Rationalization of Coal Mining Industry

Productivity Trends in the Coal Mining Industry in Canada

......................................................................................................................................... iii Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................v I. Literature Review of Studies on Productivity in the Coal Mining Industry ........................1 A. Anton (198...

Coal Exploration and Mining

Fundamentals of 3D modelling and resource estimation in coal mining

The prerequisite of maintaining an efficient and safe mining operation is the proper design of a mine by considering all aspects. The first step in a coal mine design is a realistic geometrical modelling of the coal seam(s). The structural features such as faults and folding must be reliably implemented in 3D seam models. Upon having a consistent seam model, the attributes such as calorific val...

Image Mining for Intelligent Autonomous Coal Mining

Automation in underground mining enhances safety and leads to economic efficiencies. After more than 50 years of research, automation tasks have gradually been growing out of the classic engineering/mechanical environment and require a sophisticated datamining treatment. The success of (mechanical) process automation has left only one remaining place in the coal-excavation process where human l...

A New Approach of Controlling Medium Consumption with Applications in Coal Mining Industry

In order to reduce the medium consumption of dense-medium coal separation, trace back the root causes and key factors of high medium consumption, and provide an efficient solution, the limitation of the existing research is examined and the application of Lean Six Sigma to the medium consumption reduction is studied. By defining the waste and defection in the control of medium consumption and a...