Mining’S Impact On Environmental And Human Health: A Case Study Of Ramba County’S Gold Mine,
2019
SIT Study Abroad
Mining’S Impact On Environmental And Human Health: A Case Study Of Ramba County’S Gold Mine, Vivika Fernes
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
This research project aims to gain a greater understanding of the health implications that Ramba County’s goldmine has on miners, their families, and the environment. While this study observes the community-at-large, inclusive of visiting miners and extended family members of workers, it will focus on women who engage in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). Millions of people in the developing word depend on ASGM for their livelihood, evident in this case study in Ramba County. However, while gold is associated with wealth, there is great irony in the fact that those working within the mining industry are being exploited …
Los Efectos De La Minería En La Salud: El Movimiento Social Aymara En Torno Al Cerro Márquez,
2019
SIT Study Abroad
Los Efectos De La Minería En La Salud: El Movimiento Social Aymara En Torno Al Cerro Márquez, Maya Hajny Fernandez
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
With the political and social state of Chile’s history, mining has been present for hundreds of years, affecting the land and the indigenous populations in the country. This study asked how mining in the town of Ticnamar would affect the community, what positive and negative results mining activity has, what the most important elements of the social movement against mining are and how all of these elements influence health. The study sought to learn and study the impact of and the motivations that mining could have in the community of Ticnamar, and how it is perceived by the community. More …
A New Discrete Wavelength Backscattered Ultraviolet Algorithm For Consistent Volcanic So2 Retrievals From Multiple Satellite Missions, Bradford L. Fisher, Nickolay A. Krotkov, Pawan K. Bhartia, Can Li, Simon Carn, Eric Hughes, Peter J. T. Leonard
Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1
This paper describes a new discrete wavelength algorithm developed for retrieving volcanic sulfur dioxide (SO2) vertical column density (VCD) from UV observing satellites. The Multi-Satellite SO2 algorithm (MS_SO2) simultaneously retrieves column densities of sulfur dioxide, ozone, and Lambertian effective reflectivity (LER) and its spectral dependence. It is used operationally to process measurements from the heritage Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) onboard NASA's Nimbus-7 satellite (N7/TOMS: 1978–1993) and from the current Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) onboard Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR: 2015–ongoing) from the Earth–Sun Lagrange (L1) orbit. Results from MS_SO2 algorithm for several volcanic cases were …
Volcano Monitoring From Space Using High-Cadence Planet Cubesat Images Applied To Fuego Volcano, Guatemala,
2019
Michigan Technological University
Volcano Monitoring From Space Using High-Cadence Planet Cubesat Images Applied To Fuego Volcano, Guatemala, Anna Aldeghi, Simon Carn, Rudiger Escobar-Wolf, Gianluca Groppelli
Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1
Fuego volcano (Guatemala) is one of the most active and hazardous volcanoes in the world. Its persistent activity generates lava flows, pyroclastic density currents (PDCs), and lahars that threaten the surrounding areas and produce frequent morphological change. Fuego’s eruption deposits are often rapidly eroded or remobilized by heavy rains and its constant activity and inaccessible terrain makes ground-based assessment of recent eruptive deposits very challenging. Earth-orbiting satellites can provide unique observations of volcanoes during eruptive activity, when ground-based techniques may be too hazardous, and also during inter-eruptive phases, but have typically been hindered by relatively low spatial and temporal resolution. …
A Novel Method Of Using Iron Nanoparticles From Coal Fly Ash Or Ferric Chloride For Acid Mine Drainage Remediation,
2019
Missouri University of Science and Technology
A Novel Method Of Using Iron Nanoparticles From Coal Fly Ash Or Ferric Chloride For Acid Mine Drainage Remediation, Crisanda Gilbert, Olushola S. Ayanda, Olanrewaju O. Fatoba, Godfrey Madzivire, Leslie F. Petrik
Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Iron nanoparticles (nano Fe) were extracted from coal fly ash (CFA) or ferric chloride (FeCl3) and used for acid mine drainage (AMD) remediation. Characterization was achieved by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM–EDX), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), and the Braunaer–Emmet–Teller (BET) surface area determination. The HRTEM indicated good dispersion of the characteristic bead-like structure of nano Fe. It was also observed that the nano Fe were mainly in the zero-valent oxidation state, as denoted by the characteristic peak at ≈ 44.7° in the XRD analysis; it was accompanied by the generally accepted oxide …
Evaluation Of A 38 L Explosive Chamber For Testing Coal Dust Explosibility,
2019
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Evaluation Of A 38 L Explosive Chamber For Testing Coal Dust Explosibility, Robert Eades, Kyle A. Perry
Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Coal dust explosions are the deadliest disasters facing the coal mining industry. Research has been conducted globally on this topic for decades. The first explosibility tests in the United States were performed by the Bureau of Mines using a 20 L chamber. This serves as the basis for all standardized tests used for combustible dusts. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of a new 38 L chamber for testing coal dust explosions. The 38 L chamber features design modifications to model the unique conditions present in an underground coal mine when compared to other industries where …
Analysis Of An Updated Paleointensity Database (Qpi‐Pint) For 65–200 Ma: Implications For The Long‐Term History Of Dipole Moment Through The Mesozoic,
2019
University of Oslo
Analysis Of An Updated Paleointensity Database (Qpi‐Pint) For 65–200 Ma: Implications For The Long‐Term History Of Dipole Moment Through The Mesozoic, E. V. Kulakov, C. J. Sprain, P. V. Doubrovine, A. V. Smirnov, G. A. Paterson, L. Hawkins, L. Fairchild, E. J. Piispa, A. J. Biggin
Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1
The global paleointensity database for 65–200 Ma was analyzed using a modified suite of paleointensity quality criteria (QPI) such that the likely reliability of measurements is assessed objectively and as consistently as possible across the diverse data set. This interval was chosen because of dramatic extremes of geomagnetic polarity reversal frequency ranging from greater than 10 reversals per million years in the Jurassic hyperactivity period (155–171 Ma) to effectively zero during the Cretaceous Normal Superchron (CNS; 84–126 Ma). Various attempts to establish a relationship between the strength of Earth's magnetic field and the reversal frequency have been made …
Effect Of Nmr Technology-Based Ultrasonic Frequency On Stimulated Cracking Of Coal,
2019
School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China National; Engineering Research Center for Coal Mine Gas Control, Xuzhou 221116, China
Effect Of Nmr Technology-Based Ultrasonic Frequency On Stimulated Cracking Of Coal, Ma Huiteng, Zhai Cheng, Xu Jizhao, Sun Yong
Coal Geology & Exploration
In order to further study the effect of ultrasonic frequency on the stimulated cracking effect of coal, the paper conducted the crack experiment on the original coal samples by using the ultrasonic generation meter, and measured the coal by using the NMR equipment through analyzing the T2 curve, the changes of pore structure before and after coal sample cracking were deeply studied. The results show that the pore structure of coal can be effectively improved by the ultrasonic wave. After the crack induced by the ultrasonic wave, the pore quantity inside the coal increased and the total porosity, effective …
Advances On Geological-Geochemical Research Of Coal-Type Uranium In China,
2019
Institute of Earth Resources and Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Advances On Geological-Geochemical Research Of Coal-Type Uranium In China, Zhou Xianqing, Qin Yong, Lu Lu
Coal Geology & Exploration
There is a huge gap in uranium resources in China. Only developing traditional uranium resources is unable to meet the increasing demand in energy and national defense construction. The exploitation and utilization of coal-type uranium resources can relieve the pressure of demand for uranium resources to a certain extent. By summarizing the research results of coal-type uranium in recent years, the ore location, uranium content range, formation time and distribution range of coal-bearing strata of major coal-type uranium deposits in China, and the definition criteria of coal-type uranium are given, which provides a basis for the classification of coal-type uranium …
Structural Optimization And Simulation Analysis Of High Reliability Wire-Line Coring Drilling Tools For Submarine Drilling Rigs,
2019
National Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Marine Mineral Resources Exploration Equipment and Safety Technol-ogy, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China; School of Mechanical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
Structural Optimization And Simulation Analysis Of High Reliability Wire-Line Coring Drilling Tools For Submarine Drilling Rigs, Wang Jialiang, Peng Fenfei, Wan Buyan, Zhou Yun
Coal Geology & Exploration
In order to improve the working reliability of wire-line coring drilling tools used in submarine drilling rigs, based on the particularity of submarine environment, from the aspect of improvement of the single action performance of the single action mechanism and the working reliability of the suspension mechanism, the structural optimization of the single action mechanism was carried out, the numerical simulation analysis of the suspension mechanism was conducted by using ABAQUS simulation. The results show that the improved bearing assembly structure can restrain sea water corrosion, improve the centering effect of arbor and enhance the flexibility of bearing assembly. The …
Damage Mechanism And Countermeasures Of Reservoir With Abnormal Pickup Of Cbm Flow Pressure In Well,
2019
Shanxi CBM Branch Company of Huabei Oilfield Company of Petrochina, Changzhi 046000, China
Damage Mechanism And Countermeasures Of Reservoir With Abnormal Pickup Of Cbm Flow Pressure In Well, Jia Huimin, Hu Qiujia, Qi Kongjun, Qin Mengfu, Mao Chonghao, Zhang Guangbo
Coal Geology & Exploration
The reasonable control of the casing pressure and the bottom-hole pressure and the reasonable depressurization of reservoir pressure is the key technology for the CBM development. The pickup of the bottom-hole flow pressure(BHFP) will restrain CBM' desorption, lead to reservoir permeability damage and reduce the production of CBM wells. Based on production practice of Fanzhuang block in Qinshui basin, this paper puts forward the cause of a CBM abnormal well type, pickup of the BHFP, clarifies the damage mechanism of the pickup of the BHFP through theoretical research and field data analysis, and puts forward the evaluating method of the …
Analysis And Application Of Key Influencing Factors Of Cbm Well Fracturing Effects In Shizhuang Area, Qinshui Basin,
2019
Jincheng Branch of China United Coalbed Methane Corporation, Jincheng 048000, China
Analysis And Application Of Key Influencing Factors Of Cbm Well Fracturing Effects In Shizhuang Area, Qinshui Basin, Xue Haifei, Zhu Guanghui, Wang Wei, Lu Xiaoxia, Wang Minghao, Wang Yanbin
Coal Geology & Exploration
CBM fracturing effect has many influencing factors. Development effect with the same technology is different in different area. Based on a large amount of geological and engineering data in Shizhuang block, it was found that high geo-stress affects fracture extension and support in CBM fracturing, and difference between horizontal stress affects fracture direction and morphology. Coal seam with poor coal structure can produce large amount of gum during fracturing, which will block the diversion channel and result in poor fracturing effect. Engineering factors affecting fracturing effect mainly include the fracturing fluids performance, displacement, prepad fluid proportion and hole enlargement ratio. …
Influence Of Internal Friction Angle On Damage Constitutive Model Of Freeze-Thaw Rock,
2019
College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China
Influence Of Internal Friction Angle On Damage Constitutive Model Of Freeze-Thaw Rock, Yuan Chao, Zhang Huimei, Meng Xiangzhen, Yang Gengshe, Wu Luyuan
Coal Geology & Exploration
Based on Weibull random distribution and damage mechanics theory, starting from the characteristics of rock deformation process, the Drucker-Prager criterion was used to establish a damage constitutive model that can reflect the characteristics of rock various deformation stages. Through the conventional triaxial compression test of frozen-thawed sandstone, the Mohr stress circle was used to obtain the cohesion and internal friction angle of the sandstone under different freeze-thaw cycles. The model theoretical curve and the test curve of freeze-thaw sandstone were compared to verify the model rationality. By varying the internal friction angle, whether the friction angle has an effect on …
Accurate Test Technology And Device For Coal Seam Gas Content In Long Boreholes In Underground Coal Mines,
2019
Xi'an Research Institute Co. Ltd., China Coal Technology and Engineering Group Corp., Xi'an 710077, China
Accurate Test Technology And Device For Coal Seam Gas Content In Long Boreholes In Underground Coal Mines, Sun Siqing, Zhang Qun, Long Weicheng, Zheng Kaige, Hei Lei
Coal Geology & Exploration
In order to get actual gas content of underground coal mine during large-scale advanced detection, the sealed coring method for gas content was proposed. The sealed coring device of "three-cylinders, single motion and ball valve sealing" suitable for accurate test of gas content of long boreholes in underground coal mines was designed and trial-produced, the outer diameter of the device is 89 mm, and the diameter of the coal core can reach 38 mm, the pressure holding capacity of the sealed coring device is above 11 MPa, which satisfies the requirement of sealing sampling for the determination of coal seam …
Geological Characteristics And High Efficiency Development Technology Of Coalbed Methane In Duijiangnan Coal Mine, Guizhou Province,
2019
China Coal Research Institute, Beijing 100013, China; Xi'an Research Institute Co. Ltd., China Coal Technology and Engineering Group Corp., Xi'an 710077, China
Geological Characteristics And High Efficiency Development Technology Of Coalbed Methane In Duijiangnan Coal Mine, Guizhou Province, Gong Zewen
Coal Geology & Exploration
The development progress of coalbed methane in Duijiangnan mine field is slow. The main problems are low drilling efficiency, serious cementing leakage, long fracturing transformation period and low single well production in the block. Objectively evaluating the geological characteristics and development technology of coalbed methane is very im-portant for coalbed methane in the future. The coalbed thickness, coal body structure, reservoir pressure, gas content and permeability are systematically studied, combining with the past drilling, fracturing and drainage practices. It is proposed that directional wells are the main method of coalbed methane development in the coalfield. The coal seam M18 which …
Corrosion Behavior Analysis Of Sucker Rod For Coalbed Methane Wells In The Eastern Block Of Ordos Basin,
2019
Petrochina Coalbed Methane Company Limited, Beijing 100028, China; College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering in China University of Petroleum(Huadong), Qingdao 266580, China
Corrosion Behavior Analysis Of Sucker Rod For Coalbed Methane Wells In The Eastern Block Of Ordos Basin, Pang Bin, Wang Hanxiang, Lan Wenjian
Coal Geology & Exploration
In order to make clear the corrosion rule of sucker rod for coalbed methane wells in the eastern block of Ordos basin, the paper summarizes the corrosion types and corrosion intensities of the sucker rod, based on the test of produced gas, produced water, corrosion products and weight loss of sucker rod. The paper analyzes the effect of different drainage stages, coal seam and mineralization degree of water on the corrosion. The results of the research indicate that corrosion is mainly caused by CO2 and H2S originated from No.5 coal seam and No.11 coal seam. The corrosion …
Study On Uniaxial Compression Mechanical Properties Of Sandstone With Different Moisture Content And Wave Velocity Method,
2019
Chongqing Research Institute Co. Ltd., China Coal Technology and Engineering Group Corp., Chongqing 400039, China
Study On Uniaxial Compression Mechanical Properties Of Sandstone With Different Moisture Content And Wave Velocity Method, Duan Tianzhu, Ren Yaping
Coal Geology & Exploration
In order to investigate the mechanical properties and damage of sandstone under different uniaxial compression, the static uniaxial compression tests of five sandstones with different moisture content were carried out, and the physical and mechanical parameters were obtained. And the wave velocity of the sandstone samples with different moisture content were measured by ultrasonic detector. Then the sandstone was loaded to 80% peak intensity and then unloaded to 0. The acoustic wave velocity of sandstone was measured at this time. The damage was determined by acoustic wave method. The results show that the peak strength of sandstone under uniaxial compression …
A Method Of Random Noise Suppression Based On Compressed Sensing,
2019
Tarim Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Korla 841000, China; School of Geoscience and Technology, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
A Method Of Random Noise Suppression Based On Compressed Sensing, Yang Liangang, Li Lingyun, Yang Yumei, Qu Yuanji, Yan Ke
Coal Geology & Exploration
With the development of high precision seismic exploration technology, the use of high fidelity methods to improve the SNR of seismic data becomes the key to denoising. Curvelet threshold method can effectively suppress random noise, but at the same time the method is easy to produce pseudo Gibbs shock phenomenon, resulting in local distortion of the signal, thus affecting the processing effect. To solve this problem, a method of seismic signal denoising based on compressing sensing(CS) is presented in this paper. The method uses the difference between sparse representation of random noise and effective signal in curvelet sparse domain to …
Channel Wave Advanced Detection Method Based On Kirchhoff Migration And Its Application,
2019
Jizhong Energy Xingtai Mining Group Co., Ltd., Xingtai 054000, China
Channel Wave Advanced Detection Method Based On Kirchhoff Migration And Its Application, Zhao Yunpei, Wang Wei, Hou Xianhua
Coal Geology & Exploration
In order to detect the geological structures in the front of the working face 1199 in Gequan mine of Xingtai mining area, underground channel wave seismic exploration was used to conduct advanced detection, linear Radon transform was used to extract the reflection wave from the front of the roadway, parameter information of the surrounding rocks were obtained through velocity analysis in time domain, The abnormal geological bodies in the front of the roadway were imaged through Kirchhoff migration. The results indicated that there existed anomalies at 205 m and 237 m away from the geophone point G12 in the front …
Shale Gas Potential Of Yanguanjie Formation And Longtan Formation In Central And Southeastern Hunan Province,
2019
Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Shale Gas Resource Utilization, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
Shale Gas Potential Of Yanguanjie Formation And Longtan Formation In Central And Southeastern Hunan Province, Cao Taotao, Deng Mo, Liu Hu, Huang Yanran, Stefan Andrew Hurssthouse
Coal Geology & Exploration
In order to reveal the shale gas potential and exploration direction of the marine-continental transitional shale in central and southeastern Hunan, samples were collected from the Lower Carboniferous Yanguanjie Formation and Upper Permian Longtan Formation, measurements were conducted on TOC, Rran, kerogen carbon isotope, maceral composition, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, porosity, permeability and methane sorption capacity. The results indicate that Yanguanjie Formation and Longtan Formation shale are at the mature stage, and mainly dominated by type Ⅲ kerogen. The Longtan shale generally has higher TOC content, while Yanguanjie shale has usually low TOC content. The minerals are …
