Coal dust explosions in underground coal mines are pre­ vented by a generous application of rock dust (usually lime­ stone). If an explosion should occur, the rock dust disperses, mixes with the coal dust and prevents fl ame propagation by acting as a thermal inhibitor or heat sink. To investigate this process in more detail, a number of ex­ plosion experiments using various coal dust and limes...

The Christmas copper mine is in the Banner mining district, Gila County, Arizona. It is 8 miles north of Winkelman and 22 miles south of Globe. The mine was opened in 1905; to the end of 1943 it had produced about 55,340,000 pounds of copper. In 1946 it was operated under lease. The ore is high-lime fluxing ore, required by the smelter at Hayden. The ore produced during 1942 averaged 2.16 perce...

Mining and its related activities have always resulted in changes the environment these can vary from one area to another. As a result of mining, several types be distinguished: destruction land existing vegetation, terrain topography, modification air quality, surface groundwater as well change geotechnical conditions rock. Environmental impact mining has been public concern. There is widespre...

Airborne coal dust mass measurements in underground bituminous coal mines can be challenged by the presence of airborne limestone dust, which is an incombustible dust applied to prevent the propagation of dust explosions. To accurately measure the coal portion of this mixed airborne dust, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) developed a sampling and analysis protoco...

Introduction:Uranium in drinking water and food is known to cause many medical problems. Several studies have been conducted to enquire about the health of people around limestone, coal etc mining areas. But little has been known about the people around uranium mines. Hence this study was done to evaluate the enamel defects present among the children residing near uranium mines in the Gogi Vill...

Pillars with width-to-height ratios of less than 1.0 are frequently created in underground hard rock mines. The strength of slender pillars can be estimated using empirically developed equations. However, the equations can provide variable results when the width-to-height ratios approach 0.5. This paper investigates some of the issues affecting pillar strength at low width-to-height ratios in h...

Enclosed cab filtration systems are typically used on mobile mining equipment to reduce miners' exposure to airborne dust generated during mining operations. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Office of Mine Safety and Health Research (OMSHR) has recently worked with a mining equipment manufacturer to examine a new cab filtration system design for underground indu...

A low cost, battery-operated, portable, real-time aerosol analyzer is not available for monitoring diesel particulate matter (DPM) concentrations in underground mines. This study summarizes a field evaluation conducted at an underground limestone mine to evaluate the potential of the TSI AM 510 portable photometer (equipped with a Dorr-Oliver cyclone and 1.0-mum impactor) to qualitatively track...