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Recovery And Repurposing Of Thermal Resources In The Mining And Mineral Processing Industry, Shannon H. Mclean, Jeffrey Chenier, Sari Muinonen, Corey A. Laamanen, John A. Scott Oct 2020

Recovery And Repurposing Of Thermal Resources In The Mining And Mineral Processing Industry, Shannon H. Mclean, Jeffrey Chenier, Sari Muinonen, Corey A. Laamanen, John A. Scott

Journal of Sustainable Mining

The consumption of energy contributes significantly to the overall cost of operations and the environmental impact of the mining and mineral processing industry. However, despite a few notable exceptions, most of the resulting waste heat produced is dissipated, without recovery, into the environment. There is also a lot of stored heat in mine water which can be tapped into long after a mine has closed. There is, therefore, significant opportunity to improve the industry's sustainability through increasing the amount of waste heat recovered and repurposed.

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Mineralogical Variations With The Mining Depth In The Congo Copperbelt: Technical And Environmental Challenges In The Hydrometallurgical Processing Of Copper And Cobalt Ores, Michel Shengo Lutandula, W. S. Kitobo, M. B. Kime, M. P. Mambwe, T. K. Nyembo Oct 2020

Mineralogical Variations With The Mining Depth In The Congo Copperbelt: Technical And Environmental Challenges In The Hydrometallurgical Processing Of Copper And Cobalt Ores, Michel Shengo Lutandula, W. S. Kitobo, M. B. Kime, M. P. Mambwe, T. K. Nyembo

Journal of Sustainable Mining

For a long time in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the mining of ores for the production of copper cathodes and salts of cobalt was mostly conducted in the near-surface oxidized mineralization of the Congo Copperbelt. An important part of this mineralization is found in geological settings where copper and cobalt mainly exist as mixtures of oxides and sulfides. With the depletion of surface-rich minerals, mining is taking place at depths where sulfide minerals are prevalent. Using current technologies, the hydrometallurgical processing of ores with high levels of sulfide minerals results in poor metal recovery due to their retention in …

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Alternative Methodology To Determine Effective Coefficient Of Methane Diffusion In Coal, Henryk Koptoń Oct 2020

Alternative Methodology To Determine Effective Coefficient Of Methane Diffusion In Coal, Henryk Koptoń

Journal of Sustainable Mining

The article presents the results of research in to the development of an alternative method of determining the effective coefficient of methane diffusion in coal, based on a mathematical model following Fick's second law. The research was conducted based on the recorded courses of methane sorption kinetics in coal samples obtained in laboratory conditions with the precise gravimetric sorption system IGA-001. The value of the coefficient was treated as an element tuning the model in such a way that the average relative error of the ex post was as small as possible. Model verification indicated the correctness of its assumptions. …

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In Search Of A Future For Mining: Participative Scenarios For Colombia, Santiago Arango-Aramburo, Ricardo Smith, Patricia Jaramillo, Yris Olaya, Adrian Saldarriaga, Oscar J. Restrepo, Yuly Arboleda, Carla Rua, Sebastian Bernal, Pablo E. Londono, Erik R. Larsen Oct 2020

In Search Of A Future For Mining: Participative Scenarios For Colombia, Santiago Arango-Aramburo, Ricardo Smith, Patricia Jaramillo, Yris Olaya, Adrian Saldarriaga, Oscar J. Restrepo, Yuly Arboleda, Carla Rua, Sebastian Bernal, Pablo E. Londono, Erik R. Larsen

Journal of Sustainable Mining

We describe and discuss the development of scenarios for the Colombian mining industry. The scenarios were developed with a large group of stakeholders from across the Colombian government, society, and commerce, all with interest in and/or affected by the future of the mining sector. The process resulted in the creation of three different scenarios for the Colombian mining sector to 2030. The article describes the participatory process used for involving the stakeholders, including the workshops and the mapping technique that was used. It also outlines the three scenarios and possible policies that should be considered by the Colombian government in …

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Ammonia-Ca-K Competitive Ion-Exchange On Zeolites In Mining Wastewater Treatment: Batch Regeneration And Column Performance, Roberto Martín Narbaitz, Zachary G. Chartrand, Majid Sartaj, Jason Downey Oct 2020

Ammonia-Ca-K Competitive Ion-Exchange On Zeolites In Mining Wastewater Treatment: Batch Regeneration And Column Performance, Roberto Martín Narbaitz, Zachary G. Chartrand, Majid Sartaj, Jason Downey

Journal of Sustainable Mining

This manuscript addresses the treatment explosives-impacted mining wastewaters (EIMWW) using ion-exchange to remove elevated levels of ammonia. Repeated batch loading-regeneration cycles were conducted for two commercially available zeolite media used in the treatment of ammonia-ladenEIMWW to establish the effects of competing ions and regeneration solution composition. The Northern Ontario EIMWW tested contained 3.87 meq/L total ammonia (TA) as well as 2.85 meq/L Kþ and 3.9 meq/L Ca2þ.The media studied were a natural clinoptilolite and a modified clinoptilolite (SIR-600). Five regenerant solutions with different NaCl and KCl concentrations were evaluated. The presence of potassium in the regenerant was found to hinder …

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Framing Energy And Minerals For Future Pathways, Michelle Michot Foss, Michael S. Moats, Kwame Awuah-Offei Oct 2020

Framing Energy And Minerals For Future Pathways, Michelle Michot Foss, Michael S. Moats, Kwame Awuah-Offei

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

We present a challenge for Group of Twenty (G20) discussions that entails (1) greater awareness of the role of non-fuel minerals in the global economy overall, but specifically in the energy sector; and (2) the introduction and acceleration of alternative energy sources and technologies. We focus on chemical battery energy storage, given its prominence in all views and outlooks of energy futures, especially for mobility. We present recommendations for G20 discussions and actions on battery materials, and the crucial underlying supply chains for mineral commodities.

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The Identification Of Heavy Metal Accumulator Ferns In Abandoned Mines In The Philippines With Applications To Mine Rehabilitation And Metal Recovery, Rene Juna R. Claveria, Teresita R. Perez, Ian A. Navarrete, Rubee Ellaine C. Perez, Brian Christian C. Lim Oct 2020

The Identification Of Heavy Metal Accumulator Ferns In Abandoned Mines In The Philippines With Applications To Mine Rehabilitation And Metal Recovery, Rene Juna R. Claveria, Teresita R. Perez, Ian A. Navarrete, Rubee Ellaine C. Perez, Brian Christian C. Lim

Journal of Sustainable Mining

This paper focuses on the identification of some plant accumulators of heavy metals that can facilitate mine remediation and rehabilitation in the Philippines and metal recovery or phytomining. Most of these hyperaccumulators are ferns that thrive very well in different terrains and of particular interest are Pityrogramma calomelanos, Pteris vittata, and Pteris melanocaulon that are abundant in abandoned CueAu mining areas. The amounts of Cu and As in the soil and in the aboveground (AG) and belowground (BG) components of the accumulator ferns were determined and the Bioaccumulation Factor (BF) and the Translocation Factor (TF) were derived. Efforts to …

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A Lab Study Of Mineral Scale Buildup On Line And Traditional Pe Water Pipes For Acid Mine Drainage, Amanda Pezzuto, Emily Sarver Oct 2020

A Lab Study Of Mineral Scale Buildup On Line And Traditional Pe Water Pipes For Acid Mine Drainage, Amanda Pezzuto, Emily Sarver

Journal of Sustainable Mining

Plastic, especially polyethylene (PE), pipe material is increasingly used in mining applications due to its inert nature, flexibility, low density, and low cost. Though resistant to chemical corrosion, it is susceptible to abrasion. To combat this problem, an abrasion-resistant liner is in development. However, it is not yet known how the liner will perform with regards to other common problems that affect pipe systems, such as mineral scale buildup. In mining applications, scale buildup occurs due to the very high contents of suspended and dissolved solids in water or slurry. For example, in systems transporting raw or treated acid mine …

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Optimising The Management Of Mining Waste By Means Sentinel-2 Imagery: A Case Study In Joda West Iron And Manganese Mine (India), Daniela Guglietta, Girolamo Belardi, Daniele Passeri, Rosamaria Salvatori, Stefano Ubaldini, Barbara Casentini, Francesca Trapasso Oct 2020

Optimising The Management Of Mining Waste By Means Sentinel-2 Imagery: A Case Study In Joda West Iron And Manganese Mine (India), Daniela Guglietta, Girolamo Belardi, Daniele Passeri, Rosamaria Salvatori, Stefano Ubaldini, Barbara Casentini, Francesca Trapasso

Journal of Sustainable Mining

A smart economy minimizes the production of waste from mining activities and reuses waste as a potential resource, with the goal of moving towards a near-zero waste society. This paper presents integrated multidisciplinary methodology in order to optimise the management of mining waste. The test site is the FeeMn mine in Odisha (India). The mining waste present in the mine has been collected and afterwards X-Ray Powder Diffraction, X-Ray Fluorescence and spectral signatures analysis have been performed for mineralogical, chemical and spectral characterization of the materials. Finally, the classification and mapping of the characterized mining waste was carried out by …

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Comments On “Life Cycle Assessment Of Cobalt Extraction Process” By Farjana Et Al. (2019), Rickard Arvidsson, Mudit Chordia, Anders Nordelöf Oct 2020

Comments On “Life Cycle Assessment Of Cobalt Extraction Process” By Farjana Et Al. (2019), Rickard Arvidsson, Mudit Chordia, Anders Nordelöf

Journal of Sustainable Mining

Several points of critique are raised against the paper by Farjana et al. (J Sust Mining, 18(3): 150-161, 2019). The first regards the novelty of their paper. The second regards the age and quality of the main source data used. The third regards the description of the system boundary of their main data source.

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Prospective Study On Safety Climate Of Surface Mining In Pakistan, Izhar Mithal Jiskani, Saleem Raza Chalgri, Safiullah Memon, Niaz Muhammad Shahani, Abdullah Rasheed Qureshi Oct 2020

Prospective Study On Safety Climate Of Surface Mining In Pakistan, Izhar Mithal Jiskani, Saleem Raza Chalgri, Safiullah Memon, Niaz Muhammad Shahani, Abdullah Rasheed Qureshi

Journal of Sustainable Mining

The purpose of this study was to assess miners' perceptions about the safety climate of their workplace. To achieve the research aim, the relationship between demographic characteristics and occupational hazards was first determined, and finally, the relationship of safety climate with occupational hazards and health-seeking behavior was discovered. The data was collected through a self-reporting questionnaire. The results revealed that the subjects have to deal with severe occupational hazards, and they possess poor health-seeking behavior. A safety climate assessment showed that only one of the seven dimensions (i.e. safety communication, learning, and trust in co-worker safety competence) was at …

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Effect Of An Eccentric Decoupled Charge On Rock Mass Blasting, Jung-Gyu Kim, Mahrous A. M. Ali, Jong-Gwan Kim Oct 2020

Effect Of An Eccentric Decoupled Charge On Rock Mass Blasting, Jung-Gyu Kim, Mahrous A. M. Ali, Jong-Gwan Kim

Journal of Sustainable Mining

Experimental and numerical analyses were conducted to investigate the effect of an eccentric loaded contour hole on a rock mass. In the concrete blocks used for the analyses, detonating cords were placed at the centre of the blast hole and eccentrically against the wall of the blast hole. PFC2D and AUTODYN were used for the numerical analyses, and the results of these software showed that an eccentric decoupled charge can result in the directional development of fractures, thereby enabling the control of cracks in the opposite direction. Even though both types of blasting have identical decoupling indexes, the crack …

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The Identification Of Heavy Metal Accumulator Ferns In Abandoned Mines In The Philippines With Applications To Mine Rehabilitation And Metal Recovery, Rene Juna R. Claveria, Teresita R. Perez, Ian A. Navarrete, Rubee Ellaine C. Perez, Brian Christian C. Lim Oct 2020

The Identification Of Heavy Metal Accumulator Ferns In Abandoned Mines In The Philippines With Applications To Mine Rehabilitation And Metal Recovery, Rene Juna R. Claveria, Teresita R. Perez, Ian A. Navarrete, Rubee Ellaine C. Perez, Brian Christian C. Lim

Environmental Science Faculty Publications

This paper focuses on the identification of some plant accumulators of heavy metals that can facilitate mine remediation and rehabilitation in the Philippines and metal recovery or phytomining. Most of these hyperaccumulators are ferns that thrive very well in different terrains and of particular interest are Pityrogramma calomelanos, Pteris vittata, and Pteris melanocaulon that are abundant in abandoned CueAu mining areas. The amounts of Cu and As in the soil and in the aboveground (AG) and belowground (BG) components of the accumulator ferns were determined and the Bioaccumulation Factor (BF) and the Translocation Factor (TF) were derived. Efforts to …

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Utilizing Hyperspectral Remote Sensing For Soil Gradation, Jordan Ewing, T. Oommen, Paramsothy Jayakumar, Russell Alger Oct 2020

Utilizing Hyperspectral Remote Sensing For Soil Gradation, Jordan Ewing, T. Oommen, Paramsothy Jayakumar, Russell Alger

Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1

Soil gradation is an important characteristic for soil mechanics. Traditionally soil gradation is performed by sieve analysis using a sample from the field. In this research, we are interested in the application of hyperspectral remote sensing to characterize soil gradation. The specific objective of this work is to explore the application of hyperspectral remote sensing to be used as an alternative to traditional soil gradation estimation. The advantage of such an approach is that it would provide the soil gradation without having to obtain a field sample. This work will examine five different soil types from the Keweenaw Research Center …

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Use Of Shotcrete Made With Mine Waste To Reduce Costs And Environmental Impacts Of Waste Disposal, Casey Penney Oct 2020

Use Of Shotcrete Made With Mine Waste To Reduce Costs And Environmental Impacts Of Waste Disposal, Casey Penney

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

Mine waste rock is often recycled for paste and cement backfill in underground cut and fill mining operations. Aggregate in concrete and road surfacing material is another use if the mine waste does not contain deleterious materials that can degrade surface and ground water quality where it is used. Shotcrete usage in mining has been primarily limited to packaged dry mixes from offsite manufacturers. Substituting a manufacturer’s pre-mixed shotcrete with crushed and sized mine waste rock can reduce both the shotcrete cost and the environmental impact of waste disposal operations by reducing the required volume capacity and footprint size required …

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Orphan Boy And Orphan Girl: Historical Information On Groundwater And Flooded Workings, Emelina Doucette Oct 2020

Orphan Boy And Orphan Girl: Historical Information On Groundwater And Flooded Workings, Emelina Doucette

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

Groundwater has historically, and still is, a concern within the mining industry due to the relationships between potential environmental and safety impacts. Montana Technological University uses a once operating silver mine, the Orphan Boy, to provide students with hands-on experience and is known as the Underground Mine Education Center (UMEC). The UMEC, and neighboring Orphan Girl mine located at the World Museum of Mining, have experienced increasing water levels the past few years. A compilation of known information pertaining to the Orphan Girl and Orphan Boy groundwater connections is presented using historical groundwater and mine data, stope books, hydrographs, and …

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Rare Earth-Bearing Particles In Fly Ash Carbons: Examples From The Combustion Of Eastern Kentucky Coals, James C. Hower, John G. Groppo Jr. Sep 2020

Rare Earth-Bearing Particles In Fly Ash Carbons: Examples From The Combustion Of Eastern Kentucky Coals, James C. Hower, John G. Groppo Jr.

Center for Applied Energy Research Faculty and Staff Publications

Graphitic carbons from the combustion of bituminous coals and, perhaps, other coal ranks, tend to capture iron and a number of hazardous elements, including As, Hg, and Se. Rare earth elements in fly ashes occur in minerals, such as monazite, xenotime, and davidite. They also occur in sub-nm particles, probably in a mineral form, within the Al–Si glass on the investigated fly ashes. Just as graphitic carbons can capture Fe and hazardous elements, the carbons surrounding the fly ash glass and magnetic particles captures or encapsulates a broad suite of rare earth elements.

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Table Of Contents, The Editors Aug 2020

Table Of Contents, The Editors

Coal Geology & Exploration

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Water Cutoff Curtain Technology Of Open-Pit Coal Mine Based On Low Strength Impermeable Concrete, Cao Haidong, Miao Hechao, Chi Zan, Gao Sihua Aug 2020

Water Cutoff Curtain Technology Of Open-Pit Coal Mine Based On Low Strength Impermeable Concrete, Cao Haidong, Miao Hechao, Chi Zan, Gao Sihua

Coal Geology & Exploration

The concrete underground continuous wall has the advantages of convenient construction, reliable quality, good impermeability and so on. It is widely used in water conservancy, hydropower, foundation pit support, subway and other impermeability projects. The materials used are both plastic concrete and rigid concrete. In the water-cutting curtain project of an open-pit coal mine in Inner Mongolia, according to its engineering geological and hydrogeological characteristics, a kind of low-strength(8-10 MPa) impermeable(P6 grade) concrete was developed as the wall casting material, which water/cementitious materials ratio is 0.68, sand ratio is 45%, For 1 m3 of concrete, the content of each …

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Inspection Method And Analysis Of The Effect Of Water Cutoff Curtain In Open-Pit Coal Mine, Wang Hai, Peng Wei, Cao Haidong, Wang Li Aug 2020

Inspection Method And Analysis Of The Effect Of Water Cutoff Curtain In Open-Pit Coal Mine, Wang Hai, Peng Wei, Cao Haidong, Wang Li

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to reduce the water drainage of the studied open-pit mine, a curtain wall was constructed to cut off the river supply on the north side. According to the site construction conditions, four technologies were applied to construct the water cutoff curtain, such as the low-strength impermeable concrete underground continuous wall, HDPE impermeable film, ultra-high pressure angular variable speed jet grouting, and occluding pile. To test the effect of water cutoff curtain in the open-pit coal mine during construction, four surrounding well tests were carried out for three kinds of water cutoff curtain technologies, including low-strength impermeable concrete underground …

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Relationship Between Ndvi And Hydromet Factors In Grassland Area Of Open-Pit Coal Mine, Zhang Yan, Huang Xuanming, Chen Shi, Shi Bingxing Aug 2020

Relationship Between Ndvi And Hydromet Factors In Grassland Area Of Open-Pit Coal Mine, Zhang Yan, Huang Xuanming, Chen Shi, Shi Bingxing

Coal Geology & Exploration

The groundwater level of an open-pit coal mine in the grassland area of the east Inner Mongolia has been decreasing continuously under the condition of long-term drainage. In order to study whether the growth of vegetation around the mining area was affected by the decline of groundwater level, the NDVI method was used to analyze the change trend of vegetation index in the study area from 2013 to 2019. Based on the joint entropy theory, the mutual information between NDVI and different meteorological and hydrological elements(temperature, rainfall and groundwater depth)were calculated, and the main influencing factors of vegetation growth were …

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Biogas Production And Variation Of The Chemical Composition Of The High Temperature Water Extract Of Lignite, Ren Hengxing, He Huan, Liu Fangjing, Wang Meilin, Guo Xin, Chen Linyong, Zhao Han, Yuan Xuefang, Guan Jiadong, Yue Lijiao Aug 2020

Biogas Production And Variation Of The Chemical Composition Of The High Temperature Water Extract Of Lignite, Ren Hengxing, He Huan, Liu Fangjing, Wang Meilin, Guo Xin, Chen Linyong, Zhao Han, Yuan Xuefang, Guan Jiadong, Yue Lijiao

Coal Geology & Exploration

The interaction process between microorganism and coal is complicated. In order to deeply analyze the function and change rule of organic matter in coal in the process of biological gas production, taking Yima lignite and methanogens preserved in laboratory as research objects, the gas production characteristics of water-soluble organic matter of lignite and its chemical composition change before and after gas production were studied. The water-soluble organic components of Yima lignite obtained by deionized water extraction at 70℃ and the extraction residue were used as substrates for biogas production. High performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS), gas chromatography(GC) and gas chromatography-mass …

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Overburden Failure Simulation Under Double Coal Seams Mining In A Coal Mine In North Shaanxi Province, Sun Xueyang, Zhang Qi, Li Cheng, Zhang Lei Aug 2020

Overburden Failure Simulation Under Double Coal Seams Mining In A Coal Mine In North Shaanxi Province, Sun Xueyang, Zhang Qi, Li Cheng, Zhang Lei

Coal Geology & Exploration

Under the conditions of multi-seam mining, the overburden failure of coal seams has unique characteristics, which affects the mine production arrangement. Taking a mine in northern Shaanxi Province as an example, based on the geological and mining conditions of the mine, the influence of double-seam mining on overburden rock damage was analyzed by using the method of similar material simulation experiment and numerical simulation. The results show that the height of the caving zone and the height of the fractured zone in the overburden of coal seam obtained by using similar material simulation and numerical simulation with different widths of …

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Spatial Distribution Of Soil Nutrients In Reclamation Dump Sites Based On Subdivision Idw, Zhao Yanling, Zhao Bincheng, Wang Xin, Xiao Wu, Liu Huifang Aug 2020

Spatial Distribution Of Soil Nutrients In Reclamation Dump Sites Based On Subdivision Idw, Zhao Yanling, Zhao Bincheng, Wang Xin, Xiao Wu, Liu Huifang

Coal Geology & Exploration

Accurately grasping the spatial distribution of soil nutrients is of great significance for evaluating the soil quality of reclamation dumps and formulating corresponding reclamation measures. The general interpolation method of the complex terrain of the dump site has a poor prediction effect. The northern dump of Shengli No.1 open-pit mine in Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia was selected as an example in the paper. The soil nutrients(available nitrogen, available potassium, available phosphorus and organic matter) were spatially interpolated using the inverse distance weighting method based on terrain partitioning, and compared with the conventional inverse distance weighting method and kriging interpolation method. The …

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Model And Selection Criterion Of Zonal Preact Grouting To Prevent Mine Water Disasters Of Coal Floor Limestone Aquifer In North China Type Coalfield, Dong Shuning, Guo Xiaoming, Liu Qisheng, Wang Hao, Nan Shenghui, Zheng Shitian, Wang Yuhang Aug 2020

Model And Selection Criterion Of Zonal Preact Grouting To Prevent Mine Water Disasters Of Coal Floor Limestone Aquifer In North China Type Coalfield, Dong Shuning, Guo Xiaoming, Liu Qisheng, Wang Hao, Nan Shenghui, Zheng Shitian, Wang Yuhang

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to promote the development of zonal preact grouting technology and establish a system of the technology to prevent mine water disasters of coal floor aquifer, the authors analyze and summarize the coal seam occurrence and hydrogeological conditions of the Carboniferous-Permian coalfields in China, starting from the engineering systematicity, focusing on the three main factors of drilling conditions, grouting layer selection and drilling technology in the engineering of zonal preact grouting to prevent mine water disasters of coal floor aquifer. The model of zonal preact grouting to prevent mine water disasters of coal floor aquifer is established, which can …

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Integrated Monitoring Technology Of Water Inrush From Coal Seam Floor And Its Application, Duan Jianhua Aug 2020

Integrated Monitoring Technology Of Water Inrush From Coal Seam Floor And Its Application, Duan Jianhua

Coal Geology & Exploration

Karst water damage in floor is a common problem in North China type coalfield. Because of its characteristics of concealment and emergency, the prevention and control of water is faced with huge problems and challenges, monitoring and early warning technology of floor water inrush has become a necessary measure in the process of the safe production in coal mines. The formation and occurrence of floor water disaster have a process of evolution from conception, development to occurrence. In this process, the corresponding water inrush symptoms will be released in different stages of the floor crack and apparent resistivity of the …

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Water Absorption Characteristics And Their Influence On The Mechanical Properties Of Longmaxi Formation Shale In Northeastern Chongqing, Liu Hong, Xu Fenglin, Chen Qiao, Zhu Honglin, Su Degui, Feng Kelai Aug 2020

Water Absorption Characteristics And Their Influence On The Mechanical Properties Of Longmaxi Formation Shale In Northeastern Chongqing, Liu Hong, Xu Fenglin, Chen Qiao, Zhu Honglin, Su Degui, Feng Kelai

Coal Geology & Exploration

A certain amount of casing deformation occurs during the shale reservoir fracturing. There is a certain amount of clay minerals in shale, and after contacting with water-based fracturing fluid, it will show the same expansion characteristics and strength weakening effect as mudstone, which will increase the casing external load. Aiming at the Longmaxi Formation shale in the northeast of Chongqing, the self-absorption and swelling characteristics of shale under different solution systems are studied by physical experiments to analyze the effect of shale hydration on its rock mechanical properties. The results show that the water absorption of shale has a logarithmic …

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Development Characteristics Of Freezing Temperature Field Of Coastal Soft Soil Strata, Chen Junhao, Zhuang Yan, Chen Bijian, Zhao Zhenwei, Wang Qiyun Aug 2020

Development Characteristics Of Freezing Temperature Field Of Coastal Soft Soil Strata, Chen Junhao, Zhuang Yan, Chen Bijian, Zhao Zhenwei, Wang Qiyun

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to research the temperature fields and development law of freezing in the construction of connected aisle in coastal soft soil stratum, based on connected aisle between Luoxiu road station and Baise road station of Shanghai subway Line 15, the thickness and average temperature of frozen curtain, and the freezing process were analyzed. The temperature fields and development law of freezing were predicted by the three-dimensional numerical model of the connected aisle and the temperature data which were analyzed. The results show that the inherent pressure in soft soil causes initial pressure in the pressure relief hole. A lot …

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Collapse Column Identification Method Based On Seismic Waveform Indication Inversion And Its Application, Wan Zhaofei, Guo Zenghu, Wang Peng, Tang Meizhen, Han Tianbao, Liu Liangqiong Aug 2020

Collapse Column Identification Method Based On Seismic Waveform Indication Inversion And Its Application, Wan Zhaofei, Guo Zenghu, Wang Peng, Tang Meizhen, Han Tianbao, Liu Liangqiong

Coal Geology & Exploration

During the CBM exploration and development, the collapse column is one of the important factors restricting the exploration effectiveness of coalbed methane. Therefore, the effective identification of collapse column is of great significance for the improvement of CBM exploration. The previous identification methods are based on the discontinuity of the in-phase axis of seismic reflection caused by collapse column. In this paper, the collapse column is innovatively regarded as a kind of geological anomaly, and the identification and prediction of the collapse column are attempted by means of waveform indication inversion. Firstly, through the analysis of logging data and geological …

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Layer-Penetrating Staged Fracturing Law Of Horizontal Wells Within Roof Of Coal Seams Under Stress Interference, Xu Yaobo Aug 2020

Layer-Penetrating Staged Fracturing Law Of Horizontal Wells Within Roof Of Coal Seams Under Stress Interference, Xu Yaobo

Coal Geology & Exploration

Layer-penetrating fracturing is the key link to improve production in horizontal well within roof, and stress interference has important influence on layer-penetrating segmental fracturing effect in the horizontal well within roof. Therefore, the layer-penetrating segmental fracturing numerical model of horizontal well within roof is set up, the influence law of fracture propagation on stress interference to layer-penetrating segmental fracturing is studied. The results show that:the rock mechanics parameters, the interval distance and the fracturing construction method are the three important factors affecting the intersegment disturbance of the horizontal well within roof. As the Poisson's ratio of the coal seam goes …

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