Research Article

Effect of Mining Thickness on Overburden Movement and Underground Pressure Characteristics for Extrathick Coal Seam by Sublevel Caving with High Bottom Cutting Height

Table 1

Rock formation columnar section of the 13# coal seam in the Xiegou coal mine.

No.NameThickness (m)

1Loess26.84
2Packsand7.95
3Sandy mudstone12.18
4Packsand8.50
5Sandy mudstone20.30
6Medium sandstone12.06
7Sandy mudstone31.49
8Packsand4.60
9Sandy mudstone21.85
10Mudstone25.22
11Sandy mudstone3.60
12Medium sandstone17.30
13Sandy mudstone6.50
14Packsand13.76
15Mudstone6.56
16Packsand3.82
17Mudstone4.52
18Medium sandstone7.84
19Sandy mudstone4.12
20Packsand7.02
21Sandy mudstone9.51
22Medium sandstone11.92
23Mudstone15.02
246# coal mine1.50
25Gritstone9.65
26Siltstone3.71
27Sandy mudstone1.00
288# coal mine5.69
29Mudstone2.13
30Medium sandstone8.31
31Marlstone2.12
32Mudstone2.01
339# coal mine0.51
34Sandy mudstone2.43
35Mudstone1.45
36Gritstone5.39
37Mudstone2.32
3810# coal mine0.60
39Mudstone2.26
40Marlstone6.50
41Sandy mudstone1.53
4211# coal mine0.61
43Mudstone1.76
44Limestone2.56
45Sandy mudstone2.08
46Mudstone1.49
4712# coal mine0.82
48Mudstone1.00
49Medium sandstone2.50
50Micropsammite2.02
51Mudstone2.07
52Sandy mudstone1.50
5313# coal mine5.25
54Dirt band0.25
5513# coal mine3.25
56Dirt band0.25
5713# coal mine4.15
58Dirt band0.30
5913# coal mine1.55
60Mudstone2.00
6114# coal mine0.33
62Mudstone3.05
63Sandy mudstone2.00
64Limestone1.29
65Mudstone1.00
6615# coal mine0.44
67Sandy mudstone3.00
68Mudstone2.05
69Siltstone2.56
70Packsand2.41