#137: Ground Support – with Tom Parrott

Tom Parrott is the Principal Geotechnical Engineer at Entech. In this episode, we give a great overview of Ground Support for Underground Mining. Topics discussed include: – How different bolts work (Split Sets, Resin bolts, MDX’s, Swellex, Self Drilling Split Sets etc) – Which bolts are good in which ground – Using the correct bit size for different bolts and lengths – Does an MDX bolt perform as well as a Resin bolt? – Does bolting achieve anything in really soft/broken ground? and plenty more   Grab Tom Parrott on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/toparrott/   Check out everything that Entech have to offer at http://entechmining.com.au/ for all of your Mining Engineering, Resource Geology, Ventilation and Geotechnical needs.