By Joel de Luna, General Manager, Micare Mine VII
Minera Del Norte’s new Micare Mine VII began longwall operations in November 2012. The mine is located near the town of Nava in the State of Coahuila, Mexico, about 35km southwest of Piedras Negras on the Mexico-U.S. border near Eagle Pass, Texas. The mine is budgeted to produce approximately 4 million metric tons of thermal coal annually using two longwall faces over the course of its projected 8-year life. Minera Del Norte’s presentation will include aspects of Mine VII’s longwall ventilation system which is a bleederless design. Summary details of Mine VII geology, mine access, mine layout, development and longwall mining equipment, methane drainage system, gate road design, gate road roof control, run-of-mine coal product quality, and mine production schedule will also be discussed.
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