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  • SME-ICGCM
    Manifestation Of Mine Pressure And Its Relations To Overlying Strata Movements

    By Z. C. Song

    [THIS PAPER WAS TRANSLATED FROM CHINESE TO ENGLISH BY S. S. PENG, WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY] Immediately after coal extraction, the pressure that causes the movement of the surrounding strata is c

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SME-ICGCM
    International Experience with Longwall Mining into Pre-driven Rooms (7f55d3bb-2127-4b96-860d-e3684bbd8397)

    By David Oyler

    Unusual circumstances may require that a longwall retreat into or through a previously driven room. The operation can be completed successfully, but there have been a number of spectacular failures wh

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SME-ICGCM
    Stooping Low Safety Factor Pillars at Goedehoop Colliery - 12 Months Later

    By Gift Makusha

    Pre-feasibility work at Goedehoop Colliery indicated that stooping of the undersized pillars could be undertaken safely and economically. In light of the findings a decision was taken in may 2003 to u

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SME-ICGCM
    Practical Detection Of Underground Mine Roof Failure

    By David Bigby

    The paper describes research undertaken on an ECSC/K HSE project which investigated several potential physical principles which might be harnessed to provide a non-intrusive means of determining the e

    Jan 1, 2004

  • SME-ICGCM
    Effects Of Surface Topography On The Stability Of Coal Mine Openings

    By Gregory M. Molinda

    An investigation was conducted to determine the nature and frequency of coal mine roof failure beneath valleys. A mechanism for this failure, and suggestions for controlling this problem are presented

    Jan 1, 1990

  • SME-ICGCM
    Mechanisms of Chimney Subsidence Over Abandoned Coal Mines

    By Mario G. Karfakis

    Mining related subsidence is a major concern over abandoned shallow coal mines. Many of the subsidence prone areas are presently used or will be used in the future for residential housing development.

    Jan 1, 1987

  • SME-ICGCM
    Three-Dimensional Simulations Of The Roof Behavior In Coal Room And Pillar Panels

    By Andre Vervoort

    The roof in coal room and pillar panels is normally stratified and can be thought of as beams or plates supported by the pillar sides in the roadways and by pillar corners in the intersections Undergr

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME-ICGCM
    Measurement of Effects of Interaction and Influence on Mine Layout Design at Maltby Colliery

    By J. S. Oram

    Maltby Colliery, operated by RJB Mining (UK) Ltd is successfully mining the Parkgate seam in Yorkshire at a depth of 1000m using longwall retreat. Extraction in the Parkgate seam is influenced by inte

    Jan 1, 1997

  • SME-ICGCM
    Effect Of Face Advance Rates On The Characteristics Of Subsidence Processes Associated With U.S. And German Longwall Mining Operations

    By Yi Luo

    Regulating the face advance rate in longwall mining operation can be an effective means to reduce the disturbance potential to surface structures associated with a longwall subsidence process. However

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SME-ICGCM
    Load And Deflection Response Of Ventilation Stoppings To Longwall Abutment Loading - A Case Study (49571726-6a2d-49b8-8ef0-957c4421195c)

    By David C. Oyler

    Few studies have specifically measured and documented the large-scale loading behavior and durability of ventilation stoppings to mining induced movements, particularly from longwalls. Ventilation sto

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SME-ICGCM
    Geotechnical Planning and Development of the BHP Minerals San Juan Pilot Mine, Waterflow, NM

    By P. E. Christensen

    Due to ever-increasing stripping ratios associated with the No. 8 Seam at the San Juan Mine surface operation, BHP Minerals decided to implement longwall mining for the extraction of the substantial f

    Jan 1, 1998

  • SME-ICGCM
    The Development And Use Of Risk Assessment Techniques To Assess Roadway Stability In The Parkgate Seam At Thoresby Colliery

    By Paul Cartwright

    A rockbolted roadway risk assessment procedure has been developed specifically for the Parkgate seam at Thoresby Colliery by Rock Mechanics Technology and colliery engineers. The purpose of this asses

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME-ICGCM
    Automation Of A Progressive Failure Procedure For Analysis Of Underground Mine Pillar Designs

    By N. P. Kripakov

    The U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) is conducting research to develop a practical computer-based tool that will allow coal mine planners to anticipate rock mass behavior surrounding mine entries prior to

    Jan 1, 1994

  • SME-ICGCM
    Polymer Membrane Liners In Underground Coal Mines - Ground Control For The Millenium?

    By David C. Laurence

    in March 1999, the School of Mining Engineering at the University of New South Wales carried out a series of underground trials using " Evermine", a South African developed two-part water based polyme

    Jan 1, 2000

  • SME-ICGCM
    Microseismic Monitoring In The Sydney Coalfield

    By G. R. Corbett

    Between 1977 and 1984, No. 26 Colliery, at Glace Bay in the Sydney Coalfield, suffered from a series of 37 rock/gas outbursts. These events were characterized by the complete pulverization of a sandst

    Jan 1, 1994

  • SME-ICGCM
    Classification Of Mine-Related Subsidence East Of Mississippi River, U.S.A.

    By Jesse L. Craft

    Field investigation of surface subsidence events associated with both active and abandoned underground coal mines in the United States has established criteria that enable the prediction and classific

    Jan 1, 1992

  • SME-ICGCM
    Some Structural Aspects Of Designing The Shield Supports

    By S. S. Peng

    This paper presents a convenient way for the preliminary design of the shield supports. The locus equations which are applicable for all kids of shield supports are derived. These equations facilitate

    Jan 1, 1982

  • SME-ICGCM
    Mine Convergence When Using Mobile Roof Supports In Pillar Recovery

    By J. R. Stoltz

    To date, there has been limited formal research dealing with the use of Mobile Roof Supports (MRS) for pillar recovery. This paper, which is a portion of a larger project, presents convergence data fr

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME-ICGCM
    The Role Of Engineering And Geology In Analyzing Ground Control Conditions

    By David A. Newman

    Severe roof control problems have plagued a West Virginia underground mine since its initial development in the late 1970's. Adverse roof conditions in the Eastern portion of the reserve result f

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME-ICGCM
    Staubbekampfung An Schildausbau In Bruchbaustreben (Combating Dust On Shield Supports On Longwall Mining)

    By Wilfried Ufer

    [1. Einführung in die Problematik 1.1 Die Bedeutung des Schildausbaus Seit fast 30 Jahren ist die Konkurrenzsituation auf dem Primärenergiemarkt der Bundesrepublik Deutschland durch einen von Erdöl

    Jan 1, 1984