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Depillaring of total thickness of a thick coal seam in single lift using cable bolts: A case study

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Title Depillaring of total thickness of a thick coal seam in single lift using cable bolts: A case study
 
Creator Kumar, Rakesh
Singh, Arun Kumar
Singh, Amit Kumar
Ram, Sahendra
Singh, Rajendra
 
Subject Thick Seam Mining
 
Description Explaining fundamentals of application of cable bolting for a thick seam depillaring, this paper summarizes the results of field studies conducted during adoption of this approach in more than fifteen panels of Madhusudanpur 7 pit and incline mine. Nearly 7.0 m thick Kajora top coal seam of this mine is developed on pillars along the floor horizon to an average height of 3.0 m, leaving a coal band of around 4.0 m along the roof. Analysis of procured core samples showed that roof strata are easily caveable with a caveability index value of around 2000 only. Easily caveable overlying strata and shallow depth of cover alleviated most of the expected strata mechanics problems of the thick seam mining. However, extraction of total thickness at shallow cover caused differential-subsidence and cracks on the surface. These manifestations were immediately tackled to avoid creation of a breathing path for spontaneous heating in the extracted area.
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Date 2016-03
 
Type Article
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Identifier Kumar, Rakesh and Singh, Arun Kumar and Singh, Amit Kumar and Ram, Sahendra and Singh, Rajendra (2016) Depillaring of total thickness of a thick coal seam in single lift using cable bolts: A case study. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 26 (2). pp. 223-233. ISSN 2095-2686
 
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