Pulse Infusion Shotfiring
Control 0 CommentPulse Infusion Shotfiring Inducer shotfiring is considered to be the oldest and most widely used method to control outbursts in mines, and it was initially developed in France by the end of 19th or beginning of the 20th Centuary in the Gard coalfield. Blast holes are drilled into the face […]
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Control 0 CommentHydraulic fracturing has been used by the mining industry at least since the end of the 19th century, when it was applied to quarrying blocks of granite, and in the petroleum industry since the late 1940s when it was introduced to stimulate wells. It now represents a major petroleum service […]
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Prevention 0 CommentRemoval of gas from the coal seam and surrounding strata has proven to be an effective method in reducing or eliminating outbursts. The benefits of gas drainage are: Gas given off from the virgin coal is reduced so that gas percentage in intake airways and at working faces are kept […]
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Prevention 0 CommentIn 1994 and following a fatality at West Cliff Colliery relating to an outburst incident, a notice under section 61 of the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1982 was issued to all mines operating in the Bulli seam. This notice enforced gas threshold values on these mines to the extent that […]
Read MoreGeophysical detection of outbursts
Prediction 0 CommentGeophysical techniques provide the opportunity for remote assessment of the state of a rock mass and to remotely monitor changes in its behaviour. Geophysical techniques are widely used for these purposes in resource exploration and extraction. Because coal outbursts can be associated with geological structures and with zones of anomalous […]
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Prediction 0 CommentGas Monitoring System The gas monitoring systems widely used in Australian underground mines are: Tube Bundel System ( ACARP report C 3076) Telemetry System ( ACARP report C 3076) Advantages of Tube Bundel System Disadvantages of Tube Bundel system Continious monitoring Monitoring of full range of gases Sometimes difficult to locate […]
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Prediction 0 CommentOutburst prediction indices( ACARP C 4034 Chapter 9) Different indices are use in different countries to predict an outburst Ettinger’s Sorption/ Desorption index : This index was developed initially by Ettinger (1953) as the means of classifying coal in terms of proneness to outburst. The gas emission index was based on the gas pressure […]
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Prediction 0 CommentGeology plays a very important role in the manifestation of Outbursts. Seams having complex geological structures are more prone to outbursts if high gas conditions are prevalent. The following points need attention when geological factors are being considered. • Any structure related to horizontal movement of beds within the coal […]
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Factors 0 CommentDust Control
Ventilation / Ventilation / Safety 0 CommentOne of the environmetal concerns for underground mines is airborne dust. If dust is inhaled into the lungs it can cause numerous health problems. The permittable levels of airborne dust can be found in the New South Wales Coal Mining Regulations Act 1982 (CMRA 1982). (Also available as pdf) There are several […]
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