Ground Control for Underground Evaporite Mine in Turkey

Controlling the potential for hazardous ground movements and inundation of an underground mine to within acceptable limits is essential. Both hazards can result in serious harm or death of workers or persons that may inadvertently enter a mining area. The hazards are not always obvious. For example, the outcome of the hazard of a loose rock falling from a sidewall and striking someone can be fatal by either direct physical contact, or damaging the plant in which the worker is working. The presence of certain geological structure (natural planes of weakness in the rock) that override the effectiveness of any ground control measure, is not always obvious from within the mine.