Evaluation of stress-control layout at the Subtropolis Mine, Petersburg, Ohio

The Subtropolis room-and-pillar mine extracts the Vanport Limestone (Allegheny Formation, Pennsylvanian System) near Petersburg, Ohio. Strata instability problems associated with excessive concentrations of lateral stress caused the mine operator to implement a change in layout design. This mining m...

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Main Authors: Anthony Iannacchione, Tim Miller, Gabriel Esterhuizen, Brent Slaker, Michael Murphy, Natalie Cope, Scott Thayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268619306093