Development of Concepts for Surface Mining Moderately Pitching Coal Seams. Final Report–Summary Volume. Volume I

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• Personal Author:
  Costello BC III
• Description:
  This report presents the findings of a study aimed at documenting operational problems associated with the one surface mining of coal dipping 8 deg to 25 deg. Based on an intense literature search and field investigations, new extraction concepts were generated as a means to alleviate these problems. Also contained in the report is a detailed characterization of moderately pitching coal seams found within the United States. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Open File Report
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Final Contract Report
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SRC - Spokane Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-108
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10001516
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-297306
• Citation:
  NTIS: PB 297-306; :1-108
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Performing Organization:
  Skelly and Loy
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NTIS: PB 297-306
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c7a29986382b0c55b7bc524afeafa7c41749c0d7fc1302e4f3782530006bb0a93799d22c996ac20245eae809acefdfc82fb3e7d11bf0f3e5b7bf136b2021bb81
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/206537/cdc_206537_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 17.53 MB ]