scholarly journals Intensive underground mining technologies: Challenges and prospects for the coal mines in Russia

2021 ◽  
pp. 60-69
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mining ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Underground Mining ◽  
Strain Analysis ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Mining Equipment ◽  
Underground Coal Mining ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
Production Growth

The article presents the key features of underground coal mining that influence the development of mining technologies and mining equipment design. It covers the most important challenges faced by underground coal mining companies and discusses growth areas in mining technology that are aligned with the paradigm of sustainable development. Using the example of underground coal mining operations, it illustrates such concepts as the intelligent mine and the invisible mine, discussing how they can be brought to life. It also shows how underground coal mining companies can improve their productivity, OSH management, and environmental indicators to make their products competitive. As mining operations are becoming more intensive and the average depth of mining is growing, which is accompanied by an increase in both methane emissions and risks associated with rock mechanics processes, it is becoming vital to accurately predict how the rock mass will behave and, by applying stress-strain analysis, to identify hazardous zones and their boundaries. The article discusses several mine layouts and how their parameters are adjusted to ensure intensive mining. Among the factors that hinder growth in coal production, it highlights the underutilisation of high-performance mining equipment. It also contains a list of key principles aimed at fostering production growth in the underground coal mining sector and improving its competitiveness.

Whole-Body Vibration Exposures in Undeground Coal Mining Operations

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 914-918
Author(s):  
D. Lynas ◽  
R. Burgess-Limerick
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mining ◽  
Underground Mining ◽  
Coal Mines ◽  
Whole Body Vibration ◽  
Electrical Equipment ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Mining Equipment ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Body Vibration ◽  
Underground Coal Mines

Studies conducted on surface coal mining equipment have identified whole-body vibration as a significant hazard. Operators of underground mobile equipment, particularly shuttle cars and transport vehicles, are likely to be exposed to significant levels of whole-body vibration. To date, measuring whole-body vibration from underground mining mobile equipment has been difficult due to the strict guidelines governing the use of electrical equipment in underground mines. This paper presents data obtained from two low-methane coal mines using an iOS application installed on iPod Touch devices. The majority of measurements taken from a range of mobile plant and equipment in use at the underground coal mines exceeded the ISO2631.1 Health Guidance Caution Zone. Further investigations are being undertaken to develop a thorough understanding of whole-body vibration exposures to which operators of mobile equipment used in underground coal mines are exposed and the opportunities for application of this information to assist mine site safety, health and risk management processes.

Analysis on the Steady-state Performance and Losses of a Bent-axis Type Hydraulic Motor Used in Heavy Earth Moving Machinery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajit Kumar Pandey ◽  
Amit Kumar ◽  
Nitish Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Electric Motor ◽  
Underground Mining ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Constant Speed ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Variable Load ◽  
Mining Equipment ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Design Guideline

Hydraulic components play a significant role in the mining and construction equipment. It is responsible for smooth change in the output speed, torque, and power of the machine. The hydrostatic drive powered by a constant speed electric motor is widely used in the propel system of the mining equipment. Regulation of the displacements of the pump and the hydro-motor of the drive facilitates the control of the straight running and steering of the machines. In the present scenario, better efficiency and ease of control are the critical aspects to be considered in the design and selection of the hydraulic pump and motor used in underground mining operations. The bent axis hydro-motor is one such equipment that is an electro-hydraulic component that can work in an adverse working environment. The present study deals with the performance analysis of fixed displacement bent axis hydro-motor at different operating parameters such as different temperatures, sizes, viscosity at different loads, and drive speed. For analysis, the hydraulic drive consists of a variable displacement pump rotated by a constant speed electric motor and a fixed displacement hydro-motor. The regulation of the pump displacement controls the speed of the drive. Manually controlled hydrostatic drive propels the said machine against variable load demands. The present work investigates the performances of the hydro-motor used in the mining and construction machine through detailed modeling and experimentations. The steady-state performances are analyzed in terms of slip, torque losses and efficiency of the hydro-motor. The study finds the design guideline to operate the hydrostatic drive using such motors in a reasonable efficiency zone. The model is validated for various operating conditions of the equipment by comparing the predicted results with the test results. The outcome of the present work will be expedient for the preliminary design and assortment of similar hydraulic component used in the mobile, mining equipment.

scholarly journals Effect of Underground Coal Mining on Slope Morphology and Soil Erosion

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Liu Ning ◽  
Zhao Xiao-Guang ◽  
Song Shi-Jie ◽  
Zhou Wen-Fu
Keyword(s):  
Soil Erosion ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Coal Mining ◽  
Underground Mining ◽  
Slope Gradient ◽  
Underground Coal Mining ◽  
Slope Length ◽  
Natural Slope ◽  
Included Angle ◽  
Working Face

Underground coal mining will cause large-scale surrounding rock movement, resulting in surface subsidence and irreversible deformation of surface morphology, which would lead to geological disasters and ecological environment problems. In this paper, FLAC3D numerical model is built based on the natural slope gradient, slope type, and included angle between the slope and working face, and their influences on the change of surface morphology and soil erosion caused by underground coal mining is studied. Research results show that the change of slope gradient caused by underground mining decreases with the increase of natural slope gradient, while slope length has opposite laws; different slope types have different changes of slope morphology. The order of slope types corresponding to gradient changes is mixed slope < uniform slope < concave slope < convex slope; the length of the concave and uniform slope decreases, and the convex and mixed slope length increases. When the included angle between the slope and working face is 0° ≤ α < 90°, the underground mining will cause the natural slope gradient increase, the change of the slope gradient will increase with the rise of the angle, the slope length will decrease, and the rate of decrease will be reduced with the increase of the angle. Coal mining will cause the increasing of the runoff and erosion modulus of slope, mainly runoff modulus.

scholarly journals Combined Method of Coal Mining in the Opening of Shallow Layers as a Direction of Innovative Development of Geotechnology

2021 ◽  
Vol 315 ◽  
pp. 01006
Author(s):  
Tatiana Tyuleneva ◽  
Roman Shishkov ◽  
Elena Kucherova ◽  
Marat Moldazhanov
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mining ◽  
Underground Mining ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Open Pit Mining ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Balanced Development ◽  
Coal Reserves ◽  
The Cost

In recent years, there has been a decline in the efficiency of coal mining by traditional methods. On the one hand, the volume of coal outside the contour of the cut, which is economically impractical for open-pit mining, is increasing. On the other hand, when using underground geotechnology, the cost of production exceeds the cost of performing mining operations using open geotechnology, this is due to differences in the factors of operation of the open pit and the mine. This circumstance determines the use of open-underground technology for mining coal reserves outside the contour of the open pit as an actual and promising direction. This article describes a methodological approach based on the use of technological schemes for the preparation and treatment of reserves of powerful shallow coal seams, the justification of the parameters of combined geotechnology with a coordinated and balanced development of open and open-underground mining operations with the distribution of reserves for open and open-underground mining of coal reserves beyond the limit contour of the open pit, the preparation of excavation sites directly from its workings and the coordination of production capacity and the speed of their development. Its application will increase the production capacity of the coal mining complex without additional environmental burden and will provide an increased return on investment.

Interaction of risk-based approach and best available technologies in the environmental supervision system for underground coal mining

2020 ◽  
pp. 46-54
Author(s):  
V. Yu. Grishin ◽  
N. P. Udalova ◽  
P. P. Manevich
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mining ◽  
Underground Mining ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Regulatory System ◽  
Risk Category ◽  
Underground Coal Mining ◽  
Best Available Technologies ◽  
Mining Enterprise ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
The Russian Federation

The volume of coal mining by underground method in the Russian Federation is about 100 million tons annually and has no tendency to decrease. At the same time, with the development of underground mining, there is a constant complication of mining and geological conditions and an increasing negative impact on the environment. Over the past three years, there have been significant changes in the area of state environmental oversight. Some of them are the introduction of a risk-based approach and the best available technologies into the Russian regulatory system. Now it is legislatively established that development, introduction and application of the best available technologies in a life cycle of the coal-mining enterprise can serve as the basis for lowering of a risk category of coal-mining object. In turn, this should encourage the subsoil user to promote and implement environmental policy at their enterprise. In article features of introduction of risk-oriented approach and the best available technologies and an estimation of prospects of introduction of such methods at the underground coal-mining enterprise are considered. As a result of the analysis the hierarchy of relations of modern legislation in the sphere of ecological supervision, coal-mining enterprise, its possibilities on development of the best available technologies and branches of decisions according to the riskoriented approach is presented.

scholarly journals Machine learning: technologies and potential application at mining companies

2020 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 03007
Author(s):  
Snizhana Zelinska
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Mining Equipment ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
Dispatch System ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Selection Of

Implementation of machine learning systems is currently one of the most sought-after spheres of human activities at the interface of information technologies, mathematical analysis and statistics. Machine learning technologies are penetrating into our life through applied software created with the help of artificial intelligence algorithms. It is obvious that machine learning technologies will be developing fast and becoming part of the human information space both in our everyday life and in professional activities. However, building of machine learning systems requires great labour contribution of specialists in the sphere of artificial intelligence and the subject area where this technology is to be applied. The article considers technologies and potential application of machine learning at mining companies. The article describes basic methods of machine learning: unsupervised learning, action learning, semi-supervised machine learning. The criteria are singled out to assess machine learning: operation speed; assessment time; implemented model accuracy; ease of integration; flexible deployment within the subject area; ease of practical application; result visualization. The article describes practical application of machine learning technologies and considers the dispatch system at a mining enterprise (as exemplified by the dispatch system of the mining and transportation complex “Quarry” used to increase efficiency of operating management of enterprise performance; to increase reliability and agility of mining and transportation complex performance records and monitoring. There is also a list of equipment performance data that can be stored in the database and used as a basis for processing by machine learning algorithms and obtaining new knowledge. Application of machine learning technologies in the mining industry is a promising and necessary condition for increasing mining efficiency and ensuring environmental security. Selection of the optimal process flow sheet of mining operations, selection of the optimal complex of stripping and mining equipment, optimal planning of mining operations and mining equipment performance control are some of the tasks where machine learning technologies can be used. However, despite prospectivity of machine learning technologies, this trend still remains understudied and requires further research.

scholarly journals Improvement of production control of coal mining enterprises with underground mining method

2021 ◽  
Vol 303 ◽  
pp. 01017
Author(s):  
Tatyana Tyuleneva
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mining ◽  
Production Control ◽  
Underground Mining ◽  
Coal Mines ◽  
Underground Coal Mining ◽  
Safety Requirements ◽  
Production Control System ◽  
Production Safety ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Underground Coal Mines

Production safety is one of the problems of competitiveness of underground mining enterprises, one manifestation of which is the reduction and minimization of the number of accidents and incidents of personal injury or even death. To solve this problem, it is necessary to improve the system of production control of coal mines in order to eliminate these factors. Relative indicators of accidents and injuries at underground coal mines of Russia in comparison with the average indicators are considered, and also importance of the human factor in the occurrence of dangerous production situations and the evaluation of their causes and effects are revealed. In addition, the article considers the most common violations of safety requirements for underground coal mining, analyzes the experience of foreign countries in improving the production control system, assesses the possibility of its application for improving production control at Russian coal mines, and determines main areas for implementing a risk-based approach at coal mining enterprises.

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