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Fracking may decrease magnitude of microearthquakes at mining operations – study

Staff Writer | August 26, 2022 | 6:06 am Energy Europe Latin America Coal Oil & Gas 

New research published in The European Physical Journal B proposes the idea that fracking can decrease the magnitude and the microearthquakes that tend to occur in certain mining operations. Hydraulic fracturing involves pumping large quantities of fluids into a wellbore at high pressures. This...

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