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The document discusses the Bord and Pillar mining method, detailing its classification and working sequences. It outlines three primary systems: developing the entire area before pillar extraction, panel-wise extraction, and simultaneous development and depillaring. Each system has its advantages and disadvantages, impacting efficiency, safety, and coal recovery.

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Bord and Pillar

The document discusses the Bord and Pillar mining method, detailing its classification and working sequences. It outlines three primary systems: developing the entire area before pillar extraction, panel-wise extraction, and simultaneous development and depillaring. Each system has its advantages and disadvantages, impacting efficiency, safety, and coal recovery.

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Asper page no.

156 of Principles and practices of modern coal mining by


RD singh following are the CLASSIFICATION OF BOARD AND PILLAR SYSTEM but in
Que id:- 630680869470
it is given as sequence of bordand pillar extraction which becomes wrong question...
Q.33 Select the correct working sequence of underground bord and
pillar method of coal mining from the below statements.
Statements

ADevelopment of entire working area followed by pillar extraction


BThe panel system of mining
cWhole" followed by "broken' workings

Ans X 1.C-A-B
X 2. AC-.B
X 3. B-C-A
4.A-B-. C

Some of the proofs from RD SIGN BOOK are attached here ...
And all the three given CLASSIFICATIONOF BOARD AND PILLARMETHOD
having its own merits and demerits also given in page no.157,158 of 6th chapter.
BORD AND PILLAR METHOD OF MINING

6.1 BORD AND PILLLAR MINING SYSTEM


Bordand pillar mining method comprises two phases, ie., development or 'whole working' and
depillaring or "broken working'. -Somtimes both these phases proceed simultaneously. In
development,-pillars re fomed by driving a network of galleries, of which one set is generally
parallel to the dip and the other set is parallel to the strike cutting the former at right angles.
Figure 6.1 shows the basic parameters of bord and pillar mining system.

|UNCTION
HALLRT

STRIKE

GALLERY PILLAR GALLERY

Figure 61: Basic elements of bord and pillar method of mining.


6.1.1 Classification of Bord and Pillar Mining System
The bord and pillar system of mining can be done in threc ways, namely :
1. Develop the entire area into pillars and then extract the pillars starting from the boundary.
2. Develop the area into panels and extract pillars subsequently panel-wise. This is called
pancl system of mining.
3. "Whole"" followed by "broken" working in which the mine is opened out by a few
headings only and thereafter development and depillaring go on simultancously starting
from the boundary.
Development of entire area followed by pillar extractlon
The first system (Figure 6.2) is attractive in that more number of working faces can be made
available and thus more number of miner can be given employment. Large output can be quickly
built up. In the past this system was practised widely in Indian mines and in certain mines with
very few coal cutting machines high outputs were obtaincd. But this system has the following
disadvantages :
158 Prncples and Practices of Modem Coal Minng

P ANE
PANE

Deb0OR

Flgure 6.3:Panel system of bord and pilar mining


3. Ceep and thrust (ansh) startod in any part of the mine are arested in their course and isolatod in -
their action.
4 "Whole' and "broken' workings can be done at the same time i.e., in one panel
development and in another panel depillaring can be done at the same time.
5, Ventilation is improved. Each panel can be provided with its separate intake and return.
Also number of air stoppings can be substantially reduced.
6. Control of subsidence is possible. By working panels of sub-critical width, magnitude of
subsidence can be reduced.
7. By suitable design using yield illar techniques percentage extraction can be improved.
The main disadvantages of the panel system of mining are :
1. Considerable amount of coal is lost in bariers. Generally, in Indian practice roughly 20%
of caval is lost in the barriers.
2. More number of air erossings are required for ventilation purposes.
3. Each panel must have its own independent coal cutting machine and haulage. Fliting of
coal cutting machine from one panel to the other panel is not practicable.
4. Crushing of barriers may result in joining of two panels with consequent spread of fire (Gf.
itexisted in any one of the panels) and delayed and sudden subsidence.
"Whole" folowed by "broken workdngs
The current trend, however, is to open-out the mine with as few headings as possible (say
three to five) and retreat back from the boundary, broken' workings following the whole
workings (Figure 6.4) in suitable size panels. This system is superior over ohèrs in the following
respects :
1. Ventilation is eflicient.
2. Coal dust treatment is simpler.
Bord and Pälar Method of Mining 157

Flgure 62: Development of entire area folowed by extraction of pillars.


() As the pillars have to stand for a long time before they are extracted, spalling takes place
and they get weakened. Consequently, they may get crushed and there is the risk of
premature collapse.
(i) Ventilation may be sluggish due to greater percentage of air leakage.
(ü) Treatment of coal dust is costly and difficult.
(iv), There is greater risk of fire spreading in the whole minc.
(v) Coal dust explosion cannot be contained; if it occus, it spreads throughout the minc.
(vi) Crush and creep cannot be localised.
(vii) The work is scattered. Consequently, the output per man-shift is low.
Due to these disadvantage this system is not used these days.
The panel systen of mining
In the Panel system of mining (Figure 6.3) the coal seam is divided into a number of panels
separated from one another by solid barrier of coal. This system offers the following dvantages:
1. Risk of loss of coal through spontaneous heating is limited. In the event of fire occuring,
the panel can be isolated from other parts of the workings.
Similarly, explosions can be limited ta the pancl of occurrence.
2 Crushing of pillars is avoided.

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