conveyor belt transportation system. Some comments regarding possible ways for detection of mentioned faults are considered. The examples of failures and time related to replacement or repair have been provided. 1. INTRODUCTION Condition monitoring in mining industry is not as well developed as it is in other branches (i.e. power engineering‚ oil industry etc). One of the reasons is that mine is the specific kind of company with harsh environment and dissipation of assets in wide area. There are a lot
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mind when you think of coal mining? If you’re like me‚ coal mining means living in darkness and a cold hearted industry. Other words that come to mind are poverty and oppression. Coal mining is not a job that you dream about or get a degree for. People who are coal miners do not chose a life full of danger and repression‚ they get stuck with it. There are many dangers that come along with coal mining‚ not only for the workers‚ but for the environment. Coal mining and the coal industry have caused
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The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content‚ and‚ since the 1880s‚ has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States‚ United Kingdom‚ and South Africa‚ a coal mine and its structures are a colliery. In Australia‚ "colliery" generally refers to an underground coal mine. Coal mining has had many developments over the recent
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Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 – Safety Issues The UMWA‚ though unsuccessful in including its high-risk population in the reform movement‚ led to the signing of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act‚ often called the “Coal Act”‚ under President Richard Nixon’s administration. This act acknowledged that coal mining placed workers in dangerous situations‚ and that it was the nation’s responsibility to prevent the death and serious injury of coal miners. Under this act‚ extended
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Coal Mining Coal mining is taking coal out of the earth for use as fuel‚ and there are two types of it: surface and mountaintop mining and underground mining. Coal is one of the most important resources because of its ability to be a fuel. Surface mining is used when the coal is near the surface‚ and a process known as strip mining extracts it; this is literally tearing a strip out of the earth to expose the coal. This is a highly controversial method though because by taking so many strips
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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF COAL MINING INTRODUCTION Coal is the most abundant fuel resource in India. It is the prime source of energy and perhaps the largest contributor to the industrial growth of the country. It is a crucial and enduring element in a modern‚ balanced energy portfolio‚ providing a bridge to the future as an important low cost and secure energy solution to sustainability challenges. Some important facts about coal industry in India are as follows: •India is
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Do you think coal mining is worth the risk? Coal mining is worth the work because of what we get out of it. We get electricity out of it‚ we get jobs out of it (mining jobs) but everything good always has a bad side‚ we get health hazards like black lung disease. I think that coal mining is useful because of all the things above other than the bad one of course‚ otherwise everything is nice about it. You get jobs‚ it costs a small amount for a large amount of it‚ and you get electricity out of it
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the company Coal Company Zarechnaya – is the part of MPO Kuzbass. Coal Company Zarechnaya manages several coal mines‚ affiliates and charities. Zarechnaya includes 6 mines (3 under construction and 3 operating)‚ concentrating plant‚ and a number of subsidiary enterprises. Potential coal reserves - 1986 mln tones. Layer thickness varies from 1 to 5‚3 meters. Today enterprises of CC Zarechnaya mine and wash Gas coal‚ Flame coal. In the short-term company is anticipated to start mining and concentrating
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The environmental pollution problem has become a nightmare for the world population during the current century. The problem has transformed into a real crisis and the very survival of living species is at stake at certain places. Most of the crisis is self-created and self-escalated. The more mankind has fascinated towards convenience‚ the more it has created side-problems for itself. All the amenities of a modern and so-called convenient lifestyle have brought along numerous side effects that have
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Feasibility of fire-powered Coal Mining in Negros Nowadays‚ fire-powered coal mining here in Negros is not so feasible because of lot of people complaining with regards the harmful effects to human life and in our environment. We have known coal mining in Calatrava but unfortunately the operation is being suspended since it was raid by the NPA last June 2008. The resumption of the operation is not yet known until now. Another thing is‚ many of the activists are calling for help to stop mine operation
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