MINING

Excavating the caverns for the DUNE particle detector

As part of the Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory work in the USA caverns are being excavated deep underground in South Dakota in preparation for the hosting of the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.

 About 16,000 bolts will need to be installed to provide ground support in the seven-story-tall caverns a mile underground that will house the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment

About 16,000 bolts will need to be installed to provide ground support in the seven-story-tall caverns a mile underground that will house the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment

Around a mile below the surface in South Dakota, construction crews are hard at work excavating around 1,000t of rock per day. Their goal is to make room for a large underground facility that will house...

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