Innovation plays a critical role in the mining industry as a tool to improve the efficiency of its processes, to reduce costs, but also to meet the increasing social and environmental concerns among communities and authorities. Technological progress has also been crucial to allow the exploitation of new deposits in more complex scenarios: …
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Figure 7. An example of a systems thinking flow observation .....21 Figure 8. Improvements in throughput after implementing systems thinking flow observation of the ore morphology and geoprocessing .....27 Figure 9. The mining value chain and supporting divisions. .....31 Figure 10.
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When situations are encountered that are complex and not easily described, then Systems Thinking can help understand the situation systemically using tools such as causal loop diagrams.
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Coal is a prominent energy resource for several countries. Of late, exploring the automatic management and control of coal mining has been a significant task. This article presents a framework for a mine-wide integrated …
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Coal Mining Methods Surface mining – involves stripping off overburden to access coal resources. Overburden is the layers of soil and rock that overlie a coal bed. Contour mining Mountaintop removal mining Area mining Auger mining Highwall mining Underground or deep mining - extracting coal resources from beneath the earth's surface using a ...
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The prediction of roof convergence in mining area plays an important role in effectively preventing roof accidents and ensuring the safety of mine production. Because the roof pressure in the mine is affected by various natural and human factors, and there is a dynamic and fuzzy nonlinear relationship between the factors. At present, the lack of …
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NIOSH Mining developed models to predict methane emissions at underground coal mines and the effects of various methane drainage techniques on emission rates. In addition, ventilation models were used to investigate the effects of larger panels and increased production rates on bleeder ventilation system designs to control …
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In the studied area, the main income source was found to have shifted from agriculture to coal mining activity between 1983 and 2010, with more than 41% of the land being used for mining operations. ... Theory related to resilience thinking proposes that complex systems evolve in nested adaptive cycles. However, concrete examples are needed to ...
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Managing Coal Mine Closure: Achieving a Just Transition for All outlines the lessons learned from countries' experiences closing coal mines and key steps governments can take to minimize social conflict and economic distress associated with the closures.. Achieving a "Just Transition for All" is possible through early engagement and dialogue …
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managed with life cycle thinking. Exploitation of coal and its uses are creating potentially devastating stresses on the natural world. In ... Fig.2: Product system model of Coal Mining
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Because the road surfaces of the underground roadways in coal mines are slippery, uneven, with dust and water mist, and the noise and light illumination effects are significant, global positioning system (GPS) signals cannot be received, which seriously affects the ability of the odometer, optical camera and ultrasonic camera to collect data ...
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With the reformation of automation,digitalization and informatization in the coal industry,intelligent coal mining has become an important development direction. This paper analyzes the visual remote intervention intelligent mining mode which is widely used in China,introduces the technology development in three directions:the remote in- …
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The coal mining industry, a crucial element of global energy production, faces enduring challenges concerning air quality and worker safety. This research explores the integration of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to drive digital transformation in coal mining. Specifically, to investigate an IoT-based air quality monitoring system designed for coal …
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The mining industry is at a tipping point where sustainability and decarbonization are top items on CEOs' agendas. To achieve a 1.5°C climate-change target by 2050, the mining industry will need to reduce …
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The global coal industry, as an important basic industry, has strongly supported the stable and rapid development of the international economy and society. Although the level of automation in the context of coal mining has reached a very high degree, coal mine accidents such as roof collapse, side falling accidents, gas outburst …
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Abstract In this study, an indicator model and system for coal and gas outburst prediction are identified and established based on gas geological anomalies, ... before the uncovering coal mining face is drilled to a minimum normal distance of 10 m from the coal seam (when geological conditions are complex, it should be before 20 m), …
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Coal mines are hazardous workplaces. Coal accounts for around 24 per cent of employment and 27 per cent of total revenue for the Australian mining sector. It is an important industry for Australia's gross domestic product, but can be a hazardous workplace. The mining industry continues to improve conditions for mine workers, …
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This approach of optimization of the coal mining sites can provide several benefits, such as reducing long-term negative effects on the society and environment, …
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Discover the most cutting-edge solutions to the environmental problems posed by coal. In Innovative Approaches towards Ecological Coal Mining and Utilization, a distinguished team of researchers delivers a comprehensive and fulsome exploration of the ecological problems caused by coal mining and utilization.The book discusses …
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From the perspective of resilience thinking, mining areas are dynamic, adaptive, and characterized by multiple steady states. In the study area, coal mining …
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It applied in order to study and analyze the mechanism of a problem and its dynamic complexity by establishing interaction between the sub system and attributes …
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As water systems on coal mines are complex and consist of various inter-connected elements, a systems approach was selected, which views mine site water management as a system that obtains water from various sources (surface, groundwater), provides sufficient water of suitable quality to the mining tasks (coal beneficiation, dust …
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Theory related to resilience thinking proposes that complex systems evolve in nested adaptive cycles. ... the main income source was found to have shifted from agriculture to coal mining activity ...
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For millennium, mining sector is a source not only of mineral extraction for industrialization, economic expansion, and urban sprawling, but also of socio-environmental concern. It, therefore, has been the central attention of the business and public policy sustainable development scheme for several years. Thus, gradually, mining industries …
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With "process technology and equipment intelligent innovation" as the main line, starting from the overall situation of coal mining, the technology system of PME in the entire life cycle of coal mining has been actively explored and constructed, which is "fixed area forecast - fixed grade design - directional drilling - fixed location ...
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Coal mining refers to the process of extracting coal from the earth's surface or underground. It involves various methods such as tunneling and using machines to …
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This paper traces the evolution of sociotechnical systems design from its origins in the coal mines of Great Britain to the present day and beyond, into our digital …
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In India, the opencast mines being a major source of coal production, the ratio of waste generated is much higher than the underground operation due to stripping nature of extraction . In China, about 95% of the total coal output comes from underground coal mines that generate 727.5 million tons of coal mining waste (CMW) annually .
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Effects of coal mining. Surface mines (sometimes called strip mines) were the source of about 63% of the coal mined in the United States in 2022. These mining operations remove the soil and rock above coal deposits, or seams. The largest surface mines in the United States are in Wyoming's Powder River Basin, where coal deposits …
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