Microseismic monitoring and analysis of induced seismicity source mechanisms in a retreating room and pillar coal mine in the Eastern United States

A microseismic monitoring system was installed in an underground room and pillar coal mine in the Eastern United States to analyze the occurrence and characteristics of induced seismicity during the retreat of two panels in the mine. This study is the first microseismic monitoring effort at an under...

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Main Authors: Morgen R. Leake, William J. Conrad, Erik C. Westman, Setareh Ghaychi Afrouz, Ryan J. Molka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Underground Space
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2467967417300077