Rock Bolting at the Room and Pillar Method at Great Depths

The integral constituent of the extraction method (using driving machines like the Bolter Miner) is bolting as the sole support system of the roadways. The contribution deals with the behaviour of roof bolting, including the loading of the bolts, yielding of the rock mass and convergence in the roadways. The monitored parameters' database used to measure whether the room and pillar method is successful at this depth forms a necessary condition for verification of this method and its future application in conditions experienced in Upper Silesian Coal Basin.