Mining Publication: Geologic Investigations of Underground Coal Mining Problems
Original creation date: January 1975
Authors: CM McCulloch, PW Jeran, CD Sullivan
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 10000626
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, RI 8022, 1975 Jan; :1-30
A series of geological surveys were completed in six coal mines in connection with a Bureau of Mines research program on methane control. The aim of these surveys was two fold: first, to study the overall geology of the coalbed, and second, to use the resulting data to evaluate the influence of the geological characteristics of the coalbed on safe and efficient coal extraction. This report explains the advantages of geologic maps and fence diagrams in coal mining and how the knowledge gained from such geologic investigations of mines can help control many underground problems.
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 10000626
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, RI 8022, 1975 Jan; :1-30
- Coal-Dust Explosion Tests in the Experimental Mine 1919 to 1924, Inclusive
- Development and Application of Reservoir Models and Artificial Neural Networks for Optimizing Ventilation Air Requirements in Development Mining of Coal Seams
- Evaluation of the Relative Importance of Coalbed Reservoir Parameters for Prediction of Methane Inflow Rates During Mining of Longwall Development Entries
- Guidelines for the Control and Monitoring of Methane Gas on Continuous Mining Operations
- History of the Mining Program
- Modeling and Prediction of Ventilation Methane Emissions of U.S. Longwall Mines Using Supervised Artificial Neural Networks
- Pillar Stability Issues Based on a Survey of Pillar Performance in Underground Limestone Mines
- Remote Methane Sensors
- Reservoir Rock Properties of Coal Measure Strata of the Lower Monongahela Group, Greene County (Southwestern Pennsylvania), from Methane Control and Production Perspectives
- Safety Culture Assessment in Underground Coal Mining