Apparatus and method for storing waste material

A method of storing waste material comprising:

• digging a shaft toward a subterranean formation;
• constructing a ventilated underground control center, wherein the center is located within the subterranean formation;
• providing a computerized control panel, wherein the panel is located within the underground control center;
• providing a drill pipe, wherein the pipe is extendable, wherein the pipe has a proximal end and a distal end, and wherein the pipe is operatively connected to the ventilated underground control center at the proximal end;
• providing a drill head, wherein the drill head is operatively connected to the pipe at the distal end of the pipe;
• providing a power source, wherein the power source is operatively connected to the computerized control panel by power source electrical means, and wherein the power source is operatively connected to the drill head by the drill pipe;
• providing a movable hydraulic shield, wherein the shield is located behind the drill head;
• providing a movable resin roof bolting machine, wherein the bolting machine is located behind the movable hydraulic shield;
• and
• operating the computerized control panel to perform the tasks of advancing the drill head to obtain a mined-out space;
• advancing the movable hydraulic shield, operating the movable resin roof bolting machine to obtain a stabilized mine roof and filling the mined-out space with the waste material.