Immediate roof stability analysis for new room-and-pillar mining technology in "Estonia" mine

Oleg Nikitin, Sergei Sabanov

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Abstract

This paper analysis the immediate roof (IR) stability by the deformation criteria for new room-and-pillar mining technology with modern machines in "Estonia" mine. The new mining technology based on a blasting method to move from packaged to emulsion explosives, from 2.0 m to 4.0 m boreholes (FRANZ SCHELL machine) and on new undercutting (SMAG machine) method. With such equipped new technology the entry advance rates reached 3.8 m. As a result of such greater advance rates the situations with unsupported room length up to 5.5 m with decreasing the stability of IR can be expected. The analysis of IR stability based on an in-site underground testing by the leaving bench-mark stations and convergence measurements. The main targets of this study to determine the main parameters for supported/unsupported IR deformation in areas with great entry advance rates and risk analysis concept elaboration.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 5th International Scientific and Practical Conference on Environment, Technology and Resources
PublisherRezekne Higher Education Institution
Pages262-269
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9984779068, 9789984779065
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 1 2005
Event5th International Scientific and Practical Conference on Environment, Technology and Resources - Rezekne, Latvia
Duration: Jun 16 2005Jun 18 2005

Publication series

NameVide. Tehnologija. Resursi - Environment, Technology, Resources
ISSN (Print)1691-5402

Conference

Conference
Country/TerritoryLatvia
CityRezekne
Period6/16/056/18/05

Keywords

  • Deformation criteria
  • Immediate roof
  • Risk analysis
  • Room-and-pillar mining
  • Stability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Environmental Science

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