Tunnel Boring a Mine Slope

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Bullers, Walter E., author.

Conference Name:

29th Annual Earthmoving Industry Conference (1978-04-11 : Peoria, Illinois, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1978

Summary:

Tunneling with a boring machine has been used extensively in the construction industry but has been virtually ignored by the mining industry. Looking for a faster and more economical way of constructing a mine slope, the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company turned to a tunnel boring machine to replace the former drilling and shooting method. The results of this decision and the construction of two coal mine slopes are discussed in this paper

Notes:

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Publisher Number:

780481

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