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Grosvenor mine roof fall.
A key component of the development was the construction of two 1km segment lined tunnels to provide coal seam access.
The roof fall occurred in the early hours of january 30 when the mine was in a longwall move.
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Discusses a method to determine the roof fall risk using a qualitative risk analysis technique.
Opinion i like many others in and out of the industry have gained a sense of uneasiness from anglo american s latest debacle with the grosvenor mine.
Underground at anglo american s moranbah north mine in queensland.
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The recent gas explosion that left five people injured two with very serious burns has left me in a state of shock.
The grosvenor mine development is a 2 billion greenfield project that will result in a state of the art long wall mining facility.
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Two miners have died in a ukraine coal mine following a roof fall on 29th may 2019.
The roof failed as the senior mine worker was again reading the telltale the queensland government mine record entry report says.
Two roadways are mined with cross access roads every 125m so the longwall can be adequately operated and maintained.
The incident occurred at lisova coal mine in lviv region western ukraine.
Grosvenor mine is an underground longwall mine operation.
Anglo american said in a statement that no one was in the area at the time and no injuries had been incurred.
The explosion has now been followed by a spontaneous combustion event in the last week.
Anglo s grosvenor mine had three unexpected roof falls in three months in 2016 with miners narrowly escaping from the first on june 5 shortly after 10pm.
Development roadways are mined 3 7m high by 5 4m wide.
Anglo american has confirmed a geotechnical issue at its moranbah north longwall mine in queensland during development works led to a roof fall incident on friday.
The company has notified the queensland mines inspectorate and other mining operations at site are continuing as normal.
Anglo american was developing a new section to mine and it was in this area that the incident happened.