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1/1/2020 - Reports of InvestigationsThis part 1 of a two-part series describes ground stress in mining based on measurements and observations at two western mines.
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4/8/2019 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to develop an inexpensive LIDAR scanner to detect minute roof and rib changes that could serve as an early warning system for mines.
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2/1/2018 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to adapt and use existing pattern-detection technology to identify minute changes in the mine environment.
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1/16/2018 - Research areasGround Monitoring Topic Page
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1/16/2018 - Research projectsA project to develop engineering-based stress analysis procedures for improved assessment of stress-related hazards due to full extraction mining.
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1/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA paper detailing observations made in four consecutive room and pillar retreat panels and the data collected from an instrumentation site during retreat mining.
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11/16/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA capacity-building contract to quantify the ground response in underground coal mines with different geologic settings and depths of cover.
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11/5/2016 - Research projectsA project to establish a new standard for ground control safety in deep vein mines.
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10/27/2016 - Research projectsA project to reduce injuries and fatalities in western U.S. underground metal mines by reducing the falls of ground taking place in these mines.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to implement in-mine seismic monitoring techniques in coal mines to evaluate and demonstrate potential mine safety benefits of this technology.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program