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• Improving Prevention and Suppression of Equipment Fires in Metal/Nonmetal Mines
  10/5/2019 - Research projects
  A project to develop effective measures to prevent hot surface ignitions on mining equipment, improve fire suppression techniques, and develop a diagnostic tool to determine the effect of mine fires on a mine’s ventilation system.
• Ventilation of Longwall Faces
  1/29/2019 - Research projects
  A project to improve the capabilities to detect changing ventilation conditions along a longwall face arising from poor roof caving characteristics and increasing face length.
• Improving Coal Dust Explosion Hazard Assessment Strategies
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to eliminate coal dust explosions in underground coal mines.
• Improved Ventilation Effectiveness in Underground Coal Mines
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to enhance worker safety by decreasing the likelihood of explosions that are produced by hazardous underground methane concentrations.
• Battery Safety Enhancements for Underground Coal Mines
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to make recommendations and guide policy or program decisions regarding the safety of batteries used in underground coal mines.