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Longwall Mining Overview and Insights

Longwall mining involves extracting coal from a long wall-shaped face using machinery. It has a typical layout with panel entries, a panel length, and face width. Key equipment includes roof supports, armored face conveyors, and longwall facebolters. The method allows for high resource recovery rates of 85-90% with reduced operating costs. However, it causes caving and subsidence at the mining face and has high capital and moving costs between panels. Environmental impacts include fracturing of rock layers, effects on water quality and ecosystems, and gas emissions.

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Longwall Mining Overview and Insights

Longwall mining involves extracting coal from a long wall-shaped face using machinery. It has a typical layout with panel entries, a panel length, and face width. Key equipment includes roof supports, armored face conveyors, and longwall facebolters. The method allows for high resource recovery rates of 85-90% with reduced operating costs. However, it causes caving and subsidence at the mining face and has high capital and moving costs between panels. Environmental impacts include fracturing of rock layers, effects on water quality and ecosystems, and gas emissions.

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PRESENTATION

ON

LONGWALL MINING
OVERVIEW

 INTRODUCTION
 LAYOUT
 OPERATING CHARECTERISTICS
 EQUIPMENTS
 ADVANTAGES
 LIMITATIONS
 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
A CLOSER LOOK INTO LONGWALL MINING

FIGURE 01: LONGWALL MINER


LAYOUT

FIGURE 02: A TYPICAL CONVENTIONAL LONGWALL PANEL LAYOUT


OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS

 SEAM DEPTH
 PANEL ENTRIES
 PANEL LENGTH
 FACE WIDTH
EQUIPMENTS

 ROOF SUPPORTS
 ARMOURED FACE CONVEYORS (AFC)
 LONGWALL FACEBOLTERS

FIGURE 03: DOUBLE CENTER ARMOURED FACE CONVEYOR


ADVANTAGES

HIGH RESOURSE RECOVERY (85%-90%).

 REDUCTION OF OPERATING COST.

 APPLICABLE TO VERY THICK SEAMS (MORE THAN 6m)

 HIGH PRODUCTIVITY.

 REDUCED LABOUR REQIREMENT.

 IMPROVED MINE SAFETY.

(RELATIVE TO HIGH REACH SINGLE PASS LONGWALL)


LIMITATIONS

 CAVING AND SUBSIDENCE OCCUR


 HIGH CAPITAL COST
 HIGH LONGWALL MOVE COSTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

 FRACTURING AND WATER QUALITY


 ECOSYSTEM IMPACTS
 GAS EMISSIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
THANK YOU..

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