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• High Stress Mining Under Shallow Overburden in Underground U.S. Stone Mines
  11/1/2002 - Conference papers
  This study of the Chestnut Ridge Anticline found that high levels of horizontal stress are to be expected and that local geologic and topographic structures can alter the magnitude and possibly the orientation of the horizontal stress field.
• The Aging Workforce: An Emerging Issue in the Mining Industry
  8/1/2000 - Conference papers
  The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the median age of the mining workforce is rising faster than the overall U.S. civilian labor force. The Mine Safety and Health Administration reports that the percentage of injured and ill workers who are 45...
• The Effects of Disaster on Workers: A Study of Burnout in Investigators of Serious Accidents and Fatalities in the U.S. Mining Industry
  5/1/2000 - Conference papers
  Based on the anecdotal data, the authors suggest that specific training in working with grieving families and greater organizational support would be appropriate. In addition, utilizing local community mental health and/or pastoral services are suggested.
• The Calculated Risk of Experiencing a Lightning Caused Unplanned Detonation
  2/1/1998 - Conference papers
  This paper presents data and theorem to calculate the risk of experiencing undesirable lightning related events while blasting or while engaged in other lightning sensitive activities. The paper provides an overview of lightning hazards in blasting oper...
• Update on Mining Health and Safety Research
  1/1/1996 - Conference papers
  This address covers the areas of assessing the current status of the Mining Health and Safety Research Program and outlining the need and direction for continued research.
• U.S. Bureau of Mines Technology Applicable to Disaster Response, Urban Search And Rescue
  4/1/1994 - Conference papers
  Since 1910, the U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) has investigated practical ways of dealing with the consequences of major fires and explosions in underground mines.
• Extended Cut Face Ventilation for Remotely Controlled and Automated Mining Systems
  2/1/1992 - Conference papers
  U.S. Bureau of Mines research is studying ways to more effectively ventilate extended cuts. Two face ventilation techniques that utilize either blowing brattice or a jet fan for deep cutting are examined in this paper.
• The Effects of Roof and Floor Interface Slip on Coal Pillar Behavior
  1/1/1990 - Conference papers
  This U.S. Bureau of Mines paper discusses the importance of an interface slip mechanism between the coalbed and the surrounding strata in controlling the extent and pattern of stresses and deformations in a coal pillar.
• Propagation of EM Signals in Underground Mines
  1/1/1977 - Conference papers
  This report is a comprehensive summary of the results of the propagation measurements program conducted for the Bureau of Mines.
• U.S. Bureau of Mines New Developments in Mine Communications
  8/1/1976 - Conference papers
  A brief description is given of various Bureau of Mines research activities that have begun since July 1974 and are not being reported on by others at the Third West Virginia University (WW) Conference on Coal Mine Electrotechnology.