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Miners Discover Triangular Collapse Pattern, Unlocking Safer Coal Extraction

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Measurement of overburden failure zones in close-multiple coal seams mining
Li Yang, Yuqi Ren, Syd S. Peng, Haozhou Cheng, Nan Wang, Junbo Luo

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The researchers used a special radar and borehole observations to study how the ground caves in when mining coal from five close-together seams. They found that the ground above the mined coal caves in a triangular pattern, with different types of piles forming below. This study shows that the collapsed ground can actually help support the layers above, making it safer to mine multiple coal seams close together.