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Study on Stope Stability in Continuous Mining of Long-Dip, Thin Orebody by Room–Pillar Method

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  • Yanhui Guo

    (Faculty of Public Safety and Emergency Management, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China)

  • Yichen Miao

    (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China)

Abstract

In order to analyze the stability of the stope under continuous mining with the room–pillar method for a kind of orebody with a long inclination, but not deep mining, this paper takes the room–pillar method for the continuous mining of a long-inclination orebody in the Mengnuo Lead–Zinc Mine, Yunnan Province as the research background. On the basis of the analysis of the stope mechanical model of a long, inclined, thin orebody with room-and-pillar mining, based on numerical simulation, the nature of the change in stress, displacement and the plasticity zone of the roof and pillar during continuous mining along the inclination are systematically analyzed. The results show that as the mining depth increases, the roof subsidence of the stope in the middle of the current operation increases. With the continuous mining of the lower middle section, the roof displacement of the stope will continue to increase with the subsequent mining of the middle section until the end of all stope operations, and the roof displacement of the stope has an obvious cumulative effect. The stress on the roofs and pillars increases with the gradual downward movement of the mining in each level, and the distribution of the plastic zone also expands. It shows that the stope structural parameters that are set according to shallow mining cannot fully meet the requirements of stability and safety in mining a deeper orebody. Therefore, for the mining of a non-deep orebody with a greater tendency to extend, the structural parameters of a shallow stope should not simply be used in the mining of a deeper orebody, but the pillar size should be appropriately increased or the spacing between the room and pillar should be reduced to ensure the stability and safety of the continuous stope.

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  • Yanhui Guo & Yichen Miao, 2022. "Study on Stope Stability in Continuous Mining of Long-Dip, Thin Orebody by Room–Pillar Method," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-12, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:15:p:9601-:d:880423
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    1. Yanhui Guo & Luo Luo & Rui Ma & Shunyin Li & Wei Zhang & Chuangye Wang, 2023. "Study on Surface Deformation and Movement Caused by Deep Continuous Mining of Steeply Inclined Ore Bodies," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-23, August.

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