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2/24/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA capacity-building contract with the Colorado School of Mines to improve the health and safety of mining operations through development of the Smart Bit Concept for automation of mechanical rock excavation units and dust mitigation.
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2/23/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA capacity-building contract with Virginia Tech University on ground control research to improve safety performance in underground stone and other large-opening mines.
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2/17/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA capacity-building contract with the Colorado School of Mines to research digital technologies to improve mine safety and health.
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2/4/2022 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract with West Virginia University to build capacity and improve mine safety through experimental rock mechanics.
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3/16/2021 - Research areasGeologic Characterization Topic Page
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9/18/2020 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA capacity building contract with Penn Sate University.
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9/18/2020 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA capacity-building contract with the Colorado School of Mines to develope improvements in ground characterization, monitoring, analysis, and design approaches.
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9/16/2020 - Research projectsA project to identify needs for enabling better detection of ground control hazards in underground metal mines.
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9/16/2020 - Research projectsA project to reduce injuries and fatalities caused by rockburst-related ground failures in underground mines by developing an integrated, systematic approach for monitoring mining-induced seismic events.
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3/4/2020 - Research projectsA project to develop engineering-based procedures that will contribute to the practical design of ground control systems in gateroad excavations and longwall extractions.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program