AMSSTED was a research project that aimed to develop support management systems for gateroads located below 1 000 m and for face salvages and other wide openings. It commenced in July 2013 and completed in June 2016. The project was organized into work packages, each covering a technical...

GEOSOFT researched soft coal mine floor and side behaviour to develop enhanced design and construction solutions. Longwall mining on soft floor rocks is difficult and requires safe efficient techniques to extract coal at economically viable rates. The Geosoft studies have led to guidelines from...