Download or read book British Opencast Coal A Photographic History 1942 1985 written by Keith Haddock and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British Opencast Coal is an illustrated history of coal mining by surface methods from 1942 to 1985. Written by Keith Haddock, a leading authority on the subject, this book details the origins of the industry and documents the types of earthmoving machines employed during the first 40 years. The book highlights the importance of surface coal mining operations and site restoration and their necessity for the British economy.Meticulously researched, the facts, figures and data covered are taken from Keith's extensive collection of magazine articles, newspaper cuttings and manufacturers' machine brochures and specifications. They are also drawn from publications by the National Coal Board Opencast Executive and Keith's own research conducted on numerous site visits. The sites included represent a cross section of geologically different locations in England, Scotland and Wales, and those employing the most interesting variety of earthmoving machines, such as Maesgwyn in South Wales, Newman Spinney in Derbyshire, Radar North in Northumberland and Ox-Bow in Yorkshire.The book's 364 historical photographs, many taken for the National Coal Board or British Coal Opencast, provide a nostalgic look at obsolete earthmoving and heavy construction equipment, and form an excellent historical resource for the student, researcher or enthusiast.
Download or read book Principles and Practices of Modern Coal Mining written by R. D. Singh and published by New Age International. This book was released on 2005 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Principles And Practices Of Modern Coal Mining Is A Comprehensive Text Book On The Theory And Practice Of Coal Mining. It Highlights The Principles And Describes The Modern Techniques Of Surface And Underground Coal Mining Citing Examples From India And Abroad. It Deals With The Exploitation Of Coal Seams Of Different Thicknesses And Dips Occurring In A Variety Of Conditions. Emerging Technologies Of Coal Mining And Their Applications Have Also Been Amply Discussed.After An Introductory Chapter Tracing The History Of Coal Mining And The Development Of Coal Mining Industry In Different Principal Coal ProducingCountries And Highlighting The Emerging Technologies Of Coal Mining The World Over, The Book Offers A Chapter By Chapter Discussion Of The State Of Art Of Underground And Surface Coal Mining Technology.Every Aspect Of Science Of Coal Mining From Geological Occurrence And Exploration To Planning And Exploitation Of Coal Seams, Including Management Of Environment Has Been Scrutinised By The Author. For The Professionals In The Coal Industry As Well As To The Planners, Researchers And Students Of Mining Engineering, The Book Will Be A Useful Reference.
Download or read book Quarrying Opencast and Alluvial Mining written by John Sinclair and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quarrying and all other branches of surface mining rather than diminishing in importance have become of more and more consequence economically, industrially and particularly with the depletion of high-grade deep-mined mineral reserves. Low-grade minerals require low cost extraction and this in many cases necessitates very expensive mechanized equipment with the cost of individual units running into millions of pounds in the case of large scale operations with high productivity. There has been, and there still is, a tendency for the smaller single quarries to be amalgamated into groups with large financial resources and therefore with the ability to purchase these expensive machines so necessary to make operations viable. This in turn requires wider administrative and technical knowledge in executives of these groups and as these often handle a wide range of products from widely differing systems of working, this technical knowledge should embrace the exploitation of many different types of deposits. There is, at present, a great dearth throughout the world of such qualified executives as is apparent from advertisements of vacancies in the technical press. It would appear that these industries offer an attractive career to the widely qualified and experienced technologist in these fields. This book deals with methods of working in the surface extractive indus tries, quarry management and power supply-but does not deal with related ancillary processes except where these affect quarrying operations.
Download or read book Statutory Instruments written by Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 1566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Energy in Wales written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Welsh Affairs Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2007-12-17 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Committee's major inquiry into Energy in Wales was published on 20 July 2006 (HC 867-I 2005-06) did not cover open cast mining. However there was a proviso that "should open cast mining in Wales be extended further, an in-depth assessment of the environmental impact of that process would be worthwhile". Following representations by the Opnecast Coal Committee of Wales and groups opposed to such developments the Committee decided to undertake this follow-up inquiry. It also took evidence on the development of sustainable technologies and measures to encourage microgeneration.
Download or read book Parliamentary Debates written by New Zealand. Parliament and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 1714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book NIGERIAN COALS TECHNICAL PROPERTIES AND UTILIZATION POTENTIALS written by Adeniyi A. Afonja and published by ChudacePublishing. This book was released on 2017-07-30 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three fossil fuels – coal, oil and gas supply over 80% of the global primary energy requirements and, in spite of concerns about environmental pollution, the dominance of fossil fuels in the world’s energy mix is unlikely to change very much in the foreseeable future. Coal, the highest pollutant of them all fuels over 40% of the global electric power generation and, while considerable effort is being made to diversify to less anthropogenic fuels , various projections show that there will be little change for many years. Most of the increase in power generation in the next few decades will be accounted for by emerging countries and, for many, coal is the only available or affordable source of primary energy. Also, some developed countries depend on coal for up to 90% of power generation. The contribution of cleaner energies (solar, wind, biofuels, etc.), to the global primary energy mix is not likely to exceed 10% in the next two or three decades and it is now widely accepted that the only feasible option in the foreseeable future is to ‘clean-up’ coal. For over fifty years Nigeria depended on coal for over 70% of primary energy requirements but, with the discovery of oil and gas in early 1960s the demand for coal began to decline. However, in view of perpetual and intractable problems with gas supply and the hydrodams, there has been renewed interest in the country’s vast coal resources and many coal-fired power plants are scheduled to come on stream by 2020. It is noteworthy that all the proposed plants will adopt clean coal technologies.
Download or read book Guide to Government Orders written by Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 1434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inland Transport written by Christopher Ivor Savage and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mine Planning and Equipment Selection 1995 written by J. Hadjigeorgiou and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1995-10-31 with total page 1150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents about 150 papers based on an international symposium on mine planning and equipment selection, held in Canada in 1995. Coverage includes: design and planning of surface and underground mines; surface mining and the environment; tailings disposal; and slope stability analysis.
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Download or read book Surface and Sub surface Water in Asia written by V. Subramanian and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its widely diverse and growing populations, burgeoning industrialization and changing weather patterns, the continent of Asia encompasses a vast array of water related problems. This book contains both specially written invited contributions from experts and related articles published previously in the Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution in recent years. Included are some case studies from areas outside Asia, such as Africa and the UK. Topics covered include: the impact of coal mining on water quality; coastal pollution loading; the application of GIS and remote sensing for the sustainable use and management of groundwater; organic pollution discharge from tropical landfill; the impact of industrial effluents; multivariate statistical analysis to define water quality; fluoride content and dental fluorosis; stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes as indicators of organic matter sources; and the evaluation of drinking water quality. Representing a serious effort to address and resolve the issues described, this book will be of interest to water specialists, researchers and policymakers alike. About the Editor: Prof. V. Subramanian, after completing his PhD in the U.S.A. with a Fulbright Fellowship and teaching for about two years at McGill University, Canada, joined Jawaharlal Nehru University in 1975. Since then he has been working on global rivers and their impact on coastal and delta processes for over three decades. More than 35 students did their PhD under him over the years and he has authored or co-authored more than 175 technical international publications, including books. He set up academic activities on rivers in South Asia at JNU way back in 1975 and has since been associated with several international institutions/organizations either as member or guest faculty from time to time. He also worked as Emeritus Fellow in Environmental Sciences at JNU. After completion of this term, he is working as an Advisor in Environmental Sciences at Amity University, Noida, India.
Download or read book Mine Planning and Equipment Selection written by Carsten Drebenstedt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-16 with total page 1464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume includes all papers presented at the 22nd International Conference on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection (MPES), Dresden, Germany, 2013. Mineral Resources are needed for almost all processes of modern life, whilst the mining industry is facing strict requirements regarding efficiency and sustainability. The research papers in this volume deal with the latest developments and research results in the fields of mining, machinery, automatization and environment protection.
Download or read book The Cost of Corrosion in China written by Baorong Hou and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 953 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprehensively covers corrosion and corrosion protection in China in the areas including infrastructure, transportation, energy, water environment, as well as manufacturing and public utilities. Furthermore, it presents a major consulting project of Chinese Academy of Engineering, which was the largest corrosion investigation project in Chinese history, including the corresponding methods, processes and corrosion protection strategies, and provides valuable information for numerous industries. Sharing essential insights into corrosion prediction and decision-making, this book will help to decrease costs and extend the service life of equipment and facilities; accordingly, it will benefit scientists and engineers working on corrosion research and protection, as well as economists and government employees.
