Ground Control Design For Highwall Mining
Figure 2. Addcar Highwall Miner in operation. Note Addcar in launch vehicle, control cab and discharge conveyor. By far, the overriding ground-control-related safety concern in highwall mining is highwall stability (1, 7, 8). Studies have shown that 3 of the 9 fatalities associated with auger and highwall mining in the last 20 years were