Guizhou Province in south China has abundant coal resources, wide distribution and complete coal types; however, the natural occurrence conditions of coal seams in Guizhou are poor, the occurrence of gas is complex and its control is difficult at underground mines [1,2,3].In its natural state, gas exists in coal or surrounding rock in a …
The top-layer design of intelligent coal mine was carried out, and the ideas of the integrated planning development mode of intelligent coal mine, the scientific design on the overall framework of ...
ABSTRACT In order to study the gas occurrence regularity and the main controlling factors of Panxi Mine, gas parameters of the mine were determined through the combination of field survey and experiment, and the distribution regularity of gas content in coal seam strike and dip was analyzed. Besides, the fault structure was quantitatively …
generated by coal and uranium, both products of mining. We are surrounded by these raw materials — minerals and coal — that make nearly everything possible in our . ... atomic …
Definition of Longwall Mining. A high extraction method of mining along the face of a predefined block of coal, referred to as a panel, while allowing the immediate roof to collapse upon advancement. Panel Configuration. Panels generally range in size from 500 to 1,000 feet in width and lengths exceeding two miles.
The macromolecular structure of coal is complex, and significant molecular structure and morphological difer-ences exist for coals at diferent metamorphic degrees1. As such, it is …
The Xiaoyun coal mine is equipped with a seismological observation system (SOS) network array consisting of 16 single-component short-period velocity geophones. The array was developed and delivered by the Department of Geology and …
In [45] an improved structure for a coal mine working face was proposed, which enables an increase in the level of safety for sudden outburst hazardous mines. The usage of improved structure will lead to reduction in the number of underground personnel working directly at coal mine working faces.
The study of the physicochemical structure of coal can enable a complete understanding of the adsorption performance of coal for gas . In this study, fresh coal samples (density 1.16 g/cm 3, R ° max 0.665%) from the 1502−2 working face of Chicheng Coal Mine were selected. The coal samples were crushed, screened and divided using …
Three-dimensional velocity structure of a coal mine revealed by induced microseismic traveltime data | Semantic Scholar. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2023.105633. …
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2023.105633 Corpus ID: 266584768; Three-dimensional velocity structure of a coal mine revealed by induced microseismic traveltime data @article{Song2024ThreedimensionalVS, title={Three-dimensional velocity structure of a coal mine revealed by induced microseismic traveltime data}, author={Chunting Song …
Through proximate/ultimate analysis and FT-IR structure analysis and calculation, the elemental content of the Chicheng coal mine coal sample was obtained. The fatty chain length of the coal sample was 0.17, the aromaticity was 0.83, the aromatic ring condensation degree was 0.18, and the infrared aromatic carbon rate was 0.7764.
Mining methods. Modern underground coal-mining methods can be classified into four distinct categories: room-and-pillar, longwall, shortwall, and thick-seam. Room-and-pillar mining. In this method, a number of …
The pore structure of coal has a great influence on the exploitation of coalbed methane. The primary coal and tectonic coal of the Faer Coal Mine and …
Sampling. The distribution of the fold structure as well as the locations of working faces and sampling points in the 81 District of Qinan coal mine is shown in Fig. 2.Because there is no working face near the Zhangxuewu syncline, the 711, 712, 713 and 714 working faces as well as the 716 floor drainage roadway near the Wanglou anticline …
1. Introduction. Coal is a kind of porous medium containing a large number of surface areas. Gas mainly exists in coal seams in a free and adsorbed state and in a mutual equilibrium state in a stable environment. 1−5 The difference in the pore structure of coal makes the porosity, permeability, and adsorption capacity of coal significantly …
Mine 2 and mine 3 use both bord-and-pillar and shortwall methods to mine S2 and S4 coal seams. In 2018, Matla implemented pillar extraction (stooping) as a mining method to maximise resource extraction. At mine 2, there are four CM sections (two currently stooping) and a shortwall section mining S2. ... Roof, floor and thickness grids generated ...
Assessment of soil microbial diversity, in terms of the actively growing population, may be a sensitive indicator of ecological stress and restoration processes. During this study, the relationship between microbial community structure; vegetation cover; and physical and chemical characteristics of topsoil covers at seven coal discard …
According to the coal seam gas content and gas relative emission, it is predicted that the upper limit of gas relative emission in the mine will change from 1.38 to 20.30 m³/t·d, which is a low ...
An innovative fabricated enclosed roadway support structure (FERSS) for TBM-excavated coal mine roadways. The FERSS is composed of several arch segments which made of steel columns. After all segments are assembled in underground working sites, an double-ring support structure with lateral braces can be used to support the …
To explore the pore and micro cracks structure characteristics of low and medium-rank coal, the experiments of MIP and NA methods have been carried out in the coal samples from Dongshan Coal Mine ...
Buffalo Coal is a coal producer with two mines in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. The two mines, Magdalena and Aviemore, have substantial coal resources. Magdalena is an underground mine, situated approximately 24 km north of Dundee and supplies bituminous raw coal to the on-site coal washing plant.
The program includes further improvement and implementation of the concepts of "Smart Coal Mine", "Smart Open Pit Mine", "Smart Transport", etc., resulting in a planned increase of mining equipment operation efficiency up to 1.8 times and increase in employee labor efficiency up to 3–4 times. ... [45] an improved structure for a ...
To comprehensively understand the mechanical response of a rock-coal combination structure containing a weak layer, a series of laboratory static loading and impact loading experiments were conducted.
Building Above Underground Coal Mines. Apr, 2020 By Gennaro G. Marino, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE and Abdolreza Osouli, Ph.D., P.E. In Construction Issues Comments 0. When underground coal mining began in the 1700s in the …
Therefore, the influence of cavity structure on explosion shock wave propagation is the result of the combination of aspect ratio and radius ratio. 2. When the radius ratio of the cavity is 1.5, the cavities with aspect ratios of 1.5, 2.5 and 4 have an enhanced effect on the explosion flame.
Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel on Earth. Its predominant use has always been for producing heat energy. It was the basic energy source that fueled the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries, and the industrial growth of that era in turn supported the large-scale exploitation of coal deposits. Since the mid-20th century, …
non‑caking coal in the Chicheng Coal Mine was established on this basis. The molecular formula of non‑caking coal in Chicheng Coal Mine was determined to be C 207 H 181 O 32 N 3 S.The 13 C NMR ...
Coal mining, extraction of coal deposits from the surface of Earth from underground. Coal has been used since the Bronze Age, 3,000 to 4,000 years ago, and was the basic energy source that fueled …
The Cd and Hg contents in soils can be elevated due to coal mining. To estimate the effects of these two heavy metals on soil enzymes and the key microbial groups, coal mine–affected agricultural soils were cultured for 30 days with Cd and/or Hg. Soil enzyme activities were measured by a colorimetric method, and microbial …
Generally, the water-bearing structures of coal mines mainly include coal seam, roof, coal seam, floor, and goaf, while the main water-conducting structures include faults, collapsed columns, and collapsed goaf areas. The most commonly used methods for the detection of the above structures include the seismic method, high-density electrical …
The pore structure of coal has a great influence on the exploitation of coalbed methane. The primary coal and tectonic coal of the Faer Coal Mine and Wenjiaba Coal Mine in Guizhou, China, were selected for low-temperature liquid nitrogen and high-pressure mercury injection experiments. Based on the Frenkel–Halsey–Hill fractal model …
Seals and build-in-place (BIP) refuge alternatives (RAs) are two main underground structures to isolate an area from the active working zones with different purposes. While seals are used to prevent methane gas that seeps from coal seams and blast pressures from a possible detonation of the contained gas, RAs are used to provide …
Long-term coal mining has created unique microbial communities in deep coal mines. Revealing the microbial community structure and metabolic functions in the underground environment can contribute to a better understanding of the coal mine ecosystem. In this study, we collected underground sediment samples from producing …
Coal is a complex porous organic rock with numerous internal pores. These pores are the main channel for gas diffusion and migration in coal and the principal place of adsorption and storage and determine the adsorption performance of coal [1,2,3].During tectonic evolution, the pore structure of coal is often damaged, resulting in a change in …
Miners enjoy a lunch break in the makeshift crib rooms at one of Illawarra Coal's underground mines in Australia. See more mining pictures. . Andy Zakeli/Fairfax Media via Getty Images . In 2010, people everywhere were riveted to the story of the 33 miners in Chile trapped 2,300 feet (700 meters) beneath the Earth's surface in a copper …
Morupule Coal Mine Private Bag 35, Palapye, Botswana Phone: +267 4920 251 Fax: +267 4920 643 Email: [email protected] _ _ Our Safety Our Coal Our Community About The Morupule Coal Mine. Morupule Coal Mine was established in 1973 and is owned by Minerals Development Company Botswana (MDCB). ...
Examination of coal mine roofs across the United States using the U.S. Bureau of Mines coal mine roof rating system, show the Illinois Basin has large proportions of weak and moderate strength ...
Engineering background. Ningtiaota coal mine is located in Shennan mining area, its mining conditions are mainly characterized by shallow depth (less than 200 m), nearly horizontal (1°–3 ...
The molecular formula of non-caking coal in Chicheng Coal Mine was determined to be C 207 H 181 O 32 N 3 S.The 13 C NMR-predicted spectrum of the model showed good consistency with the 13 C NMR-experimental spectrum obtained from the experiments, providing researchers with reference to the construction ideas and methods …