In the underground room and pillar method of mining continuous mining machines cut three to nine entries into the coal bed and connect them by driving crosscuts leaving a series of rectangular pillars or columns of coal to help support the mine roof and control the flow of air
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Get Pricethe room and pillar mining method The Room & Pillar mining method is used predominantly for underground coal deposits however also for potash deposits As its name indicates it mines entries into an underground reserve leaving pillars sized to the geology to keep the roof from caving in; thus preventing any subsidence
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Get PriceUNDERGROUND MINING FACT SHEET Ohio Department of Natural Resources New Philadelphia 330 339 2207 Salem 330 222 1527 Coal is produced from underground mines using longwall or room and pillar mining technology Longwall mining consists of developing the coal in rectangular blocks The notice must indicate the type of mining method
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