National and Sector-Specific Social and Economic Implications of Selecting Capital or Labour Intensive Methods of Coal Production
Scenario modelling of the sector wide and national employment and economic effects of production method choice in underground coal mining, for planners and policy makers.
by SGE Ashworth, NMHC Macnulty and A Adelzadeh | January 2002
Compares labour intensive mechanised drill and blast underground mining with capital intensive bord and pillar using continuous miners, and adds the option of substituting locally made goods for imported supplies. Input data came from two mines running both types of section under comparable geological conditions, covering worker numbers, skill profiles, cost structures and import dependence, then calibrated to industry totals to drive a socio-economic model.
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