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Our underground health and safety, productivity and environment initiatives include strengthening ventilation and gas management technology, minimising risks from fires and explosions, advancing emergency response technologies, reducing operating costs and improving reliability of subsidence predictions.
Communications (14 Reports)
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| C13013 | 02/06/2020 |
| Author: Winton Gale | SCT Operations Pty Ltd |
Water inflow into coal mines has been a design issue for many years. Guidelines as to the potential for water inflow have been developed in many countries based on local experience and the form of mining being undertaken. In most instances, the guidelines relate to inflows which would endanger .... read more |
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| C6039 | 01/12/1999 |
| Author: JD Bunton, GR Daniels, Colin Jackia | CSIRO Telecommunications and Industrial Physics |
CSIRO Telecommunications and Industrial Physics (CTIP) was contracted to undertake research leading to a proof-of-concept demonstrator that could be further developed into a robust mine emergency communications system for underground coal mines which will facilitate bi-directional low .... read more |
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| C14026 | 29/06/2007 |
| Author: Greg Rowan, Stuart Addinell, Kerstin Haustein, Lance Munday, Olivier Fillon | CSIRO Exploration & Mining |
The NEXSYS Real Time Risk Management System is the product of an international collaboration between JCOAL, CSIRO, ACARP, Kushiro Coal Mine Japan and Grasstree and Beltana in Australia. The project set out to integrate real time support for hazard management, decision support and the .... read more |
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| C4023 | 25/08/1996 |
| Author: Mariuzs Dudzik | M & G Controls |
The project objectives for this program were to Design, Construct and Demonstrate a low cost, high-speed, Intrinsically safe data modem capable of transmitting and receiving electronic data over existing intrinsically .... read more |
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| C3024 | 30/09/1994 |
| Author: David W Hainsworth, Hal Gurgenci | CSIRO Exploration & Mining |
The aim of this project has been to examine ways by which the continuing uptake of communications, and equipment monitoring technologies by the underground coal mining industry can be enhanced. This report describes how this aim has been achieved through the .... read more |
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| C9016 | 01/12/2004 |
| Author: Garry Einicke | CSIRO Exploration & Mining |
Some recommendations concerned with managing risks in the mine emergency response followed from an accident at an underground bord and pillar coal mine at Moura in 1994. For example, the emergency management team need to know where people are trapped in a mine. If the mine power system fails, .... read more |
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| C7037 | 01/05/2000 |
| Author: Garry Einicke, David Dekker, Mike Gladwin, A Rojc | CSIRO Exploration & Mining |
This project was prompted by the outcomes of Task Group 4, which was concerned with managing the risk in the mine emergency response following an underground accident at Moura in 1994. Task Group 4 identified that an emergency mine communications system is required to support escape and rescue. .... read more |
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| C12017 | 01/02/2005 |
| Author: Garry Einicke, Hans Andersen | CSIRO Exploration & Mining |
This project is closely related to the JCOAL -sponsored parent project known as Mine Communication and Information for Real-time Risk Analysis . The parent project activities include: communications and information, gas monitoring, geotechnical monitoring and personnel .... read more |
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| C10007 | 01/06/2002 |
| Author: Ian Gray, Paul Clemence, Gary Paradise, Sean Charlton, Robert Dixon, Peter Hatherly | Sigra, CSIRO Exploration & Mining, CMTE |
Geosteering is an oilfield term that refers to directional drilling guidance systems that have on board sensors to determine the rock type either being drilled or in proximity to the drilling head. Geosteering technology allows drills to follow target horizons and return information on the .... read more |
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| C28055 | 01/03/2023 |
| Author: Seher Ata and Ghislain Bournival | University of New South Wales |
Coal flotation tests are routinely used to evaluate the washability (through flotation) of coal and to optimise flotation plants. The usefulness of flotation tests for decision-making depends on the quality of the data. This study showed variations in the practices of different laboratories. .... read more |
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| C20003 | 22/09/2017 |
| Author: Jim Joy, Philipp Kirsch | The University of Queensland |
DO NOT CLICK GET REPORT- THE OUTCOME OF THIS PROJECT IS A WEB SITE. WWW.RISKGATE.ORG Australian coal mines will be better able to manage high-consequence risks across their operations following the launch of RISKGATE .... read more |
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| C8020 | 01/06/2001 |
| Author: Alan Trevisiol, Sue Golding | North Gooyella Coal Mines, University of Queensland |
ACARP levy contributors should order this report in the normal manner - by clicking 'get report'. As this report is available free of charge to everyone, all others please contact nicole@acarp.com.au. In coal mine goaf gas samples the detection of significant concentrations of .... read more |
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| C4039 | 01/06/2000 |
| Author: Ian Gray, Bill Daniel | Sigra, University of Queensland |
This report contains information on the requirements for drill rods being used in long hole horizontal drilling in coal seams. It includes experimental and analytical studies of drill rod joints currently in use. It concludes .... read more |