The report presents the work undertaken and results achieved during the entire duration of the MANAGER project (from 01.07.2013 to 30.06.2016). During the project some activities concerning treatment technologies due to their complexity and requirements of the preparatory works started earlier...

Energy consumption is a major cost component in all mining operations. Electrical systems are quite often over-designed, and as such have high energy consumption while in an idling state and quite often having peak power values several times higher than the average power; due to the intermittent...

COGAR was a research project that aims to assess the risk associated with UCG in operating mines and areas of high vulnerability. The Project commenced in July 2013 and was completed in accordance with the schedule in June 2016. The project was organized into work packages, each covering a...

This underground coal mining project addressed THE emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from the mining process and opportunities to improve the efficiency of energy use and hence secondary carbon dioxide emissions. Following extensive underpinning research into the specified problems, a...

The objective of this Project is to research, identify and develop practical means by which coal recovery ratios in European deep mines can be improved significantly in a safe and efficient manner. Currently, large volumes of valuable coal are being left in-situ and effectively sterilised,...

The major objectives of this project have been to provide a resilient network infrastructure which meets the dual requirements of operational day-to-day and emergency management needs, together with researching and introducing a range of new support technologies for mine evacuation and rescue....

The Boxmodel has been enhanced for innovative processes like coupled gaswater flow, energy production, turbulent flow and heat transport. Coupling of mine water and surface water models allows now for examination of closed water balances. All site models have been supplied with the required...