Devlopment in a seam over a caved lower seam
Devlopment over caved seam Dangers and difficulties : Difficulty in houlage and movement of machinery due to change of floor gradient from place to place.Difficulty in roof support due to fracture in strata.Leakage of ventilation due to cracks in floor.Eruption of black damp from the lower seam.Danger of entry of water from goaf of lower seam. Precautions: Commencing work in the upper seam only after the lower seam goaf has setteled.Goaf may take 3-5 years to settle.Work in upper seam only if parting between the seams is adequate.(more than 12 times the extraction height in lower seam).Forced ventilation system.Extra care in gas detection.Use of main and tail houlage.Manual loading of coal as deployment of SDL/LHD is difficult.Pumping of water from the lower seam.Special care in roof support.
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