Coaltech Research Association

Desktop Study on the Handleability of Coal

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Direct sampling across burning, burnt out and rehabilitated dumps at surface mines covering just over half of national surface production, scaled to a national emissions estimate.

What this report foundGas sampling on coal mine dumps found rehabilitation very effective at cutting emissions.

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Gas sampling on coal mine dumps found rehabilitation very effective at cutting emissions. Even incomplete rehabilitation held carbon dioxide below about 1 kg per square metre a year, against over 100 on unrehabilitated ground and as much as 7 000 where combustion was active, though burning areas were small. Sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides, ammonia and methane were low.

Developing a Mechanised Cleaning System – for Cleaning Under and Around Moving Conveyors

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Follow on review of mechanised conveyor cleaning equipment close to being usable underground, flameproof and not, written to help the coal industry agree which options to develop.

What this report foundNo flameproof mechanised system for cleaning under and around moving conveyors was found to exist anywhere.

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No flameproof mechanised system for cleaning under and around moving conveyors was found to exist anywhere. Of more than 200 mini machinery manufacturers identified worldwide, few build for mining, and only one or two products were near ready for surface use. Manufacturer interest in mining applications has since risen, but the industry has not settled on which technology to back.

Detection of Old Workings, Sinkholes, Underground Fires and Acid Mine Pollution Using Geophysics and Airborne Thermal Infrared Imagery

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Field trials at four collieries comparing ground and airborne geophysical methods, with case studies and an applications guideline for the Witbank and Highveld collieries.

What this report foundMicro-gravity, electrical resistivity and time domain electromagnetics located the boundary between old workings and virgin ground, but no ground technique...

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Micro-gravity, electrical resistivity and time domain electromagnetics located the boundary between old workings and virgin ground, but no ground technique tested could resolve individual bords and pillars at the depths typical of the Witbank and Highveld coalfields. Airborne thermal infrared surveys worked well as a low cost regional reconnaissance tool for shallow sinkholes, fires and possible pollution plumes.

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