Methods and equipment have been developed that combine the use of continuous miners, flexible conveyor trains, and longwall mining techniques to provide flexible and efficient removal of resources from subterranean formations. Some systems include: a main gate; and a tailgate connected to the maingate by an active mine face; wherein the active mine face extends at an angle between 95 and 135 relative to the maingate.

Methods and equipment have been developed that combine the use of continuous miners, flexible conveyor trains, and longwall mining techniques to provide flexible and efficient removal of resources from subterranean formations. Some systems include: a main gate; and a tailgate connected to the maingate by an active mine face; wherein the active mine face extends at an angle between 95 and 135 relative to the maingate.

The present invention belongs to the technical field of coal transportation on fully mechanized mining faces, and particularly relates to a double-end chain tension force control system for a cross side-dumping type flight conveyor and a control method therefor. The double-end chain tension force control system includes a tail tensioning system, connected to a reversed loader at a tail of the flight conveyor; a head tensioning system, connected to a head of the flight conveyor, where the tail tensioning system and the head tensioning system together achieve double-end coordinated control of a chain transmission system on the flight conveyor to adjust a tension force; and a control system, collecting information about the tail tensioning system and the head tensioning system and controlling same. According to the present invention, a telescopic head mechanism for the cross side-dumping type flight conveyor is designed, and the double-end coordinated control of the chain transmission system can be achieved to rapidly adjust the tension force.