Mining, production and preparation
Experience from coal industry restructuring, CCC/48
CCC/48 – ISBN: 92-9029-361-6The second half of the 20th Century was a period of crisis for the Western European coal industry. Throughout the region, hard coal production fell in response to changing energy and geopolitical conditions, with lower demand… More…
DownloadComparative environmental standards – deep mine and opencast, CCC/44
CCC/44 – ISBN: 92-9029-356-XEnvironmental legislation is developing to meet the needs of environmentally conscious governments and the expectations of an environmentally aware public. As a consequence, the coal mining industry has to operate within an i… More…
DownloadMine productivity, IEACR/35
IEACR/35 – ISBN: 92-9029-187-7This report is a comparative analysis of mine productivity in major coalfields of the western world. Mine productivity in terms of labour productivity is a suitable and im… More…
DownloadOpportunities for coal preparation to lower emissions, CCC/30
CCC/30 – ISBN: 92-9029-340-3Coal preparation is a well established procedure for upgrading bituminous coals. The objectives are to produce products (fuels) within specified ash, sulphur and moisture contents. The preparation process also produces a m… More…
DownloadManagement of coal stockpiles, CCC/23
CCC/23 – ISBN: 92-9029-330-0Stockpile management is an important part of the coal handling process from mine to customer. Virtually all coal producers and consumers make use of stockpiles at their facilities, either to serve as a buffer between material… More…
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