METHOD TO ISOLATE EMERGENCY SECTION OF UNDERGROUND MINE Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC E21F5/00 E21F17/103 

FIELD: mining.

SUBSTANCE: method includes drilling of wells between earth surface and roof of an underground mine, erection of an insulating barrier link by supply of a hardening material into an underground mine whenever an emergency occurs related to self-ignition of coal. The section of the underground mine in the place of erection of the isolating barrier link is worked with increased height, which is gradually increased from borders of this section to its middle. The well is drilled between earth surface and a point with maximum height of the underground mine, and supply of the hardening material into a mine is carried out to complete filling of the section with increased height with hardening material. On the borders of the section with increased height of the mine prior to start of hardening material supply into an underground mine, barriers are installed, width of which is accepted as equal to or less than the width of the mine in the place of barriers installation, and the height of the barriers is determined using a special expression.

EFFECT: increased reliability of isolation of an emergency section in case of underground fires and reduced material and labour inputs.

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