Pillar design and coal burst experience in Utah Book Cliffs longwall operations
Longwall mining has existed in Utah for more than half a century. Much of this mining occurred at depths of cover that significantly exceed those encountered by most other US longwall operations. Deep cover causes high ground stress, which can combine with geology to create a coal burst hazard. Near...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Mining Science and Technology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268620309411 |