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10/1/2002 - Conference papersThe 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.
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10/1/2002 - Conference papersResults 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.
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10/1/2002 - Conference papersAs 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.
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10/1/2002 - Conference papersThe 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.
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10/1/2002 - Conference papersReport on the development and field testing of a solar powered, remote gob gas venthole monitoring and cellular telephone-based real-time data transmission system.
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10/1/2002 - Conference papersThe personal dust monitor (PDM) is a sampling device developed for measuring the personal exposure to coal mine dust of mine workers.
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10/1/2002 - Conference papersThis 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?'
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10/1/2002 - Conference papersOverview of a variety of techniques and methods that can be used to improve the air quality in underground stone mines.
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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.
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8/1/2002 - Conference papersThis paper discusses the Mine Emergency Response Interactive Training Simulation (MERITS), a computerized simulation for providing mine emergency command center training.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program