Analysis Of The Application Of Methane-Bearing Capacity Test Methods In The Conditions Of Polish Mining,
2022
Central Mining Institute, Department of Mining Aerology, Plac Gwarków 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland
Analysis Of The Application Of Methane-Bearing Capacity Test Methods In The Conditions Of Polish Mining, Marcin Karbownik
Journal of Sustainable Mining
The methane hazard is one of the natural hazards occurring in hard coal mining. The content of natural methane in hard coal seams, the so-called methane-bearing capacity, is one of the key parameters that allow for proper assessment of the methane hazard and the state of the threat of gas and rock outbursts. For safety purposes, there is a constant need to improve the methods for the determination of this parameter. In the conditions of Polish mining, the method used for methane-bearing capacity determination is the direct drill cuttings method. This paper contains a comparative study presenting three different methods …
Proposed Design Fire Scenarios For Underground Hard Rock Mines,
2022
The University of Queensland, Sustainable Minerals Institute, Australia
Proposed Design Fire Scenarios For Underground Hard Rock Mines, Rickard Hansen
Journal of Sustainable Mining
Given the complexity and uniqueness of underground hard rock mines, the application of the design fire scenario approach is recommended when evaluating fire safety in mines. Providing a full set of design fire scenarios – ensuring that several important life safety aspects are covered – for a mine can be challenging. The question is whether a catalogue of potential clusters of design fire scenarios could be developed, covering important aspects found underground? Given the general lack of research into design fires in the mining industry, this paper provides a unique analysis of design fire scenarios in underground hard rock mines. …
Effect Of Mining And Geology On Mining-Induced Seismicity – A Case Study,
2022
McGill University, Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, Canada
Effect Of Mining And Geology On Mining-Induced Seismicity – A Case Study, Heba Khalil, Tuo Chen, Yu-Hang Xu, Hani Mitri
Journal of Sustainable Mining
Mining-induced seismicity is a commonly occurring phenomenon in underground mines. This poses a greater challenge to the safety of the mining operation. This paper presents a case study of the Young-Davidson mine in northern Ontario, Canada, where seismic events of magnitude Mn 2.0+ have been observed at mining depths of 600 to 800 m below the surface. The occurrence of large seismic events at such shallow depths is the key issue of this study. A comprehensive study of the microseismic database has been conducted to discern the root causes for the unusually strong seismic activities recorded at shallow depths. The …
Shaft Liquidation Method Adjusted For High Precipitation Associated With Climate Change Impact,
2022
Central Mining Institute (GIG), Department of Extraction Technologies, Rockburst and Risk Assessment, Katowice, Poland
Shaft Liquidation Method Adjusted For High Precipitation Associated With Climate Change Impact, Jan Szymała, Joanna Całus Moszko, Ewa Janson, Dagmara Sobczak, Stanisław Konsek
Journal of Sustainable Mining
In connection with the implementation of the international project TEXMIN within the framework of the RFCS fund, a project for the liquidation of the Głowacki Shaft in Rybnik (Poland) was undertaken, which takes into account the effects of climate change, i.e. evaluation of the increase of precipitation in the region. In addition to the standard research undertaken before liquidation activities, precipitation data recorded by the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management from 1995 to 2019 was collected and the precipitation variability was analysed. As a result, a method for liquidation of the shaft was selected consisting of constructing a permeable …
Environmentally Balanced Approaches To Future Deep Seabed Mining,
2022
World Maritime University
Environmentally Balanced Approaches To Future Deep Seabed Mining, Jonatan J. Víctor Mendoza Alarcón
World Maritime University Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Uncertainty Analysis Of Operational Conditions In Selective Artificial Ground Freezing Applications,
2022
McGill University, Mining Engineering Department, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Uncertainty Analysis Of Operational Conditions In Selective Artificial Ground Freezing Applications, Ahmad Zueter, Saad Akhtar, Agus Sasmito
Journal of Sustainable Mining
Artificial ground freezing (AGF) systems are susceptible to uncertain parameters highly affecting their performance. Particularly, selective artificial ground freezing (S-AGF) systems involve several uncertain operational conditions. In this study, uncertainty analysis is conducted to investigate four operational parameters: 1) coolant inlet temperature, 2) coolant flow rate, 3) pipes emissivity, and 4) pipes eccentricity. A reduced-order model developed and validated in our previous work for field-scale applications is exploited to simulate a total of 5,000 cases. The uncertain operational parameters are set according to Monte Carlo analysis based on field observations of a field-scale freeze-pipe in the mining industry extending to …
Carbonised Fluidised Fly Ash (Cffa); A New Product For Mining Engineering Purposes (Discussion Of Possible Applications),
2022
Central Mining Institute, Department of Solid Fuels Quality Assessment, Katowice, Poland
Carbonised Fluidised Fly Ash (Cffa); A New Product For Mining Engineering Purposes (Discussion Of Possible Applications), Marian Jacek Łączny, Przemysław Rompalski
Journal of Sustainable Mining
The article presents and summarises the current state of research and laboratory results on the carbonation of fly ash with carbon dioxide in the context of its use in mining engineering. Based on previous publications and patent applications, the possibilities of using carbonated fly ash from fluidised bed boilers for the following applications were discussed: securing excavations particularly susceptible to fire hazards, shotcreting and securing longwalls and supports, constructing cases, securing decommissioned shafts, and others, which means wherever the use of cement is required. It was pointed out that the removal of excess free calcium oxide makes it possible to …
Addressing Specific Safety And Occupational Health Challenges For The Canadian Mines Located In Remote Areas Where Extreme Weather Conditions Dominate,
2022
McGill University, Mining and Materials Engineering Department, Montreal, Quebec
Addressing Specific Safety And Occupational Health Challenges For The Canadian Mines Located In Remote Areas Where Extreme Weather Conditions Dominate, Rachid Halabi, Mustafa Kumral
Journal of Sustainable Mining
The number of mining operations is increasing in the Canadian North, where extreme weather conditions govern. Currently, many mine development projects are also in progress in this region. These mines’ working atmosphere and employment circumstances are highly different from regular mines. One of the main differences is the special safety issues of the Canadian North. The primary sources of these special issues are: the difficulty of finding skilled employees; high employee turnover rate; insufficient training and certification requirements; delicate employment circumstances affecting the psychological well-being of employees; permafrost; mine inspection challenges; inventory and logistic hardship; and the legislative and regulative …
Research And Application Of Integrated Fracturing Fluid System For Unconventional Natural Gas In Coal Measures,
2022
Institute of Engineering Technology, PetroChina Coalbed Methane Company Limited, Xi’an 710082, China; China United Coalbed Methane National Engineering Research Center Co. Ltd., Beijing 100089, China
Research And Application Of Integrated Fracturing Fluid System For Unconventional Natural Gas In Coal Measures, Xu Dong, Wang Yubin, Bai Kunsen, Zhu Weiping, Liu Chuanqing, Li Bing, He Pengbo
Coal Geology & Exploration
To solve the problems of poor application flexibility and non-adjustable performance of the current fracturing fluid system in unconventional natural gas of coal measures, an integrated fracturing fluid system is researched. In this study, the experimental evaluation was performed for the viscosity increase, drag reduction, sand suspension, temperature and shear resistance, gel breaking, additive compatibility, anti-swelling and surface tension of the integrated fracturing fluid system based on three kinds of integrated thickeners in combination with the field clay stabilizer, cleanup additive and gel breaker. Meanwhile, the field application effect of integrated fracturing fluid was analyzed. The results show that: the …
Numerical Simulation On Evolution Law Of Overburden Fractures And Surface Cracks In Crossing Ditch Mining Of Shallow Coal Seam,
2022
College of Geology and Environment, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China; Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Geological Support for Coal Green Exploitation, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China; Geological Research Institute for Coal Green Mining, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
Numerical Simulation On Evolution Law Of Overburden Fractures And Surface Cracks In Crossing Ditch Mining Of Shallow Coal Seam, Wei Jiangbo, Wang Shuangming, Song Shijie, Sun Qiang
Coal Geology & Exploration
Crossing ditch mining of shallow coal seam is common in northern Shaanxi mining area, which seriously threatens the safe production and the sound ecological development. The mining-induced overburden fractures and surface cracks are developed as a result of the extension and expansion of microcracks in rock mass. In order to more systematically study the evolution law of overburden microcracks in crossing ditch mining of shallow coal seam, a numerical model of particle flow in coal mining was established with the Particle Flow Code (PFC) numerical simulation platform according to the field ditch profile and borehole data under the background of …
Experimental Study On Stress Relaxation Characteristics Of Soft Dredger Fill Under Uu Triaxial Shear,
2022
College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
Experimental Study On Stress Relaxation Characteristics Of Soft Dredger Fill Under Uu Triaxial Shear, Yang Aiwu, Yang Shaopeng, Qi Jiejie
Coal Geology & Exploration
Stress relaxation often occurs in the saturated soft clay with poor water permeability under the actual working condition at fast construction speed (fast loading rate), which brings huge hidden dangers to the safe operation of engineering practice. Herein, the unconsolidated undrained triaxial shear test was performed based on the soft dredger fill in Tianjin Binhai using the WF stress path triaxial instrument, and the influence law of such factors as the different initial strain, confining pressure, shear rate, sampling depth and structural properties of the soft dredger fill on its stress relaxation characteristics was analyzed accordingly. According to the test …
Spatial Variation Characteristics Of Soil Heavy Metal Speciation And Bioavailability In Coal Gangue Accumulation Area—Taking Fengfeng Mining Area As An Example,
2022
School of Geology and Environment, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China; Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Coal Green Development Geological Guarantee, Xi’an 710054, China
Spatial Variation Characteristics Of Soil Heavy Metal Speciation And Bioavailability In Coal Gangue Accumulation Area—Taking Fengfeng Mining Area As An Example, Sun Tao, Song Shijie, Chang Qing, Wang Chenchen, Zhang Yanjie, Peng Ruisi, Wang Yi
Coal Geology & Exploration
The surface accumulation of coal gangue is a typical form of ecological environment destruction in the eastern coal mining area of China, and the prevention and control of heavy metal pollution in the soil in the accumulation area has become a hot spot in the current research. Taking the shallow soil (with a vertical depth of 40 cm and below) around a coal gangue mountain (within a radius of 300 m) in use in the Fengfeng mining area of Hebei as the research object, the active state, iron manganese oxidation state, organic state and residue state of four kinds of …
Effect Of Initial Adhesion On Shear Strength And Deformation Characteristics Of Interfaces In Heterogeneous Soils,
2022
College of Geological Engineering and Geomatics, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, China
Effect Of Initial Adhesion On Shear Strength And Deformation Characteristics Of Interfaces In Heterogeneous Soils, Zhu Yanbo, Yang Fanfan, Miao Shuaisheng, Li Futong, Zhang Yuxuan
Coal Geology & Exploration
In the Loess Plateau of China, the interface between the Loess and Hipparion Red Clay is widely distributed. The initial adhesion between this interfaces plays an important role in its shear strength. To investigate the effect of initial adhesion on shear strength and deformation characteristics of the interfaces, we firstly performed a series of direct shear experiments. Then, we discussed the effects of initial adhesion on failure mode, shear deformation and shear strength of interfaces. The results indicate that the failure modes of interfaces with initial adhesion and interfaces without initial adhesion are different. The initial adhesion improves the sliding …
Design And Application Of Pump-Free Double Channel Mechanical Hole Enlarging Bit For Gas Penetration In Middle Hard Coal Seam,
2022
Xi’an Research Institute (Group) Co. Ltd., China Coal Technology and Engineering Group Corp., Xi’an 710077, China
Design And Application Of Pump-Free Double Channel Mechanical Hole Enlarging Bit For Gas Penetration In Middle Hard Coal Seam, Gao Xiaoliang, Shao Guojie, Yang Huwei
Coal Geology & Exploration
In borehole enlarge drilling, it is necessary to adjust the flow of mud pump to switch drilling and borehole enlarging state, and the control effect is not ideal. To improve the precision of the borehole enlarging technology while drilling machinery control, a pump-free double channel mechanical borehole enlarging drill bit was developed, which equiped with dual channel to form a complete set of double channel drill pipe and double channel water device. Two sets of individual waterways were designed, annulus water way for cooling bit and carry out rock powder, and center water way is used to control the opening …
Research On Drill Pipe Pose Recognition Technology Based On Monocular Vision,
2022
Xi’an Research Institute (Group) Co. Ltd., China Coal Technology and Engineering Group Corp., Xi’an 710077, China
Research On Drill Pipe Pose Recognition Technology Based On Monocular Vision, Ma Bin, Peng Guangyu
Coal Geology & Exploration
As a key technology in the field of intelligent drilling equipment, automatic drill pipe loading and unloading technology restricts the automation and intelligent development of underground drilling equipment in coal mines. The existing drill pipe automatic loading and unloading system mainly relies on the mechanical structure and proximity switches for positioning, which has the problem of poor positioning accuracy and low automation. To solve this problem, a drill pipe pose recognition algorithm based on monocular vision technology was proposed. The camera was used to capture the image containing the cooperative target, and the relative distance and posture between the camera …
Occurrence Law Of Coal Seam Gas Under Influence Of Normal Fault Zone In Coal Measures,
2022
College of Safety Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China; Key Laboratory of Western Mine Exploitation and Hazard Prevention Ministry of Education, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China; Western Engineering Research Center of Mine Gas Intelligent Extraction, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
Occurrence Law Of Coal Seam Gas Under Influence Of Normal Fault Zone In Coal Measures, Xiao Peng, Wu Mingchuan, Shuang Haiqing, Han Kai, Gao Zhen, Cheng Yueying
Coal Geology & Exploration
The coal measure fault zone generated by the superimposition of the polytropic movement and multiple structure has important effects on the coal seam gas occurrence. The method of combining the geologic analysis, COMSOL Multiphysics numerical simulation and field data monitoring was adopted to analyze the interaction relations between the stress distribution characteristics and faults of the normal fault zone in the coal measure, study the coal seam permeability variation characteristics influenced by the normal fault zone in the coal measure, and simulate the gas migration status and concentration distribution condition after the formation of the normal fault zone. The coal …
Research On Permeability Model Of Coal Reservoir Along Producing Wellbores,
2022
College of Mining, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
Research On Permeability Model Of Coal Reservoir Along Producing Wellbores, Jia Lidan, Zhang Lin, Li Bobo, Wu Xuehai, Gao Zheng, Wang Zhonghui, Fu Jiale
Coal Geology & Exploration
Permeability is an important parameter to characterize gas flow. In order to ensure the safe and efficient gas drainage, it is necessary to explore the evolution characteristics of coal reservoir gas seepage at different positions from the producing wellbores. However, the effective stress, the gas adsorption/desorption capacity of coal matrix and the temperature of coal reservoir are constantly changing with the gas drainage, and even the drainage damage may occur, which makes the gas migration behavior in coal seam extremely complicated. In order to explore the seepage characteristics of coal reservoir gas during gas drainage, the space-time evolution function of …
Occurrence Modes And Stepwise Chemical Extraction Experiment Of Lithium In No.20 Coal Seam In Pu’An Mining Area, Guizhou Province,
2022
College of Mining, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; National & Local Joint Laboratory of Engineering for Effective Utilization of Regional Mineral Resources from Karst Areas, Guiyang 550025, China; Guizhou Key Laboratory of Comprehensive Utilization of Non-metallic Mineral Resources, Guiyang 550025, China
Occurrence Modes And Stepwise Chemical Extraction Experiment Of Lithium In No.20 Coal Seam In Pu’An Mining Area, Guizhou Province, Cheng Chen, Song Yang, Zang Jingkun, Cheng Wei
Coal Geology & Exploration
Lithium (Li) is an important energy metal, and the global demand for Li has grown rapidly in recent years. The discovery of coal-associated Li deposits in China proves that coal mines may serve as a potential alternative of Li resources. No.20 coal seam in Pu’an mining area in Guizhou province of China was selected as the study object. The basic properties, mineral composition, elemental composition, and occurrence modes of Li of the raw coal and six density-graded samples (obtained through a float-sink test) were determined by using coal proximate analysis, optical microscope, X-Ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), inductively coupled plasma mass …
Svm-Based Sensitivity Zoning Of Subsidence Disaster Development In The Underground Coal Mining Areas,
2022
School of Surveying and Land Information Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China; College of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
Svm-Based Sensitivity Zoning Of Subsidence Disaster Development In The Underground Coal Mining Areas, Xue Yong’An, Zou Youfeng, Zhang Wenzhi, Zhang Mingmei, Liu Guangchun
Coal Geology & Exploration
At present, there is no fixed way to predict the sensitive zones of subsidence disaster development in underground coal mining areas, and the prediction result of sensitive zones has a great uncertainty. Herein, the subsidence disaster in Xishan area of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province was taken as the research object. Totally 4 types of kernel SVM based prediction model for sensitivity zoning of subsidence disaster were constructed with the methods of GIS spatial analysis, statistical analysis and Support Vector Machine (SVM) in combination, taking the subsidence disaster data checked and recorded in 2012 and 2014 as the modeling and verification …
Research And Application Progress Of Energy Underground Structures,
2022
School of Civil Engineering, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Shijiazhuang 050043, China; College of Environment and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
Research And Application Progress Of Energy Underground Structures, Wen Jiwei, Hou Junlong, Liu Xinghong, Zeng Xian’En, Xiang Tian
Coal Geology & Exploration
Energy geostructure refers to a type of structure equipped with heat exchange pipe in the building foundation element and the underground structure, which has the functions of load bearing and heat exchange. It not only effectively saves the valuable and irreversible underground space resources, but also makes full use of the non-carbon based continuous, stable, safe and clean geothermal energy resources, thus having more advantages than the traditional Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP). Herein, the concept, advantages, research and application progress of energy geostructure at home and abroad were systematically summarized. Moreover, the current situation of four common energy geostructures, …
