Stowing Mining Technology in the Northwest Ecologically Fragile Areas

Abstract

Northwest China is rich of coal energy. Mining activities bring serous impact on the environment and scarce water resources because of its shallow buried and severe mining impact. Stowing mining is one of the most effective measures to control strata movement and reduce surface subsidence. Based on the local surface widespread wind-blown sand for aggregate and combined with the knife pillar mining，this paper introduces the stowing mining technology.