A New Repeated Mining Method With Preexisting Damage Zones Filled for Ultra-Thick Coal Seam Extraction – Case Study

Arbitrary mining activities done by previous small-scale mines left many irregular damage zones in the ultra-thick coal seam, consequently leading to serious roof caving disasters and recovery ratio decline during repeated mining. Pre-filling the damage zones is an effective method to prevent mining...

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Main Authors: Liang Chen, Dongsheng Zhang, Gangwei Fan, Shizhong Zhang, Xufeng Wang, Wei Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.835867/full