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1/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article covering geologic exploratory methods, data organization, and the value of collecting and interpreting geologic information in coal mines to enhance safety and production.
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1/1/2020 - Reports of InvestigationsThis part 2 of a two-part series describes ground stress in mining by calibrating and verifying longwall stress models.
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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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2/15/2018 - Research projectsA project to make available blast damage models and an easy-to-use software tool for mining engineers to use in developing improved blast designs.
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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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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program