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Title: Coal mining methods in Australia

Abstract

Continuous miner methods dominate underground while dragline stripping is today's and tomorrow's favored method on surface. Poor roof conditions in Australian underground mines and the need to operate more efficient surface mines in view of rising fuel costs are key factors in determining the mining methods for the country's premier cash commodity - coal. These and other new developments in underground and surface mining in Australia were discussed in detail at the Australian Coal Association's 1980 coal conference which was held last April in Surfers Paradise, Queensland. Two papers presented at the conference form the basis of this article; H.L. Pearce, general superintendent of the Steel Division Collieries of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, described underground mining and K.J. Foots, manager of the Utah Development Company's Blackwater mine, talked about surface mining.

Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6626438
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
World Coal; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 6:9
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; AUSTRALIA; COAL MINING; MEETINGS; SURFACE MINING; MINE HAULAGE; MINING EQUIPMENT; UNDERGROUND MINING; BELT CONVEYORS; CONTINUOUS MINERS; LAND RECLAMATION; REMOTE CONTROL; ROOF BOLTS; ROOFS; ROOM AND PILLAR MINING; SHORTWALL MINING; SLOPE STABILITY; AUSTRALASIA; CONTROL; CONVEYORS; CUTTER LOADERS; EQUIPMENT; HAULAGE EQUIPMENT; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; MINING; STABILITY; 012000* - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Mining

Citation Formats

. Coal mining methods in Australia. United States: N. p., 1980. Web.
. Coal mining methods in Australia. United States.
. 1980. "Coal mining methods in Australia". United States.
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abstractNote = {Continuous miner methods dominate underground while dragline stripping is today's and tomorrow's favored method on surface. Poor roof conditions in Australian underground mines and the need to operate more efficient surface mines in view of rising fuel costs are key factors in determining the mining methods for the country's premier cash commodity - coal. These and other new developments in underground and surface mining in Australia were discussed in detail at the Australian Coal Association's 1980 coal conference which was held last April in Surfers Paradise, Queensland. Two papers presented at the conference form the basis of this article; H.L. Pearce, general superintendent of the Steel Division Collieries of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, described underground mining and K.J. Foots, manager of the Utah Development Company's Blackwater mine, talked about surface mining.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6626438}, journal = {World Coal; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 6:9,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980},
month = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980}
}