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Design of pillars
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Classification of pillars
1. Square and rectangular pillars
2. Long-wall pillars
3. Irregular pillars
4. Rib and crown pillars
5. Safety and barrier pillars
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2. Long Pillars
Integral part of slot mining—a variant of room
and pillar mining method.
Used in gently dipping ore bodies.
Also called stope and pillar mining in Canada.
Room and pillar slot mining in Australia.
If ore is too thick to be mined in one pass,
Ore is extracted by benching.
Roof span and pillar design is similar to that of room
and pillar design.
Pillars either fail as a result of rock burst or
progressive slabbing at the pillar sides.
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3. Irregular Pillars
Common to old methods such as breast
stoping.
Pillars are randomly placed.
Design follows the principal of room and
rectangular pillars.
Locations are dependent on ore grade.
Pillars are restricted to low grade and areas of
bad ground.
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5. Protective pillars
These pillars protect----
Surface and underground structures due to pillar
failure.
They can be classified as
a. Barrier pillar:
Protect the active mining area from the adverse
effects of nearby mining.
Normally highly stressed.
Stresses extend to hanging and footwall rocks.
Be careful while designing nearby openings such as
haulage drifts.
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