A bulkhead for use in facilitating backfilling of a stope upon mining thereof includes a skid having a base and a pair of post members extending upwardly from the base. The bulkhead also includes a barrier having a primary grid assembly pivotally supported on the pair of post members, at least one secondary grid assembly selectively, and sequentially, stacked upon the primary grid assembly; and a brace selectively stacked upon an uppermost one of the primary grid assembly and the at least one secondary grid assembly. An aspect ratio of the barrier, prior to, backfilling, is operably adjustable by individually adjusting one or more of the primary grid assembly, the secondary grid assembly and the brace to confirm with an aspect ratio of an access tunnel, or a brow, adjacent to the stope for subsequently facilitating backfilling of the stope.

A bulkhead for use in facilitating backfilling of a stope upon mining thereof includes a skid having a base and a pair of post members extending upwardly from the base. The bulkhead also includes a barrier having a primary grid assembly pivotally supported on the pair of post members, at least one secondary grid assembly selectively, and sequentially, stacked upon the primary grid assembly; and a brace selectively stacked upon an uppermost one of the primary grid assembly and the at least one secondary grid assembly. An aspect ratio of the barrier, prior to, backfilling, is operably adjustable by individually adjusting one or more of the primary grid assembly, the secondary grid assembly and the brace to confirm with an aspect ratio of an access tunnel, or a brow, adjacent to the stope for subsequently facilitating backfilling of the stope.

A method and an apparatus for creating a void, low-density fill or combination of void and low-density fill for underground mining having at least one module of formwork to be positioned in an open slope of an underground mine prior to carrying out a backfilling operation.

A method and an apparatus for creating a void, low-density fill or combination of void and low-density fill for underground mining having at least one module of formwork to be positioned in an open slope of an underground mine prior to carrying out a backfilling operation.

A method for mining an ultra-thick coal seam by utilizing a goaf solid backfilling technique is suitable for mining an ultra-thick coal seam having a thickness of 25 m-45 m. According to the method, the ultra-thick coal seam is sliced into three slices, i.e. an upper slice, a middle slice and a lower slice. First, the middle slice is subjected to solid backfilling and mining. Metal meshes are paved along a working face of the floor. The backfilling layer serves as an artificial floor for mining the upper slice and an artificial roof for mining the lower slice. Then, the upper slice is mined by the top coal caving mining based on the artificial floor formed by backfilling the goaf of the middle slice. Finally, the lower slice is mined by the top coal caving mining along the coal seam floor with the shield of the artificial roof.

A method for mining an ultra-thick coal seam by utilizing a goaf solid backfilling technique is suitable for mining an ultra-thick coal seam having a thickness of 25 m-45 m. According to the method, the ultra-thick coal seam is sliced into three slices, i.e. an upper slice, a middle slice and a lower slice. First, the middle slice is subjected to solid backfilling and mining. Metal meshes are paved along a working face of the floor. The backfilling layer serves as an artificial floor for mining the upper slice and an artificial roof for mining the lower slice. Then, the upper slice is mined by the top coal caving mining based on the artificial floor formed by backfilling the goaf of the middle slice. Finally, the lower slice is mined by the top coal caving mining along the coal seam floor with the shield of the artificial roof.

Provided is a method of forming a roadway by filling gangue paste during wide roadway excavation of a thick coal seam belonging to the technical field of mining industry. The method comprises: firstly designing a width of a filing strip and a width of a new excavation roadway according to a geological condition of a coal seam; secondly, determining a length of each filling, i.e. a cyclic filling interval, according to an existing excavation technical condition of a mining shaft; when the new excavation roadway is excavated, performing supporting for a roof, a floor and an inner side of a roadway by using a strong bolt and bolt-mesh-cable; then, after the new excavation roadway is excavated for the cyclic filling interval, starting to perform roadway-expanding excavation along an outer side of the roadway; when roadway-expanding excavation is performed, performing temporary supporting for a filling strip and a junction of the filling strip and the new excavation roadway by using a single hydraulic prop in cooperation with a metal articulated roof beam; finally, after roadway-expanding excavation is completed, removing temporary supports and filling the filling strip; afterwards, the above steps are performed alternately. In this way, coal losses caused by reserving coal pillars can be effectively reduced, the impact of the underground pressure during roadway excavation is relieved and the costs of gangue treatment and roadway excavation are lowered.

Provided is a method of forming a roadway by filling gangue paste during wide roadway excavation of a thick coal seam belonging to the technical field of mining industry. The method comprises: firstly designing a width of a filing strip and a width of a new excavation roadway according to a geological condition of a coal seam; secondly, determining a length of each filling, i.e. a cyclic filling interval, according to an existing excavation technical condition of a mining shaft; when the new excavation roadway is excavated, performing supporting for a roof, a floor and an inner side of a roadway by using a strong bolt and bolt-mesh-cable; then, after the new excavation roadway is excavated for the cyclic filling interval, starting to perform roadway-expanding excavation along an outer side of the roadway; when roadway-expanding excavation is performed, performing temporary supporting for a filling strip and a junction of the filling strip and the new excavation roadway by using a single hydraulic prop in cooperation with a metal articulated roof beam; finally, after roadway-expanding excavation is completed, removing temporary supports and filling the filling strip; afterwards, the above steps are performed alternately. In this way, coal losses caused by reserving coal pillars can be effectively reduced, the impact of the underground pressure during roadway excavation is relieved and the costs of gangue treatment and roadway excavation are lowered.

A barricade wall is provided that is easily and rapidly customizable in a mine depending on the requirements of the particularly open area. The barricade wall can be customizable depending on the size and spatial requirements of a particular open area in a mine. Further, the top beams of the barricade wall can be elongated or shortened, depending on the requirements of the open area in the mine. The barricade wall has a first rigid wall section with spring loaded wall extensions attached to the wall section.

A barricade wall is provided that is easily and rapidly customizable in a mine depending on the requirements of the particularly open area. The barricade wall can be customizable depending on the size and spatial requirements of a particular open area in a mine. Further, the top beams of the barricade wall can be elongated or shortened, depending on the requirements of the open area in the mine. The barricade wall has a first rigid wall section with spring loaded wall extensions attached to the wall section.