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Read MoreIntroduction The Roadway Development Operators’ Workshops were initiated in September 2006 as part of ACARP’s overall Roadway Development Improvement Project and have been conducted on a six monthly basis since that time. The objective of the Workshops is to provide all personnel involved in roadway development a forum to: Learn […]
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Read MoreWater Infusion Water infusion, the injection of water at high pressure (>7 Mpa), has been explored as a stress relief mechanism to prevent outbursts. The water pressure fractures the coal in advance of the face and provides for slow relaxation of stress through lateral movement enhanced by the presence of […]
Read MoreGround Destressing Two of the key elements associated with outbursts are mine gases and tectonics. Just as gas drainage involves the prevention of outbursts in the seam and or associated rock strata to prevent outbursts. Currently, there are four different mechanisms used to de-stress a seam outburst prevention, these being […]
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