"Impacts to Underground Mining Conditions from Geologic and Surface Features"

Speaker: Ben Gardner, P.E.

Underground Mining Considerations for Old Workings

Besides typical considerations for coal reserve quality and ability to extract it the presence of existing abandoned underground mining complexes adds additional issues to consider.

•Mine Safety Barriers

•Stability Analysis

Predominant Seams

•Upper Freeport – E Seam

•Lower Freeport – D Seam

•Upper Kittanning – C’ Seam

•Middle Kittanning – C Seam

•Lower Kittanning – B Seam

•Upper Kittanning (C’) Seam at Acosta Deep Mine

Thanks so much, to Mountain Research, LLC for sponsor one hour of time after the meeting for attendees to try their ball driving skills on the club’s newly added golf simulators in the Pine Lodge addition, adjacent to the meeting room. They also provided beverages & lunch