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Underground Mining – Communication – Safety

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Underground Mining

Discussing the underground mining process, machines used, and unique safety protocols in noisy environments.

  • Moving from installing glass to working in the mines.
  • Amount of physical labor involved in mining.
  • Underground mining process.
  • Running a continuous miner, and the extreme temperatures the operator can face.
  • When wearing extra hearing protection can enhance your awareness.
  • The machines and steps used to move product from underground to surface.
  • Atmospheric pressure change when going 3460 feet underground.
  • How spacious it is underground.
  • Ground control process using dywidags, epoxy, and cross bars.
  • How safety measures have improved.
  • Calming your emotions in emergencies.
    • Tempered Glass
    • Glass heated to 700°C then quickly cooled.
    • Increases strength by 5 times.
    • Glass cannot be cut or altered after the tempering process.
    • Glass Shatters safely into small fragments.
    • Able to withstand temperature shifts up to 250°C.
      • Continuous Miner
      • 180 tonnes, 11'6" high, 18' wide.
      • 2 x 500 to 700hp engines.
      • Advances at 1.5 feet per minute.
      • Product is moved onto load car then to robotic tram.
        • Robotic Tram
        • Automatic machine that follows the continuous miner.
        • Deposits product onto room belt from various directions.
        • 16 sections, 340 feet long.
          • Scoop Tram
          • Used for smoothing out fines, moving material, and scaling.
            • Scaling
            • Removal of loose material from walls and ceiling of mine.
              • Dywidag
              • Steel threaded bar used for stabilizing ground overhead.
              • Held in place with epoxy.
              • Name a combination of Dyckerhoff & Widmann AG
                • Brattice
                • Makes a partition for directing air ventilation.
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