Numerical analysis for the prediction of bump prone conditions: A southern Appalachian pillar coal bump case study
Two miners were fatally injured when a pillar bump occurred during retreat mining in a southern West Virginia coal mine. The mine was operating in the Eagle seam with overmining in the No. 2 Gas and Powellton seams. A coal bump is defined as a sudden and violent failure of coal caused by the release...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2021-01-01
|
| Series: | International Journal of Mining Science and Technology |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209526862030954X |