Abstract
There are many karst collapse columns in coal seam roof in the southern coal field in China, which are different from those in coal seam floor in the northern coal field, due to the stratum characteristics. The karst collapse column in coal seam roof tends to reactivate and conduct water and induce the serious water inrush disaster, when the karst collapse column communicates with the overlying aquifer. In order to reveal the evolution mechanism of water-conducting channel of collapse column in karst mining area of southwest China, the aquifers and water inflow rule in 1908 working face in Qianjin coal mine are analyzed. Besides, the particle size distribution and mineral component of collapse column are researched by the X-ray diffraction test and the screening method, which are the basis for researching the water inrush mechanism in karst collapse column. On this basis, the water inrush of roof collapse column under the influence of mining is researched by establishing the numerical calculation model with the UDEC numerical software. The results show that the water flowing into the 1908 working face comes from the Changxing formation aquifer and Yulongshan formation aquifer above the coal seam, and the proportion of coarse particles and fine particles in collapse column is 89.86% and 10.14%, respectively. With the advance of working face, the water-conducting channel connected the working face with the aquifer, or the surface is formed by collapse pits, karst caves, and collapse column. The research results can be treated as an important basis for the water-preserved mining in southern coal field in China.
Highlights
Water inrush disaster is one of the major safety accidents in coal mine
The geological structure of collapse column exists between the coal resource of Longtan formation and the aquifer of overlying Changxing formation, due to the overlap between late Permian coalfield and karst area in south China, especially with Guizhou province as the center, which is different from those in coal seam floor in the northern coal field [3]
The karst collapse column in coal seam roof tends to reactivate and conduct water in the mining process of working face and induce the serious water inrush disaster, when the karst collapse column communicates with the overlying aquifer, which poses a serious threat to safety production in coal mines [4]
Summary
Water inrush disaster is one of the major safety accidents in coal mine. According to statistics, the direct economic loss caused by water inrush disaster ranks first among all kinds of coal mine accidents [1]. The karst collapse column in coal seam roof tends to reactivate and conduct water in the mining process of working face and induce the serious water inrush disaster, when the karst collapse column communicates with the overlying aquifer, which poses a serious threat to safety production in coal mines [4]. The above research results are focus on the water inrush mechanism of collapse column in north China, where the water resource is the Ordovician limestone aquifer in floor of coal seam [16, 17]. The evolution mechanism of water-conducting channel of collapse column in karst mining area of southwest China is researched systematically, on the basis of the 1908 working face in Qianjin coal mine in Guizhou province.
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