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Mining Publication: Advance and Relieve Mining: A Method to Mitigate the Effects of High Horizontal Stress on the Mine Roof
Keywords: Horizontal stress Pillars Roof falls
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Original creation date: February 2001
Authors: DR Dolinar, TP Mucho, DC Oyler, J Pablic
Conference Paper - February 2001
Download PDF Document (5.64 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20021292
SME, Inc., Preprint 01-113, SME Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado - February 26-28, 2001; :1-12
At a mine in central PA, high horizontal stresses have caused long running roof falls resulting in hazardous conditions for the miners and the premature abandonment of panels. Because of these conditions, the mine requested assistance of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in utilizing the advance and relieve method to mitigate the affects of horizontal stress on the mine roof. Advance and relieve mining involves the removal of a pillar or a portion of a pillar during development, thereby creating a cave along one side of the panel. Following cave development, the horizontal stress is relieved over the workings adjacent to the cave in the active panel. The mine has used this system in three panels with a significant reduction in stress damage and no large roof falls.
Image of publication Advance and Relieve Mining: A Method to Mitigate the Effects of High Horizontal Stress on the Mine RoofConference Paper - February 2001
Download PDF Document (5.64 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20021292
SME, Inc., Preprint 01-113, SME Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado - February 26-28, 2001; :1-12
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Page last reviewed: September 21, 2012
Page last updated: September 21, 2012
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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