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Mining Publication: Technology News 443 - Design Practices for Multiple-Seam Room-and-Pillar Mines
Keywords: Mine design Multiple seam mining Room and pillar mining
Original creation date: November 1994
Authors: Bureau of Mines
Technology News - November 1994
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NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20022847
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Technology News 443, 1994 Nov, :1-2
Room-and-pillar operators are provided with practical information and guidelines concerning multiple-seam mine design to reduce ground problems associated with the interaction of adjacent workings. Studies estimate that 140 billion metric tons of coal, representing 68 percent of the minable reserves in the United States, are subject to multiple-seam mining.
Image of publication Technology News 443 - Design Practices for Multiple-Seam Room-and-Pillar MinesTechnology News - November 1994
Download PDF Document (0.05 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20022847
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Technology News 443, 1994 Nov, :1-2
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Roof Stability Issues in Underground Limestone Mines in the United States
Stability Analysis of a Backfilled Room-and-Pillar Mine
Technology News 516 - ARMPS-HWM: New Software for Sizing Pillars for Highwall Mining
Toward Pillar Design To Prevent Collapse of Room-and-Pillar Mines
Using Site Case Histories of Multiple Seam Coal Mining to Advance Mine Design
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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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