Analysis of Practical Ground Control Issues in Highwall Mining
Abstract
Highwall mining is an important coal mining method. It appears that upwards of 60 highwall miners are presently in operation, and they may account for approximately 4% of total U.S. coal production. A review of the Mines Safety and Health Administration
Recommended Citation
R. K. Zipf and S. K. Bhatt, "Analysis of Practical Ground Control Issues in Highwall Mining," Proceedings of the 23rd Conference on Ground Control in Mining, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Jan 2004.
Meeting Name
23rd Conference on Ground Control in Mining
Department(s)
Mining Engineering
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2004 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2004
