Mine Stability Mapping

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• Personal Author:
  Heasley, Keith A. ; Stewart CL ; Stone RE
• Description:
  The high cost and limited flexibility of modern longwall systems has resulted in the need for mine engineers and geologists to predict possible adverse mining areas ahead of mining and to then design and implement suitable ground control solutions in a timely and cost effective manner. Therefore, over the last 30 years, geotechnical evaluations for coal mine planning and development have advanced from a minor afterthought to an important part of today's successful, high capacity, longwall mining operations. The latest iteration in this progression of improved analysis for predicting future mining conditions is a computer-based Stability Mapping System developed by West Virginia University. This system is designed to allow the mining engineer and geologist to effectively combine the mine geologic characteristics, stress influences, and structural features into an integrated stability map for use in mine planning and support design. This paper details the application of the stability mapping system to Bowie Resources, LLC, Bowie No. 3, multiple-seam longwall coal mine. At this mine, the prediction of adverse mining conditions using the stability mapping system allowed management to accurately adjust their support densities and operational procedures, and to successfully mine through difficult conditions safely and successfully. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Geologic Models Geotechnical Engineering Ground Control Longwall Mining Underground Mines Underground Mining
• ISBN:
  0939084569
• Publisher:
  West Virginia University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  277-283
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059966
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, August 1-3, 2006, Morgantown, West Virginia. Peng SS, Mark C, Finfinger GL, Tadolini S, Khair AW, Heasley KA, Luo Y, eds. Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University, 2006 Aug; :277-283
• Editor(s):
  Peng SS; Mark C; Finfinger GL; Tadolini SC; Khair AW; Heasley KA; Luo Y
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment
• Performing Organization:
  West Virginia University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20020901
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, August 1-3, 2006, Morgantown, WV
• End Date:
  20060630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:55fc0b3bd67262d809e383838aeee9d907e5e8c14335e403de27bc736d16ff8d2d16b83591387e9ad0d2070cf62495372de9acf10468106a2e399bc1e177f7b7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224015/cdc_224015_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.63 MB ]