Longwall mining principles for safely working steep coal seams. Open file report 3 Dec 79-30 Jun 81
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6591518
This report summarizes the principles of safely working steep coal seams using longwall mining methods. The report presents the state of the art and identifies the problems that result from seam inclination. Details are given on foreign longwall faces achieving good records of safety and productivity when mining on 30 degrees to 50 degrees inclined seams. Recommendations for further research are suggested.
- Research Organization:
- Ketron, Inc., Wayne, PA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6591518
- Report Number(s):
- PB-83-117887
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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EASTERN EUROPE
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SAFETY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
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COAL MINING
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
EASTERN EUROPE
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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EQUIPMENT
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FRANCE
GEOLOGIC STRATA
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POLAND
PRODUCTIVITY
SAFETY
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