Advanced Mine Ventilation

Underground coal mining involves a higher safety risk than open-cast (surface) mining, so worker health and safety is a key concern in this industry. Great progress has been made in the past fifty years in key areas such as the reduction of dust-related diseases in mine workers, methane control, explosion prevention and mine fire control. Efforts are also ongoing to further advance the implementation of the safest available mining practices. Written by an expert with over forty years' experience in the field, this book provides an authoritative review of proven technologies and practices in one convenient volume. After an introductory part on mine environment control, different sections of the book address the essential topics of respirable dust control, methane control and mine fire prevention and control. Reviews the three inter-related topics of respirable dust, gas and fire control in underground coal mines in one convenient volume Offers practical guidelines for the development and implementation of appropriate control strategies in underground coal mines Draws on the author's forty years of experience in the coal industry