Method of underground mining by pillar extraction
Abstract
A method of sublevel caving and pillar and top coal extraction for mining thick coal seams includes the advance mining of rooms and crosscuts along the bottom of a seam to a height of about eight feet, and the retreat mining of the top coal from the rooms, crosscuts and portions of the pillars remaining from formation of the rooms and cross-cuts. In the retreat mining, a pocket is formed in a pillar, the top coal above the pocket is drilled, charged and shot, and then the fallen coal is loaded by a continuous miner so that the operator remains under a roof which has not been shot. The top coal from that portion of the room adjacent the pocket is then mined, and another pocket is formed in the pillar. The top coal above the second pocket is mined followed by the mining of the top coal of that portion of the room adjacent the second pocket, all by use of a continuous miner which allows the operator to remain under a roof portion which has not been shot.
- Inventors:
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- 1879 Delann, Salt Lake City, UT 84121
- 1636 Sunnydale La., Salt Lake City, UT 84108
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Bowen (R.J.)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863629
- Patent Number(s):
- 4216998
- Application Number:
- 06/044,391
- Assignee:
- Bowen, Ray J. (1879 Delann, Salt Lake City, UT 84121);Bowen, William R. (1636 Sunnydale La., Salt Lake City, UT 84108)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21C - MINING OR QUARRYING
- DOE Contract Number:
- ET-76-C-01-9115
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; underground; mining; pillar; extraction; sublevel; caving; top; coal; thick; seams; advance; crosscuts; bottom; seam; height; eight; feet; retreat; portions; pillars; remaining; formation; cross-cuts; pocket; formed; drilled; charged; shot; fallen; loaded; continuous; miner; operator; remains; roof; portion; adjacent; mined; followed; allows; remain; coal seam; continuous miner; coal seams; sublevel caving; underground mining; /299/
Citation Formats
Bowen, Ray J, and Bowen, William R. Method of underground mining by pillar extraction. United States: N. p., 1980.
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@article{osti_863629,
title = {Method of underground mining by pillar extraction},
author = {Bowen, Ray J and Bowen, William R},
abstractNote = {A method of sublevel caving and pillar and top coal extraction for mining thick coal seams includes the advance mining of rooms and crosscuts along the bottom of a seam to a height of about eight feet, and the retreat mining of the top coal from the rooms, crosscuts and portions of the pillars remaining from formation of the rooms and cross-cuts. In the retreat mining, a pocket is formed in a pillar, the top coal above the pocket is drilled, charged and shot, and then the fallen coal is loaded by a continuous miner so that the operator remains under a roof which has not been shot. The top coal from that portion of the room adjacent the pocket is then mined, and another pocket is formed in the pillar. The top coal above the second pocket is mined followed by the mining of the top coal of that portion of the room adjacent the second pocket, all by use of a continuous miner which allows the operator to remain under a roof portion which has not been shot.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 12 00:00:00 EDT 1980},
month = {Tue Aug 12 00:00:00 EDT 1980}
}