Monitoring and assessment of underground climatic conditions are necessary to identify
potential hazards and initiate remedial measures in advance that otherwise would lead to …

Windbreaks such as vegetation barriers, fences, and buildings' perforated facades are used
in various environmental and wind mitigation applications. Numerical simulation of the …

Controlling dust generation and keeping it below permissible limits to meet federal dust
standards at the working face of a room-and-pillar coal mine is a challenge for a mine …

Dust generation and its dispersion in a longwall mine pose significant health and safety
issues. The concern is prominent at both the working face, where coal excavation exposes …

A physical scaled mine model of a block cave mine was established with fans, draw bells
and drifts. The porosity condition within the cave section was established using balls and …

Rare earth elements (REEs) are critical components in advanced electronics, clean energy
technologies, and national energy and economic security. The global supply situation of …

Airborne coal mine dust is an unintended and unavoidable result of coal extraction
operations that raises notable health and safety concerns. Modern mining techniques utilize …

Respirable coal mine dust (RCMD) is one of the biggest occupational health hazards for
underground coal miners. Dusty mining environments can cause long-term health problems …

Pressure losses in mine ventilation systems are estimated using friction factors and shock
loss factors. The efficient planning and designing of mine ventilation systems depend on the …

Rare earth elements (REEs) are a group of 15 elements in the lanthanide series along with
scandium and yttrium. They are often grouped together because of their similar chemical …