Research Labs and Pilot-Scale Facilities | Mining Engineering | SIU

• Rock mechanics lab

• Mine ventilation lab

• Coal and mineral processing lab and pilot plant

• Carbon dioxide sequestration and coal bed methane studies lab

• Environmental studies lab

Pilot-scale Research Facility at SIU

Derrick Stacksizer Testing at the Creek Paum Mine

Derrick Stacksizer Testing at the Creek Paum Mine

SIU Spray System – Metric View (Patent Pending)

Second and Third Line of Defense Sprays (Patent Pending)

Spearing – Paste Backfilling Simulation

Spearing – Roof Bolting Studies

Harpalani – Pressure Dependent Permeability of Coal/Shale Gas Reservoirs

Under best replicated field conditions of its kind in North America.