Coaltech Research Association

Models for Predicting Methane Gas Release from Coal Seams

Alan Cook

Emission factors and calculation models for national greenhouse gas reporting, built from mine seam gas measurements and ventilation sampling, for environmental staff and inventory compilers.

What this report found

Emission factors derived from measured South African seam gas data give simple models for methane released by underground mining, surface mining and coal after mining. Applied across the industry they put total methane emissions at 52 000 to 93 000 tons a year. The models follow the IPCC Tier 2 approach using country specific factors.

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A manual for authorisation of pitlakes as a closure option for South African coal mines

2021

A practical guide for coal mines and their consultants, built on earlier water research on pitlake viability, with South African examples from the Highveld, Waterberg and KwaZulu-Natal coal fields.

What this report foundSets out the authorisation route for leaving a pitlake as a closure landform, covering water use licensing, environmental authorisation and the wider...

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What this report found

Sets out the authorisation route for leaving a pitlake as a closure landform, covering water use licensing, environmental authorisation and the wider legislative process. There is no single application that grants approval, and the route is long and partly duplicated, so several applications are required.

Dr Andre van Niekerk

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