METHOD OF DIFFICULT-TO-CAVE ROOF CONTROL IN MINING OF COAL SEAMS BY POWERED MINING SET

摘要

FIELD: coal industry, particularly, rock pressure control, precisely, methods of difficult-to-cave roofs control in breakage faces in mining coal seams by powered mining set. SUBSTANCE: method includes artificial caving of strong roof at preset distance of pillar extraction by reorientation of location of formed rock blocks parallel to face edge with displacement of roof caving boundary in direction of goat beyond the limits of longwall working space due to provision of maximum span of main roof by formation of slots in pillars near belt heading. Slots are made by drilling and blasting operations. EFFECT: provision of trouble-free operation of powered mining set in extraction of seams with difficult-to-cave roofs. 2 cl, 6 dwg