Mine Ventilation

There have been many single and multiple fatalities over generations of underground mining due to workers being gassed by toxic ...Read more

The duty on mine ventilation shafts is usually either intake or exhaust; it is unusual to split the shaft vertically ...Read more

Fire has historically being the biggest single cause of underground hardrock mining disasters and traditional primary ventilation systems and practices ...Read more

The risk from fire remains one of the most serious of underground mine disaster scenarios. The impacts of mine fires ...Read more

The underground metalliferous mining industry continues to change under the influence of many factors including, to name a few, new ...Read more

In most underground mines, the ventilation system is a significant portion of the total mine capital and operating cost and ...Read more

There are many sources of gas in underground mines including development and production blasting, strata gases, spontaneous combustion, diesel equipment, ...Read more

The correct specification and then selection of primary or major fans for an underground mine is a critical decision not ...Read more