In the front lines of progress in Soviet mining technology

Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978 · World Coal; (United States)

OSTI ID:6608545

Grafov, L

According to the needs of the national economy of the Soviet Union, coal output will amount to 805,000,000 tons in 1980, an increase of 100,000,000 tons over the 1975 output. In the future, production will grow, mainly because of further development of the more advanced and economically-efficient open-cast mining sites in the eastern part of the USSR. Here, mining and geological conditions are most favorable for the establishment of high-capacity open pits having an annual output of 50,000,000 to 60,000,000 tons, as well as underground mines at which productivity is expected to be 8 to 10 times higher than the current level of production obtained by mines in western parts of the USSR. At underground mines, integrated mechanization and automation of development and coal mining operations will be widely introduced, as well as underground conveyor systems. At open-cast mines, higher-capacity overburden stripping and improved methods of transportation will be initiated. At coal preparation plants, the most advanced and efficient methods of coal cleaning will be used. An increase in coal-producing efficiency and economy is closely connected with the simultaneous solution of the most important social problem in the industry: to ease the arduous work of miners and create safer working conditions. Coal miners in the USSR receive high wages, and the majority of coal miners and mine construction workers employed underground enjoy a 30-hour workweek, believed to be the shortest in the world.

• OSTI ID: 6608545
• Journal Information: World Coal; (United States), Journal Name: World Coal; (United States) Vol. 4:8; ISSN WOCOD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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