. , "Review of rockburst sequence of 29 Nov, 2006, Creighton Mine," March, 2007, Report Prepared for CVRD-Inco .
Vallejos, J. and McKinnon, S.D. , "Guidelines for the development of re-entry protocols into seismically active mines," December, 2006, WORKSHOP Report and Guidelines provided at MASHA sponsored industry workshop.
McKinnon, S.D. , "Numerical Modelling of Pillar Stability, Prometeo Pit, Unidad Hercules," 2006, Report submitted to Minera del Norte, Mexico.
McKinnon, S.D. , "Dilution and Stability During Mining Of Stopes 155549 and 257260," November, 2005, Report submitted to Dome Mine, Placer Dome CLA ltd.
McKinnon, S.D. , "Review of underground and open pit stability, Hercules Mine Mexico," October, 2005, Report submitted to Minera del Norte.
McKinnon, S.D. , "Geotechnical Review board report, Laronde II project," March, 2005, Report submitted to Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.
McKinnon, S.D. , "Geotechnical Reference document, Laronde II project," January, 2005, Report submitted to Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.
McKinnon, S.D. , "Rock Strength Testing, Laronde II project," 2004, Technical Report Submitted to Agnico Eagle Ltd..
McKinnon, S.D. , "Stress field at the Laronde Mine," 2004, Technical report submitted to Agnico Eagle Ltd.
McKinnon, S.D. , "Review of geomechanics aspects of mine design - Laronde II Project," 2004, Technical report submitted to Agnico- Eagle Ltd.
McKinnon, S.D. and de la Barra, I. , "Stress field analysis at the El Teniente Mine: evidence for N-S compression in the modern Andes," 2003, accepted for publication in the Journal of Structural Geology, Vol 25, No. 12, pp. 2125-2139..
McKinnon, S.D, "Triggering of seismicity remote from mining: implications for in situ stresses and seismic risk assessment," October, 2003, Paper accepted for presentation at the Seismological Society of America, Eastern Section Annual Meeting.
McKinnon, S.D. , "Review of 6970 Level Truck Dump Rockburst, Creighton Mine," 2003, Report submitted to INCO Ltd. .
McKinnon, S.D., Harding, D., Birnie, K., "Crown Pillar Design at INCO's South Mine," 2002, NARMS-TAC, Hammah et al. (eds), University of Toronto, pp. 1041-1048..
McKinnon, S. D. , "Analysis of Stress Measurements Using a Numerical Model Methodology," 2001, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 38, pp. 699-709.. .
McKinnon, S.D. , "An engineer's perspective on mining seismology," 2001, WORKSHOP Keynote address to industry workshop on mining seismicity organized by Engineering Seismology Group Canada Inc..
McKinnon, S.D. , "Geotechnical Audit Copper Cliff North Mine ," 2000, Technical report submitted to INCO Ltd.
McKinnon, S. D. and Lorig, L. J., "Considerations for Three-Dimensional Modelling in Analysis of Underground Excavations," 1999, in Distinct Element Modelling in Geomechanics, eds. V.M. Sharma, K.R. Saxena, R.D. Woods, Oxford & IBM Publishing Co., New Delhi..
McKinnon, S. D. and Garrido, I., "Fracture Initiation, Growth, and Effect on Stress Field: a Numerical Investigation," 1998, Journal of Structural Geology vol. 20 no. 12 pp 1673-1689..
Leijon, B., J. Sjöberg and S. D. McKinnon. , "Empirical Assessment of Failure Behavior of Stopes and Sill Pillars in Swedish Cut-and-Fill Mines," 1996, EUROCK'96, ISRM International Symposium on Prediction and Performance in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, pp. 1109-1116, Turin, Italy..
Leijon, B., Sjöberg, J., and McKinnon, S. D. , "Empirical Assessment of Failure Behavior of Stopes and Sill Pillars in Swedish Cut-and-Fill Mines," 1994, ISRM International Symposium, IV South American Congress on Rock Mechanics, Santiago, Chile..
Tikoff, B., C. Teyssier, M. Markley and S. D. McKinnon., "The Role of Plate Motion on Strike-Slip Partitioning at Zones of Oblique Convergence/Divergence," 1994, in Abstract with Programs, 1994 Annual Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Seattle, pp. A-110. Golden, Colorado: GSA..
McKinnon, S. D., C. Teyssier and B. Tikoff. , "Mechanics of Strike-Slip Partitioned Systems and Application to the San Andreas Fault," 1994, in Abstracts with Programs, 1994 Annual Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Seattle, pp. A-110. Golden, Colorado: GSA..
McKinnon, S. D., and L. J. Lorig. , "Considerations for Three-Dimensional Modeling in Analysis of Underground Excavations," 1993, in Abstracts of the Second U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (Washington, D.C., August), p. 92. Ahmed K. Noor, Chairman. Washington, D.C.: NASA. Also, submitted to the International Journal of Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics..
McKinnon, S. D. , "Extending the Traditional Role of Rock Reinforcement," 1988, Mintech '91. The Annual Review of International Mining Technology and Development. Sterling Publications International Ltd. pp. 70-73, 1991. An Industry Guide to Methods of Ameliorating the Hazards of Rockfalls and Rockbursts (User Guide 12). Chamber of Mines Research Organization Handbook (contributing author). COMRO, Johannesburg..
McKinnon, S. D., "Design of Shaft Protection Systems in Deep Mines," 1987, in Rock Mechanics and Other Aspects of Shaft Protection Systems (Randburg), J. A. L. Napier (ed.) pp. 46-61..
McKinnon, S. D. , "Alternatives to Shaft Pillars for the Protection of Deep Vertical Shaft Systems," 1987, Proceedings of 6th ISRM Congress on Rock Mechanics, Montreal, Vol 2, pp. 1129-1134..
McKinnon, S. D., "Downdip Mining with Stabilizing Pillars," 1984, Seminar on Stabilizing Pillars (Randburg).ilizing Pillars (Randburg)..
McKinnon, S.D., (2003) "Triggering of seismicity remote from mining: implications for in situ stresses and seismic risk assessment" Paper accepted for presentation at the Seismological Society of America, Eastern Section Annual Meeting, October 2003.
McKinnon, S.D. and de la Barra, I. (2003) "Stress field analysis at the El Teniente Mine: evidence for N-S compression in the modern Andes" accepted for publication in the Journal of Structural Geology, Vol 25, No. 12, pp. 2125-2139.
McKinnon, S.D., Harding, D., Birnie, K., (2002) "Crown Pillar Design at INCO's South Mine" NARMS-TAC, Hammah et al. (eds), University of Toronto, pp. 1041-1048.
McKinnon, S. D. (2001)"Analysis of Stress Measurements Using a Numerical Model Methodology" International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 38, pp. 699-709..
McKinnon, S. D. and Lorig, L. J., (1999) "Considerations for Three-Dimensional Modelling in Analysis of Underground Excavations", in Distinct Element Modelling in Geomechanics, eds. V.M. Sharma, K.R. Saxena, R.D. Woods, Oxford & IBM Publishing Co., New Delhi.
McKinnon, S. D. and Garrido, I. (1998) "Fracture Initiation, Growth, and Effect on Stress Field: a Numerical Investigation", Journal of Structural Geology vol. 20 no. 12 pp 1673-1689.
Leijon, B., J. Sjöberg and S. D. McKinnon. (1996) "Empirical Assessment of Failure Behavior of Stopes and Sill Pillars in Swedish Cut-and-Fill Mines," EUROCK'96, ISRM International Symposium on Prediction and Performance in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, pp. 1109-1116, Turin, Italy.
McKinnon, S. D., C. Teyssier and B. Tikoff. (1994) "Mechanics of Strike-Slip Partitioned Systems and Application to the San Andreas Fault," in Abstracts with Programs, 1994 Annual Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Seattle, pp. A-110. Golden, Colorado: GSA.
Tikoff, B., C. Teyssier, M. Markley and S. D. McKinnon. (1994) "The Role of Plate Motion on Strike-Slip Partitioning at Zones of Oblique Convergence/Divergence," in Abstract with Programs, 1994 Annual Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Seattle, pp. A-110. Golden, Colorado: GSA.
Leijon, B., Sjöberg, J., and McKinnon, S. D. (1994) "Empirical Assessment of Failure Behavior of Stopes and Sill Pillars in Swedish Cut-and-Fill Mines". ISRM International Symposium, IV South American Congress on Rock Mechanics, Santiago, Chile.
McKinnon, S. D., and L. J. Lorig. (1993) "Considerations for Three-Dimensional Modeling in Analysis of Underground Excavations," in Abstracts of the Second U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (Washington, D.C., August), p. 92. Ahmed K. Noor, Chairman. Washington, D.C.: NASA. Also, submitted to the International Journal of Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics.
McKinnon, S. D. (1988) "Extending the Traditional Role of Rock Reinforcement" Mintech '91. The Annual Review of International Mining Technology and Development. Sterling Publications International Ltd. pp. 70-73, 1991. An Industry Guide to Methods of Ameliorating the Hazards of Rockfalls and Rockbursts (User Guide 12). Chamber of Mines Research Organization Handbook (contributing author). COMRO, Johannesburg.
McKinnon, S. D. (1987) "Alternatives to Shaft Pillars for the Protection of Deep Vertical Shaft Systems" Proceedings of 6th ISRM Congress on Rock Mechanics, Montreal, Vol 2, pp. 1129-1134..
McKinnon, S. D. (1987) "Design of Shaft Protection Systems in Deep Mines", in Rock Mechanics and Other Aspects of Shaft Protection Systems (Randburg), J. A. L. Napier (ed.) pp. 46-61.
McKinnon, S. D. (1984) "Downdip Mining with Stabilizing Pillars", Seminar on Stabilizing Pillars (Randburg).