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A safer approach to secondary support

A PROCESS has been developed to make the installation process for secondary support in longwall operations safer and easier.

Noel Dyson
The Fenner Dunlop system used at Peabody Energy's North Goonyella mine in Queensland.

The Fenner Dunlop system used at Peabody Energy's North Goonyella mine in Queensland.

Secondary support must be completed before the longwall can advance along the coal face. It involves the installation of a series of additional specialised rock bolts into the roof above the main gate...

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