Summary

This review gives information about roof support, rockbolting, and shotcrete. Several links, publications, suppliers, and consultants are listed. Links to roof bolting software and online courses are given, as well as case histories and articles specific to shotcreting.

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INTRODUCTION

Failure to support the roof of a mine is the greatest cause of accidents in mining. Many a good miner says you can hear the rock talk and so you know to stay away. Colourful, but not sufficient today as the basis for good mining practice. So here is a brief guide to the many resources available free on the web.