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A Liquid Settlement System for Measuring Roof Sag during Development Mining—A Comparison between Place Change Mining and a Miner-Bolter
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Posted June 24, 2014

A Liquid Settlement System for Measuring Roof Sag during Development Mining—A Comparison between Place Change Mining and a Miner-Bolter

2014 International Ground Control Conference on Mining, July 29-31, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA Authors: Andy Shaffer (AAI) and James D. Pile (BHP Billiton) A novel liquid settlement system [...]

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Design and Analysis of Mine Adit-Plugs within a Tailings Storage Basin
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Posted August 22, 2013

Design and Analysis of Mine Adit-Plugs within a Tailings Storage Basin

2013 47th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, June 23–26, San Francisco, California Authors: J. P. Friedman and S. Mohanty (AAI), and J. H. Rahe, (Rahe Engineering, Inc.) This paper [...]

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Ground Support Design Using Three-Dimensional Numerical Modeling at Molycorp, Inc.’s, Block Caving Questa Mine
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Posted January 31, 2011

Ground Support Design Using Three-Dimensional Numerical Modeling at Molycorp, Inc.’s, Block Caving Questa Mine

MassMin Chile 2004, Santiago, Chile, August 2004 Authors: L. J. Gilbride and J. F. T. Agapito (AAI) and R. Kehrman (Molycorp, Inc.) The Molycorp, Inc., Questa Mine, located in New Mexico, [...]

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The Influence of Massive Sandstones in the Main Roof of Longwall Support Loading
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Posted January 31, 2011

The Influence of Massive Sandstones in the Main Roof of Longwall Support Loading

15th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, Golden, Colorado, 13–15 August 1996 Authors: A. M. Richardson and L. J. Gilbride (AAI), and J. Trackemas and J. Mercier (Cyprus Plateau [...]

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Ventilation Planning for the Agnico-Eagle Pinos Altos Gold-Silver Project
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Posted August 31, 2010

Ventilation Planning for the Agnico-Eagle Pinos Altos Gold-Silver Project

13th U.S./North American Mine Ventilation Conference, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, June 2010 Authors: A. Adu-Acheampong and S. B. Patton (AAI) and J. Breen (Agnico-Eagle Mexico, SA de CV, Chihuahua, [...]

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Recent Experience Using Telltale Roof Monitoring Systems
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Posted August 25, 2010

Recent Experience Using Telltale Roof Monitoring Systems

29th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, Morgantown, West Virginia, July 27–29, 2010 Authors:  D. Conover and T. Ross (AAI) and D. Bigby (Golder Associates (UK) Ltd) Extensive [...]

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Ground Control Design Challenges at the El Boleo Copper Project
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Posted August 25, 2010

Ground Control Design Challenges at the El Boleo Copper Project

28th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, Morgantown, West Virginia, July 28–30, 2009 Authors:  D. Conover and T. Ross (AAI) and S. Britton (Baja Mining Corp.) The El Boleo [...]

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Stability Assessment of an Underground Limestone Mine–A Case Study
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Posted May 3, 2010

Stability Assessment of an Underground Limestone Mine–A Case Study

Alaska Rocks 2005, The 40th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics: Rock Mechanics for Energy, Mineral and Infrastructure Development in the Northern Regions, Anchorage, Alaska, June 25-29, 2005 [...]

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Subsidence Behavior at the SUFCO Coal Mine, Utah
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Posted April 30, 2010

Subsidence Behavior at the SUFCO Coal Mine, Utah

Rock Mechanics for Industry, 37th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Vail, Colorado, 6–9 June 1999 Authors: R. R. Goodrich (AAI), W. K. Sorensen (Canyon Fuel Company), J. F. T. Agapito (AAI), and J. [...]

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A Study of Ground Control Problems in Coal Mines with High Horizontal Stresses
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Posted April 30, 2010

A Study of Ground Control Problems in Coal Mines with High Horizontal Stresses

21st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, The University of Missouri, Rolla, May 1980 Authors: J. F. T. Agapito, S. J. Mitchell and M. P. Hardy (AAI), J. R. Aggson (USBM), and W. N. Hoskins (Tosco [...]

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Highwall Mining in a Multiple-Seam, Western United States Setting–Design and Performance
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Posted April 29, 2010

Highwall Mining in a Multiple-Seam, Western United States Setting–Design and Performance

24th International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA, August 2-4, 2005 Authors: T. Vandergrift (AAI) and J. Garcia (Kennecott Energy, Colowyo Mine) With [...]

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