Methods Used To Monitor Roof Geology And Entry Supports
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Tennant, James M. (1982). Methods Used To Monitor Roof Geology And Entry Supports. Proceedings Second Conference On Ground Control In Mining
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Tennant, James M. (1982). Methods Used To Monitor Roof Geology And Entry Supports. Proceedings Second Conference On Ground Control In Mining
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Organization: International Conference on Ground Control in Mining
Pages: 5
Publication Date:
Jan 1, 1982
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| In the mid 1970's, American Electric Power significantly expanded its internal coal production. This involved opening several large mines in seams that had never been mined on a large commercial scale before. One of the mines opened was the Martinka No. 1 Mine which is located approximately five miles southeast of Fairmont. The mine was originally designed for room and pillar mining with continuous miners but was later modified to permit the utilization of longwalls and continuous miners for entry development. The coal seam to be mined was the Lower Kittanning which averages fifty-six inches. In order to successfully mine this seam, it required that the mine design recognize the effect caused by the dip of the seam which averages four percent to the Northwest with a maximum of sixteen percent for short distances and a relatively low cover. In fact, seventy-four percent of the reserves have cover of less than four hundred feet. Also, the core hole data indicated that the immediate roof varied from zero to eighteen feet of shale with two to forty-five feet of sandstone overlying the shale. |
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