Company sells mine by-products
Journal Article
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· Coal Age; (United States)
OSTI ID:6081260
An Ohio operator replaced 2 draglines with teams of wheel loaders and trucks, leading to easier reclamation logistics but requiring more precise control. Selling by-products of coal mining, such as limestone and fireclay, has proven profitable for Waterloo Coal Co. After blasting, the overburden is ripped with a Caterpillar 700-hp D10 tractor which significantly reduces blasting costs. Concludes that the truck/loader system is the best way to strip overburden while simultaneously complying with reclamation requirements of current regulations. Soil is analyzed and treated with lime and fertilizer before the planting of cover material and then permanent grasses to prepare the land for agricultural use.
- OSTI ID:
- 6081260
- Journal Information:
- Coal Age; (United States), Journal Name: Coal Age; (United States) Vol. 87:11; ISSN COLAA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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DRAGLINES
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EVALUATION
EXPLOSIVE FRACTURING
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PLANTS
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SOILS
SURFACE MINING
TRUCKS
VEHICLES
012000* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Mining
AGRICULTURE
BY-PRODUCTS
CARBONATE ROCKS
COAL MINING
COMMINUTION
DRAGLINES
DRILLING
EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
EVALUATION
EXPLOSIVE FRACTURING
FERTILIZERS
FRACTURING
GRASS
INDUSTRY
LAND RECLAMATION
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LOADING
MATERIALS HANDLING
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
MINING
OVERBURDEN
PLANTS
ROCK DRILLING
ROCKS
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SOILS
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TRUCKS
VEHICLES