The New South Wales Department of Mineral Resources has, since 1974, administered the Derelict Mines Rehabilitation Program (DMRP) to reduce the environmental impacts of abandoned and orphan mine sites. The app
Study of peripheral fractured zones by the side of roadways in underground coal mines in New South Wales by seismic methods: Bhattacharya, A K; Belleza, G B Proc 6th Australia-New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics, Christchurch, 3鈥 7 February 1992P221鈥 224. Publ New Zealand: New Zealand...
New South Wales, Australia Projects Mount Pleasant Coal Mine Discerning noise levels from one mine with those from mines nearby The Mount Pleasant Coal Mine in New South Wales, Australia, is a large-scale surface operating mine operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with an estimated...
Mines Rescue is responsible for ensuring that rescue services and equipment are available to respond to incidents arising at coal mines in NSW.
Coal mines in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales (NSW), Australia form part of the supply chain for “the world’s largest coal export operation”, according to the Hunter Valley Coal Chain Logistics Team website. Australian Greens MP Lee Rhiannon has been calling for a parliamentary inquir...
Clarke M. Notice pursuant to section 63 coal mines regulation act 1982. New South Wales Department of Mineral Resources-Coal Mining Inspectorate and Engineering Branch; 1994. Google Scholar [6] R. Williams, J. Weissman Gas emission and outburst assessment in mixed CO2 and CH4 environments Proceedi...
In three separate outburst incidents, seven men and two horses were killed at Metropolitan Colliery. Table 2 provides a summary list of fatal outburst incidents that have occurred in Australian underground coal mines. Table 2. Summary of fatal outburst incidents in Australia. MineStateSeamDateLoss ...
the standard export coal specification of 5500 to 6000 kcal/kg. This means that many mines supplying local power stations will have limited ability to sell that coal in the export market, even if there is transport infrastructure in place to move the coal to port terminals, Rystad ...
In the Gunnedah Basin (New South Wales), the expected maximum depth of coal exploration holes is assumed to be around 400 m, based on the depths (up to 380 m) of existing coal mines in the region (Northey et al., 2014). Because target coal seam formations in the region are at...
plan. Business sense dictates that in such an industry an emergency plan would have been developed for their own safe operation, and for insurance purposes. • Union Carbide developed a town called Uravan. Ore from mines of the surrounding area, rich in uranium and vanadium deposits went to ...