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A bord and pillar panel has 24 developed pillars of size \(40\ \text{m} \times 40\ \text{m}\) (centre to centre) under extraction. The following information is given:
Gallery width = \(4\ \text{m}\)
Extraction height = \(3\ \text{m}\)
Extraction ratio during depillaring = 80%
Specific gravity of coal = 1.4
Incubation period = 6 months
Average working days per month = 25
In order to extract the panel within the incubation period, the minimum rate of production, in tonne per day, is . (rounded off to one decimal place)
  • GATE MN - 2026
  • GATE MN
  • Mining Methods and Machinery
  • Room and pillar mining
A Bord and Pillar panel is developed at a depth of 250 m in a flat coal seam. The vertical stress gradient is 0.027 MPa/m. If the strength of a square pillar is 12.5 MPa, the extraction ratio of the pillar for a safety factor of 1.5, is____.(round off up to 2 decimals)
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  • Mining Methods and Machinery
  • Room and pillar mining