Mining Science and Technology (China) Volume 20, Issue 1, January 2010, Pages 148–151 XIAO Shuo1,2,*, WEI Xueye2, WANG Yu2 Abstract: Underground mining is a hazardous industrial activity. In order to provide a safe working environment for miners, aWireless Sensor Network (WSN) technology has been used for security monitoring. It can provide a wide range of surveillancewith a relatively low cost. In this study, an Energy-Based Multipath Routing (EBMR) protocol is proposed, wh ...