May 14, 2019
By Matt Jones, longwall superintendent Broadmeadow mine, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA); Kevin Meyer, longwall maintenance superintendent, Broadmeadow mine; and Brett Moule, longwall applications, Cat Global Mining The...
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By Robert Ochsner, chief engineer, Signal Peak Energy Signal Peak Energy is the only underground coal mine in Montana and it started longwall mining operations in 2009 and is presently mining its sixth panel. These panels are...
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By Christopher Popp, shift supervisor, Enlow Fork mine, CNX Coal Resources; Jamie Wilson, lead shift maintenance foreman, Enlow Fork mine, CNX Coal Resources; and Andrew Yackuboskey, longwall section foreman, Enlow Fork mine,...
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By Sampurna Arya, University of Kentucky; William Chad Wedding, University of Kentucky; Thomas Novak, University of Kentucky; and James P. Rider, NIOSH A full-scale physical model of a Joy 7LS longwall shearer, modified with an...
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By Vasu Gangrade, mining engineer, NIOSH; Samuel Harteis, lead mining engineer, NIOSH; and J.D. Addis, research scientist, NIOSH Researchers with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Mining...
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