Microseismic Monitoring and Disaster Warning via Mining and Filling Processes of Residual Hazardous Ore Bodies

• Published in: Minerals (Basel) 2024-09, Vol.14 (9), p.948
• Main Authors: Zhou, Zilong, Huang, Yinghua, Zhao, Congcong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Analysis; Anniversaries; Collapse; Data mining; disaster warning; Disasters; Early warning systems; Emergency warning programs; goaf; hazardous ore bodies; Localization; microseismic monitoring; microseismic parameters; Microseisms; Mine accidents; Mineral industry; Mines; Mines and mineral resources; Mining; Mining accidents & safety; mining and filling process; Mining engineering; Mining industry; Monitoring; Monitoring systems; Occupational health and safety; Occupational safety; Parameters; Pressure; Safety management; Sensors; Stress analysis; System reliability; Tungsten; Underground mining; Warning systems
• ISSN: 2075-163X; 2075-163X
• DOI: 10.3390/min14090948

The thick ore bodies in the Xianglushan tungsten mine have been irregularly mined, forming a super large, connected irregular goaf group and tall, isolated irregular pillars inside. At the same time, there is a production capacity task of recovering residual and dangerous ore bodies. This poses the potential for serious ground-pressure disasters, such as roof caving, pillar collapse, and large-scale goaf collapse during mining. Based on the actual needs of the site, we established a microseismic monitoring system. After analyzing the mining and filling processes and their relationships, and, combined with the distribution characteristics of microseismic multiple parameters, we constructed a ground-pressure disaster warning mode and mechanism. We analyzed the stability of the goaf, further formed a warning system, and achieved disaster warning. In response to the current situation of the difficulty of early warning of ground pressure in the Xianglushan tungsten mine, continuous on-site monitoring of existing goaves, point pillars, and strip pillars, as well as analysis of stress changes during dynamic mining and filling processes, we explored scientific and reasonable early warning mechanisms and models, understanding the relationship between the changes in microseismic parameters during dynamic mining and filling processes and ground pressure, studying and improving the reliability of underground microseismic monitoring and early warning, and achieved the internal connection between building early warning systems and the prevention of ground-pressure disasters. The results indicate that the mining and filling process of the ore body is the main factor in maintaining a stable and balanced distribution of underground ground pressure in mining engineering. Microseismic monitoring can invert the evolution of ground pressure and form a feedback system with ground-pressure warning, achieving mine safety management.