Economics of large-scale surface coal mining using simulation models. Final report, volume 14. User's manual for dragline stripping micromodels
Large-scale surface coal mining will play a key role in meeting the future energy needs of the U.S., especially in affecting the costs of coal conversion and advanced combustion processes being developed by ERDA. Fluor Utah, Inc., with Bonner and Moore Associates, Inc. as subcontractor, was contracted to determine and define the problems that future large-scale surface mines would encounter in meeting these energy needs. The project resulted in a series of computer models for use by the industry in mine planning and analysis, and by government in estimating future energy costs. Presented here are User's Manuals for three models that simulate dragline operations in three different mining methods, as follows: area stripping with one dragline; area stripping with two draglines; and contour stripping with one dragline. Each model solves the mine geometry, determines production requirements, and selects draglines that meet the conditions of production, dumping radius, dumping height, and digging depth. The models generate information suitable for mine design, equipment selection, and project analysis.
- Research Organization:
- Fluor Utah, Inc., San Mateo, CA (USA); Bonner and Moore Associates, Inc., Houston, TX (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EX-76-C-01-1520
- OSTI ID:
- 7109138
- Report Number(s):
- FE-1520-114
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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