This manual presents a process to manage roadway sites beneath which abandoned underground mines exist. The process is comprised of four basic activities: (1) the establishment of an inventory of all roadway sites beneath which abandoned underground mines...
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The paper summarizes current research on abandoned underground coal mines. It forms an initial basis for developing an inventory of methane emissions from such mines. Early measurements have shown that some abandoned coal mines can liberate large volumes ...
The paper summarizes current research on abandoned underground coal mines. t forms an initial basis for developing an inventory of methane emissions from such mines. arly measurements have shown that some abandoned coal mines can liberate large volumes of high quality gas ...
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The study was designed to assist individuals involved with problem of abandoned mines that are subsiding. The study analyzed the practicality and desirability of using blasting to stabilize subsiding abandoned underground mines. Application of blasting to...
Underground mining operations across the United States produce a number of environmental problems. The foremost of these environmental concerns is acid discharges from inactive and abandoned underground mines that deteriorate streams, lakes and impoundmen...
The hydrologic characteristics of two abandoned underground coal mine sites, near Latrobe, PA, and Unionntown, PA, were investigated by the U.S. Bureau of Mines for possible implementation of alkaline injection into the mine pools as a means of abating th...
...MINERALS (OTHER THAN COAL) EXPLORATION AND MINING OPERATIONS Protection Against Mining Hazards § 3595.2 Abandonment of underground...abandoned and rendered inaccessible without the advance, written approval of the authorized...
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Mine drainage, also known as acid mine drainage, is sulfuric acid that drains from mines, especially abandoned underground coal mines such as in ...
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Abandoned underground mine openings are susceptible to collapse because of the mining methods used, the character of the overburden, and the typically large wide entries with minimal roof support. The final effect of the collapse of the underground workin...
...and reactivating of abandoned or deactivated coal mines, notification by the...and reactivating of abandoned or deactivated coal mines, notification by the...underground coal mine, and a mine which has been abandoned or ...
Many coal mining companies have potential surface mine reserves which either are known or suspected to have had prior drift mining activity on them. In many cases, there is no documentation on these mines or at best, very fragmented records. These undocumented abandoned ...
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U.S. Bureau of Mines research to develop diagnostic methods to locate and evaluate fires in abandoned mines and waste banks and techniques to extinguish such fires was applied to an abandoned 60-acre underground bituminous coal mine (Renton, Allegheny Cou...
This report involves the development of abatement criteria for all mined mineral commodities except oil and gas production, well sites and offshore mining. All abandoned or inactive surface and underground mines, attendant waste piles, road storage areas ...
Following a statewide survey of all Illinois lands affected by underground mining for coal, the Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale identified problem areas associated with abandoned underground mine site...
... Program for a Small Strip Mining Company ... operations of a small strip mine firm and from abandoned underground and surface mines, estimates the ...
DTIC Science & Technology
The Coal Mine Drainage Bibliography covers the following areas: surface and underground mines, active and abandoned mines, reclaimed surface mines, and planning of new mines. Also included are information on lakes formed by surface ...
Strong circumstantial evidence suggests that lightning has initiated methane explosions in abandoned and sealed areas of underground coal mines. The report investigates this phenomenon.
/06/05 / Accepted: 02/10/05 Abstract Flooding of abandoned mines may have a major impact in groundwater quality management. The Ratones uranium mine was abandoned and flooded in 1974. Due to its reducing underground, the models capable of simulating metal release in ...
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At Bowden, West Virginia, a fish kill occurred in a hatchery in the spring of 1966, reportedly from acid mine drainage flushing out of several abandoned underground coal mines. The West Virginia Department of Mines air sealed several small underground min...
water from abandoned coal mining sites. The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA lands and streams that had been damaged or degraded by past mining practices. The abandoned mine lands in abandoned underground ...
... COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS-UNDERGROUND COAL MINES Ventilation § 75.373 Reopening mines. After a mine is abandoned or declared inactive, and before it is reopened, mining operations shall not...
This report was prepared using funds from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Growing Greener Program. The report is the result of a study to determine the extent and severity of mine drainage from abandoned surface and underground mining in the Upper Tiog...
The report provides guidance to community planners and decision-makers facing subsidence problems over abandoned mines. The aims of the project were to demonstrate the feasibility of backfilling underground mine voids for the prevention and alleviation of...
...DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION SUBSIDENCE AND STRIP MINE REHABILITATION, APPALACHIA...objective of the project is to seal abandoned open shafts, slopes, air holes and other mine openings to underground...
...of abandoned or deactivated coal mines, notification by the...operator of a new underground coal mine, and a mine which has...reactivating the mine notify the Coal Mine Health and Safety...proposed program for searching miners for smoking materials ...
...2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Abandoned mine openings. 57.20021 Section 57...STANDARDS-UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL MINES Miscellaneous § 57.20021 Abandoned mine openings. Upon abandonment of a...
This project will evaluate the technical, economic and environmental feasibility of filling abandoned underground mine voids with alkaline, advanced coal combustion wastes (Fluidized Bed Combustion-FBC ash). Success will be measured in terms of technical ...
This study was conducted to: (1) examine a representative sample of surface openings to abandoned and inactive underground mines in the Black Hills; (2) to identify those openings of the sample that are a public hazard; (3) to design low cost protection t...
In this work the author describes the use of gravel bulkheads for confining hydraulic backfilling of abandoned underground coal mines that are simply refilled or, as in the case of the Portal Park swimming pool in Colorado Springs, rebuilt in the area over the abandoned mine. Hydraulic ...
of sites being considered for deep-underground earth science and physics experiments: (1) abandoned mines extension connecting Las Vegas to Pahrump. The Pine Creek Mine next to Mt. Tom is an abandoned tungsten mine U.S. Abandoned ...
The study was designed to assist individuals involved with problem of abandoned mines that are subsiding. The study analyzed the practicality and desirability of using blasting to stabilize subsiding abandoned underground mines. Application of blasting to subsidence problems could provide a ...
This report is concerned with the removal of mine waste that has been deposited on the surface and its return to the mined-out area of an active or abandoned coal mine. Emphasis is therefore on the bulk handling systems suitable for large volumes of waste...
The Bureau of Mines conducted a field investigation of the water quality in inundated underground coal mines in the Northern Anthracite Field, eastern Pennsylvania. Water samples were collected at multiple depths from nine abandoned mine shafts in the Wyo...
A study was performed to demonstrate the effectiveness of surface reclamation of strip mined land upon water quality in streams receiving mine drainage pollution from abandoned underground mines. The water quality was monitored in three phases, prior to t...
The report analyzes the quantity and quality of acid mine drainage attributable to current operations of a small strip mine firm and from abandoned underground and surface mines, estimates the costs to the firm in order to meet current legal requirements,...
...ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS-UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL MINES Safety Standards for Methane in Metal and Nonmetal Mines Ventilation § 57.22223...
Abandoned underground mine openings are susceptible to collapse because of the mining methods used, the character of the overburden, and the typically large wide entries with minimal roof support. The final effect of the collapse of the underground workings is surface subsidence. To reduce the ...
Research carried out in Italy by ENEA for site selection of an underground laboratory in a clay formation are presented. Mine roadways, abandoned tunnels, natural or artificial escarpments are prospected. The Pasquasia potash mine in Sicily was selected. ...
The objective of this project was to develop and demonstrate two technologies for the placement of coal combustion by-products in abandoned underground coal mines, and to assess the environmental impact of these technologies for the management of CCB mate...
Disposal of coal combustion by-products (CCBs) in an environmentally sound manner is a major issue facing the coal and utility industries in the US today. Disposal into abandoned sections of underground coal mines may overcome many of the surface disposal...
...UNDER REGULATORY PROGRAMS UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS-MINIMUM...processing waste to abandoned underground workings. (a) Each...processing waste disposal facility, including flow diagrams...method of constructing underground retaining walls,...
The purpose of this study was to assess the various aspects of public safety related to the thousands of abandoned or inactive underground mines found throughout western Colorado. Review of available published mine inventories yielded data on over 8,000 a...
. Installing coaxial cable in hole drilled into an abandoned mine in Ohio. animation that can be replayed using to all interested parties. ABANDONED MINE SUBSIDENCE BENEATH HIGHWAYS The pits, sags, and troughs that develop on the surface over abandoned underground ...
from abandoned uranium mines and evaluates which may pose the greatest hazards to members of the public abandoned uranium mines, and where the greatest risks may lie. The specific wastes of EPA concern from this report and study are from abandoned conventional open-pit and ...
...2010-07-01 false Abandoned electric circuits...Mineral Resources MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION... METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ...STANDARDS-UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL MINES Fire Prevention and Control § 57.4011 Abandoned electric circuits....
An alternative to conventional stream sealing techniques was field tested at two sites: one overlying a shallow abandoned mine and the other overlying an active longwall mining operation. This alternative is a blend of polyurethane, hydrological, and geop...
It is estimated that approximately 8,500 abandoned underground mines are present in Ohio and mine-related subsidence has been a problem dating back to the 1920's. Many investigative methods have been utilized with varying degrees of success in an attempt ...
...AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION MINE FIRE CONTROL § 880.13 Project implementation...or extinguishment of the outcrop or underground mine fire, and will execute the project through...
The paper summarizes current research on abandoned underground coal mines. It forms an initial basis for developing an inventory of methane emissions from such mines. Early measurements have shown that some abandoned coal mines can liberate large volumes of high quality gas ...
Underground mining operations across the United States produce a number of environmental problems. The foremost of these environmental concerns is acid discharges from inactive and abandoned underground mines that deteriorate streams, lakes and impoundments. Waters affected by ...
This report involves the development of abatement criteria for all mined mineral commodities except oil and gas production, well sites and offshore mining. All abandoned or inactive surface and underground mines, attendant waste piles, road storage areas and other related facilities are ...
1 A System for Volumetric Robotic Mapping of Abandoned Mines Sebastian Thrun , Dirk H�ahnel , David describes two robotic systems developed for acquiring accurate volumetric maps of underground mines. One sys is a remotely controlled mobile robot equipped with laser range finders. To build consistent maps of ...
Compressed air and pumped hydropower, heat from solar thermal systems, and natural gas and petroleum products can be stored underground. Gas fields, oil fields, saline aquifers, hard rock sites, caves and abandoned mines with minimum storage volumes of fi...
...retaining walls, influence of the backfilling operation on active underground mine operations, surface area to be supported...The applicant shall describe the source of the hydraulic transport mediums, method of dewatering the placed backfill,...
This paper describes two robotic systems developed for acquiring accurate volumetric maps of underground mines. One system is based on a cart instrumented by laser range finders, pushed through a mine by people. Another is a remotely controlled mobile robot equipped with laser range finders. To build consistent maps of large ...
Property damage and health hazards resulting from uncontrolled mine fires, burning both in surface outcrops of coal seams and in underground abandoned mines, can be minimized by the adoption of prompt and vigorous countermeasures. Typical examples of active mine fires which have been ...
A System for Three-Dimensional Robotic Mapping of Underground Mines Michael Montemerlo, Dirk H robotic systems [6] for acquiring high-resolution volumetric maps of underground mines. Our systems have no odometry information is available. Keywords: Robot mapping, mine mapping, mobile robotics, ...
Ground subsidence monitoring is of paramount importance in relation to the safety and efficiency of underground mining operations. Moreover, in established coal fields in eastern Australia, it has become harder and harder to select underground minesites which can avoid major engineering structures both on the surface and ...
... simulations of groundwater flow by the use of MODFLOW are presented to summarize information on the exchange ... of discharge from mines. Automatic parameter estimation used MODFLOW-2000 with manual adjus...
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A test plan was developed to provide the basis for field measurements of the thermal resource associated with the waters of flooded, abandoned coal mines in Scranton, Pennsylvania. These waters provide a potential resource for a district heating and cooli...
An areawide subsidence investigation was conducted in Madisonville, Kentucky by U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to determine mechanisms of abandoned underground mine subsidence and to assess the potential for future subsidence. I...
In 1964 several federal agencies in cooperation with the State of West Virginia initiated a project to demonstrate methods to control the pollution from abandoned underground and surface mines in the Roaring Creek-Grassy Run Watersheds near Elkins, West Virginia. The Roaring Cree...
for modeling groundwater rebound in abandoned deep mine systems. ground Water, 39(2):249--261 Brouy�re S, orban:102--114 Collon P, Fabriol R, Bu�s M (2006) Modelling the evolution of water quality in abandoned minesH, 45268, 200 pp Wolkersdorfer C (2008) Water management at abandoned ...
A study was conducted at the Snowy Creek - Laurel Run basin near Terra Alta, West Virginia, to determine the feasibility of demonstrating mine drainage control by known abatement techniques in abandoned coal mine areas having shallow overburden. The basin contains two abandoned m...
). 'Evaluation of collapse potential over abandoned room and pillar mines.' Bulletin Association of Engineering of subsidence over abandoned mine workings in Cretaceous calcarenites'. "Chalk", Thomas Telford, London 1990), Kanaalweg 3, 2628 EB Delft, The Netherlands ABSTRACT: Long term stability of the limestone ...
The study has examined the feasibility of blasting for mitigating various abandoned mine land features on AML sites. The investigation included extensive field trial blasts at sites in North Dakota and Montana. A blasting technique was used that was based...
Water from abandoned underground coal mines acidifies receiving streams in the Sugar Creek Basin and Mitchell Mine Basin near Huntsville, Missouri. A 4.35-kilometer (2.7-mile) reach of Sugar Creek has been classified as impaired based on Missouri's Water Quality Standards because of small pH values [
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Water from abandoned underground coal mines acidifies receiving streams in the Sugar Creek Basin and Mitchell Mine Basin near Huntsville, Missouri. A 4.35-kilometer (2.7-mile) reach of Sugar Creek has been classified as impaired based on Missouri's Water ...
