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• Overview of Current US Longwall Gateroad Support Practices: An Update
  12/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An overview of recent trends in US longwall mining, with an emphasis on accident and injury trends, as well as support systems and ground conditions.
• Automated Systems and Trust: Mineworkers' Trust in Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines
  12/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study exploring the effect that mine, age, experience, system type, and training have on workers' trust in proximity dectection systems for mobile machines.
• Burden Associated with Nonfatal Slip and Fall Injuries in the Surface Stone, Sand, and Gravel Mining Industry
  12/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A analysis documenting the burden associated with nonfatal slip, trip, and fall incidents at surface stone, sand, and gravel mines from 2008 through 2017.
• Floor Dust Erosion During Early Stages of Coal Dust Explosion Development
  12/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper discusses the implications of floor dust erosion on rock dusting and sampling procedures for explosion hazard assessment.
• Effects of Light Spectrum on Luminance Measurements in Underground Coal Mines
  11/25/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper quantifies luminance photometer measurement errors when measuring light sources commonly used in U.S. underground coal mines.
• Long-Term Stability of a 13.7 x 30.5-m (45 x 100-ft) Undercut Span Beneath Cemented Rockfill at the Turquoise Ridge Mine, Nevada
  11/20/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article presenting the results of an instrumented backfill span study conducted at the Turquoise Ridge Mine.
• Evaluation of Fiber Optic Methane Sensor Using a Smoke Chamber
  11/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A report detailing the evaluation of a prototype fiber optic methane monitor when exposed to smoke.
• Method for Measuring Wear on Boot Outsoles Using a 3D Laser Scanner
  10/5/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article that introduces a new method for the quantifying boot outsole wear.
• Measurement of the Influence of Antennas on Radio Signal Propagation in Underground Mines and Tunnels
  10/4/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper reports the influence of antennas on radio signal propagation in tunnels and underground mines.
• A Field Study of a Roof Bolter Canopy Air Curtain (2nd Generation) for Respirable Coal Mine Dust Control
  9/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article describes NIOSH's testing of a 2nd generation roof bolter canopy air curtain (CAC) design at a Midwestern underground coal mine.