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History of gate road performance at the Sunnyside mines: Summary of US Bureau of Mines field notes. Information circular/1994

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7222352
The U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) ground control research program includes several projects focused on developing design criteria for yielding-pillar-based longwall gate road systems. As part of this program, mining practices at the Sunnyside Mines, Sunnyside Reclamation and Salvage Co., Sunnyside, UT, are being documented to preserve the long history of yield pillar system evolution on the property. Published information describing the specific in-mine performance of the numerous gate road configurations utilized at the Sunnyside Mines is very limited. To overcome this deficit, USBM personnel interviewed 30 longtime mine employees representing nearly 700 years of mining experience at the Sunnyside operations.
Research Organization:
Bureau of Mines, Denver, CO (United States). Denver Research Center
OSTI ID:
7222352
Report Number(s):
PB-94-180403/XAB; BUMINES-IC--9393
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English