Aykul, H, Yalcin, E, Ediz, IG et al. (2 more authors) (2007) Equipment Selection for High Selective Excavation Surface Coal Mining. The Journal of The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 107. pp. 195-210. ISSN 2225-6253
Abstract
The choice of which mining method to use at many large surface coal mines is often dicated by what machinery is available or what experience the mine management can offer. One of the most significant surface coal mines in Turkey is owned and operated by the Turkish National Coal Board, located to the west of the city of Kütahya. The Seyitömer Lignite Enterprise (SLE) extracts low quality coal, the majority of which is supplied to an adjacent power station. The coal seems at SLE contain bands of ash which under normal mining conditions are extracted with the coal. This increases the ash content of the run of mine coal and results in lower efficiency at the power station and financial penalties for SLE. In this paper, therefore, selection of the best possible equipment and production method was identified to achieve high selective mining at SLE. The research found that two different high selective mining methods were suitable for selective excavation of the B3 seam, which were hydraulic excavator and truck and surface miner and truck combinations. It was also found that high selective excavation could provide the desired coal quality at 52% lower costs when the whole process (excavation, transportation, processing, etc.) was considered.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | coal mining; surface mining; selective mining |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Mar 2020 12:17 |
Last Modified: | 04 Mar 2020 12:19 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:148498 |