Study on coordination development schemes of mining and dumping engineering in steeper anticline region of an open-pit coal mine with nearly flat coal seam

Abstract: In this study, we present the coordination development schemes of mining and dumping engineering in steeper anticline region of an open-pit coal mine with nearly flat coal seam. Steeper anticlines in an open-pit coal mine with a nearly flat coal seam lead to drastic changes in local geological features and have many adverse effects on safe, economical, and efficient production. Based on an impact analysis of the anticline on the production quantity and quality of coal, release and utilization of the internal dumping space, layout of the haulage system and so on, the key technical solutions related to mining and dumping engineering coordination development in the steeper anticline region are discussed. Subsequently, taking the Antaibao Open-pit Coal Mine as a case study, based on the geological features of the steeper anticline region, two mining and dumping engineering coordination development schemes, the northern priority development scheme and the pseudo-longitudinal mining scheme, are proposed. Key technical parameters including the length and preceding distance of the priority development working-line, preceding distance and the horizontal advancing speed of the mining working line are determined. To compare the two proposed schemes in detail, the mining and dumping coordination development plans of the two proposed schemes during mining over the steeper anticline region are worked out, and some technical indices are computed. Using the six selected key indices, a multi-index comprehensive evaluation model based on CRITIC-TOPSIS is established to evaluate the two schemes. The evaluation results show that the northern priority development scheme is better than the pseudo-longitudinal mining scheme. Article Highlights: <list list-type="bullet"> <list-item> <p id="Par3">The impact of steeper anticline on production of open-pit coal mine with nearly flat coal seam is analyzed, including: production quantity and quality of coal, release and utilization of internal dumping space, transportation distance and cost, etc. </list-item> <list-item> <p id="Par4">According to the geological features of the anticline region, solutions for the technical issues are proposed, such as coal exposure, working-line layout and development, internal dump construction and development, haulage system layout, and the selective mining of coal. </list-item> <list-item> <p id="Par5">Taking the Antaibao Open-pit Coal Mine as a case study, two mining and dumping engineering coordination development schemes are proposed. With the six selected key indices of the mining and dumping coordination development plans of the two proposed schemes during mining over the steeper anticline region, a multi-index comprehensive evaluation model of CRITIC-TOPSIS is established to evaluate the two proposed mining and dumping engineering coordination development schemes. </list-item> </list>