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• Safety Concerns Associated With the Use of Electrically Powered Haulage to Remove Workers from Mines During Main Fan Stoppages
  10/1/2002 - Conference papers
  The roles of main mine fans in underground mines are to induce airflow and continuously remove hazardous gases and dust. This paper concentrates on those mines having only one fan to provide ventilation needs.
• Neural Network Application to Mine-Fire Diesel-Exhaust Discrimination
  10/1/2002 - Conference papers
  Results of experiments to train a neural network to detect coal and styrene-butadiene-rubber conveyor belting fires. Six of the seven experiments were conducted in the presence of diesel exhaust.
• Performance Evaluation of Diesel Particulate Filter Technology in the Underground Environment
  10/1/2002 - Conference papers
  As part of the Diesel Emissions Evaluation Program (DEEP) consortium, Noranda Inc. has undertaken a field project to evaluate the overall performance of the latest diesel particulate filter technology (DPF) at its Brunswick Mine in Bathurst, New Brunswick.
• Addressing the Safety of Programmable Electronic Mining Systems: Lessons Learned
  10/1/2002 - Conference papers
  The functional safety of programmable electronic (PE) mining systems is an international issue and concern. From 1995 to 2001, 11 PE-related mining incidents in the U.S. were reported by the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
• Remote Gob Gas Venthole Monitoring and Cellular Telephone-Based Real-Time Data Transmission System
  10/1/2002 - Conference papers
  Report on the development and field testing of a solar powered, remote gob gas venthole monitoring and cellular telephone-based real-time data transmission system.
• Performance of a Prototype Personal Dust Monitor for Coal Mine Use
  10/1/2002 - Conference papers
  The personal dust monitor (PDM) is a sampling device developed for measuring the personal exposure to coal mine dust of mine workers.
• Lightning Propagation Through the Earth and its Potential for Methane Ignitions in Abandoned Areas of Underground Coal Mines
  10/1/2002 - Conference papers
  This paper addresses the question, 'Can lightning cause potential differences capable of igniting methane-and-air mixtures at overburden depths at which underground coal mining occurs?'
• Practical Techniques to Improve the Air Quality in Underground Stone Mines
  10/1/2002 - Conference papers
  Overview of a variety of techniques and methods that can be used to improve the air quality in underground stone mines.
• Roof Screening: Best Practices and Roof Bolting Machines
  8/1/2002 - Conference papers, Safety guidelines, tips, and checklists
  Roof screening has been found to be very effective in controlling the fall of small rocks from the immediate roof surface. Data is presented from two mines that show a dramatic reduction in roof skin injuries when screening is used.
• Mine Emergency Response Command Center Training Using Computer Simulation
  8/1/2002 - Conference papers
  This paper discusses the Mine Emergency Response Interactive Training Simulation (MERITS), a computerized simulation for providing mine emergency command center training.